Quality Lab Supervisor

Job Description

Job Description

A leading chemicals manufacturing company in the greater Louisville, KY area is seeking a Quality Laboratory Supervisor to oversee daily laboratory operations and lead a team of technicians within a fast-paced chemical production environment. This individual will be responsible for ensuring accurate and timely testing, maintaining compliance with quality standards, and driving continuous improvement across lab processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage day-to-day operations of the quality control laboratory, ensuring efficient workflow and timely release of results
• Supervise, coach, and develop laboratory personnel across multiple shifts, including scheduling, training, and performance management
• Maintain and improve laboratory procedures, analytical methods, and testing protocols to ensure consistency and reliability of results
• Ensure compliance with internal quality systems and external regulatory standards (e.g., ISO, GMP, or customer specifications)
• Oversee laboratory equipment maintenance, calibration, and troubleshooting to ensure optimal performance
• Partner cross-functionally with production, engineering, and R&D teams to support process improvement and resolve quality issues
• Lead investigations into non-conformances, out-of-spec results, and customer complaints; drive root cause analysis and corrective actions
• Monitor lab KPIs, throughput, and quality metrics, driving continuous improvement initiatives within the lab

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or related scientific discipline required
• 5+ years of experience in a quality control or analytical laboratory within a manufacturing environment (chemicals preferred)
• Demonstrated experience leading or supervising laboratory teams (strong preference for direct people management)
• Hands-on experience with analytical instrumentation (e.g., GC, spectroscopy, titrations, viscosity testing)
• Strong knowledge of quality systems, documentation, and audit readiness practices
• Proven ability to drive continuous improvement and maintain high standards across teams

Preferred Skills

• Experience implementing or improving SOPs, training programs, or lab workflows
• Familiarity with LIMS, SAP, or other quality/data systems
• Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving capabilities
• Proven ability to balance production demands with laboratory integrity

Company Description

DSJ Global is a revolutionary search firm, specializing in the bespoke delivery of executive search solutions to clients.
Working across a number of niche industries and sectors across the US, UK, and Europe.
With offices in New York, Charlotte, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, San Francisco, London, Zurich, Berlin, Hong Kong and Singapore, DSJ Global operates on an international scale providing bespoke search packages which are unrivaled in the widespread recruitment market. Our aim is simple, to provide executive search level services which are flexible and tailored to the individual requirement of each client, on an unrivaled cost structure. We currently specialize in the areas of Procurement, Supply Chain, Logistics, OPEX, Finance and Human Resources.

We believe that every client should receive the benefit and accuracy of a search approach, whilst being able to dictate how, when and where it occurs, all on a fee structure to suit. Our revolutionary approach allows us to structure each assignment according to the requirements, time scales and budget available. We believe that for too long executive search firms have been too rigid in their approach and have been able to dictate how the search is conducted, leaving the client relatively powerless on the outcome.

Our service allows our clients to have increased control, direction and interaction in the search conducted on their behalf and has resulted in successful, on going relationships as search firm of choice with an ever expanding client group.

Company Description

DSJ Global is a revolutionary search firm, specializing in the bespoke delivery of executive search solutions to clients.\r\nWorking across a number of niche industries and sectors across the US, UK, and Europe.\r\nWith offices in New York, Charlotte, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, San Francisco, London, Zurich, Berlin, Hong Kong and Singapore, DSJ Global operates on an international scale providing bespoke search packages which are unrivaled in the widespread recruitment market. Our aim is simple, to provide executive search level services which are flexible and tailored to the individual requirement of each client, on an unrivaled cost structure. We currently specialize in the areas of Procurement, Supply Chain, Logistics, OPEX, Finance and Human Resources.\r\n\r\nWe believe that every client should receive the benefit and accuracy of a search approach, whilst being able to dictate how, when and where it occurs, all on a fee structure to suit. Our revolutionary approach allows us to structure each assignment according to the requirements, time scales and budget available. We believe that for too long executive search firms have been too rigid in their approach and have been able to dictate how the search is conducted, leaving the client relatively powerless on the outcome.\r\n\r\nOur service allows our clients to have increased control, direction and interaction in the search conducted on their behalf and has resulted in successful, on going relationships as search firm of choice with an ever expanding client group.