Shift Lead

Scion Staffing, Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Innovative life sciences org

Visible leadership role

Robotic automation exposure

Cross‑functional collaboration

Impact on safety & quality

Job summary

Scion Staffing, Inc. is conducting a search for a Shift Leader for a 12‑hour shift in a 24/7 automated laboratory in Northwest Austin, Texas.

This direct‑hire, onsite role oversees hourly operators and coordinates with scientists to ensure safety, quality, and efficient workflows. The ideal candidate has prior shift leadership experience in high‑volume labs or manufacturing, strong people management skills, and comfort with highly automated environments.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience leading a shift in a high‑volume procedural environment.
• Direct people-management experience supervising hourly employees.
• Experience managing staffing, task assignments, shift transitions, safety, and daily priorities.
• Comfort working in a highly automated, data-driven environment with procedures.

Responsibilities

• Lead an assigned day or night shift, ensuring reliable operational coverage and consistent execution.
• Supervise and support hourly employees performing standardized, procedure‑driven tasks.
• Manage staffing, task assignments, attendance, shift handoffs, and day‑to‑day team accountability.
• Monitor throughput, turnaround time, productivity, quality, safety, and SOP adherence.
• Coordinate with on‑shift scientists to address equipment, workflow, and data‑quality concerns and escalate when necessary.
• Foster a culture of safety, ownership, accountability, clear communication, and continuous improvement.

Skills

Shift leadership

People management

Staffing & shift management

Automation & data-driven

Communication & problem solving

Job description

Scion Staffing has been engaged to conduct a search for a Shift Leader for an innovative, high-growth for-profit life sciences organization combining science, automation, and technology. This is a direct-hire, fully onsite position in Northwest Austin, Texas, near Cedar Park.

POSITION OVERVIEW:

The Shift Leader will oversee an assigned 12-hour shift within a sophisticated 24/7 automated laboratory operation. This hands‑on leader will supervise hourly operations staff, coordinate with scientific teams, and ensure standardized workflows are completed safely, efficiently, and consistently. The ideal candidate is a strong floor leader who thrives in a fast‑paced, highly structured environment and knows how to keep teams accountable, productive, and aligned throughout a shift.

PERKS:

• Join an innovative, high‑growth life sciences organization at the intersection of science, automation, and technology.
• Take on a visible leadership role within a sophisticated 24/7 automated laboratory operation.
• Gain exposure to an advanced, highly automated environment utilizing robotic technology and extensive laboratory instrumentation.
• Collaborate with both operational and scientific teams in a fast‑paced, data‑driven environment.
• Make a direct impact on safety, quality, productivity, team performance, and continuous improvement.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead an assigned day or night shift, ensuring reliable operational coverage and consistent execution throughout the shift.
• Supervise and support hourly employees performing highly standardized, procedure‑driven operational tasks.
• Manage staffing, task assignments, attendance, shift handoffs, and day‑to‑day team accountability.
• Monitor throughput, turnaround time, productivity, quality, safety, and adherence to standard operating procedures.
• Coordinate with on‑shift scientists to address equipment, workflow, and data‑quality concerns and elevate operational issues when necessary.
• Foster a culture of safety, ownership, accountability, clear communication, and continuous improvement.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Demonstrated experience leading a shift within manufacturing, fulfillment, laboratory operations, or another high‑volume procedural environment.
• Direct people‑management experience supervising hourly/nonexempt employees and maintaining productivity, quality and accountability.
• Experience managing staffing, task allocation, shift transitions, safety, and day‑to‑day operational priorities.
• Comfort working within a highly automated, data‑driven and procedure‑focused environment.
• Strong communication, problem solving, scheduling and escalation skills; experience within biotech, pharmaceutical, medical device or regulated manufacturing environments is a plus but not required.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:

This direct‑hire opportunity offers a base salary of $80,000–$100,000, depending on experience and qualifications, along with pre‑IPO stock options. This is a full‑time, onsite position working a 12‑hour shift within a 24/7 operation; the exact day/night shift and schedule are being finalized. Additional benefits information will be shared as available during the interview process.

Scion Staffing, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and service provider and does not discriminate based on race, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, sexual orientation, disability, political affiliation or belief, or any other protected class. We are committed to the principles of Equal Opportunity Employment and are dedicated to making employment decisions based on merit and value, for ourselves, our client companies, and the candidates we represent. For opportunities located in a region that have enacted fair chance, arrest or conviction‑based employment ordinances, Scion Staffing proactively follows the enacted guidance and considers for employment all qualified applications with arrest and conviction records. We engage in socially conscious business practices and believe that diverse, equitable, inclusive, and non‑biased talent and recruitment processes are foundational to the success of Scion as well as every client organization with whom we partner.