Senior QC Lab Manager, Materials & Process Excellence

Gavroche Group; Alameda (CA); On-site; USD 114,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

Sila, a next-generation battery materials company in Alameda, CA, seeks a Quality Control Lab Manager to lead high-throughput lab operations and rapid test execution. You will ensure data integrity, govern analytical methods, and drive continuous improvement across the QC team to support production targets.

You will coach staff, maintain equipment uptime, and implement predictive maintenance while upholding safety standards and compliance with QMS.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Engineering, Operations Management, or a related technical discipline.
• 8+ years of industrial work experience, including 2+ years directly managing non‑exempt personnel.
• Experience with ISO9001/ISO17025 preferred.
• Lean Manufacturing methodologies applied to improve asset uptime and throughput.
• Strong coaching, mentoring, and safety-first leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead, recruit, onboard, and retain skilled laboratory technicians; drive safety and KPI discipline.
• Direct 24/7 testing operations to support manufacturing, development, and research needs.
• Oversee calibration, verification, and troubleshooting of analytical instrumentation; transfer new tests to routine use.
• Champion laboratory data integrity, OOS/OOT investigations, and root-cause analyses within QMS.
• Drive measurement system analyses and method validation studies.
• Author and maintain SOPs; manage training matrices for analyst qualification.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to resolve nonconformances and prevent bottlenecks.
• Manage departmental O&M budgets and critical MRO inventory.
• Set expectations, monitor progress, and support direct reports.

Skills

Leadership

Lean Manufacturing

Communication

Problem Solving

Data Integrity

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry/Engineering/Operations Management

Job description

Sila, a next-generation battery materials company in Alameda, CA, seeks a Quality Control Lab Manager to lead high-throughput lab operations and rapid test execution. You will ensure data integrity, govern analytical methods, and drive continuous improvement across the QC team to support production targets.

You will coach staff, maintain equipment uptime, and implement predictive maintenance while upholding safety standards and compliance with QMS.