Principal Innovation Engineering

We are currently looking for an Engineering Director/Business Leader who will be responsible to profitably manage and expand the NSF Lab Operation located in Ann Arbor, MI United States. As the Laboratory Director/Business Leader for our North America Laboratories you will report to the VP, Global Labs.
Responsibilities Supports the development and implementation of the division’s strategy
Ensures financial and operational goals and growth strategies are achieved and aligned with customer expectations and the NSF strategy, mission and values
Ensures standard operating procedures are implemented, partnering with the division and functions to ensure systems, tools and processes achieve operational excellence.
Ensures successful implementation of initiatives across the Engineering Labs including organizational changes, integration of mergers and acquisitions, growth programs, and implementation of new technologies
Conducts business reviews to understand progress toward Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and timelines, mitigates risk, and ensures achievement of business and financial metrics
Reports on lab’s performance
Ensures teams are empowered to meet and exceed goals through performance management, leadership development, and business acumen
Serves as a strong motivator and leader for team members, inspiring talent to achieve higher levels of performance, with a focus on Quality, HSSE and lab throughput.
Maintains positive team-oriented operations that support the NSF positive culture vision
Establishes and maintains critical relationships with internal Business Unit stakeholders including lab related BU VP’s and senior leaders, employees, communities, governments, outside vendors and partners, and others as required to achieve global strategies and objectives
Ensures superior end customer and internal customer care and achievement of expectations and needs.
Qualifications Relevant Bachelor's Degree Required Master's-Degree a plus (Engineering spaces)
Prefer previous experience in managing technical and commercial laboratory services in testing. Prefer general knowledge and understanding of laboratory operations, safety, QA, laboratory information management systems (LIMS) and testing procedures.
Thought Leader with a strategic mindset and a strong ability to build and lead teams, including selecting and developing talent, building trust, coaching team members, managing performance resulting in high performing teams and developing other leaders
Sound collaborator that understands customer needs and deliver customer-centric solutions aligned with the mission and goals
Demonstrated business acumen, including ability to build relationships, interpret financial indicators, adopt innovative ideas and apply knowledge of the business to advance organizations goals
About Us With a legacy spanning more than 80 years, NSF leverages science and innovation to improve human and planet health. We provide science-driven, independent testing, inspection, certification, and advisory services and develop the very standards that drive the food, water, and life sciences industries worldwide. We empower our clients to navigate shifting regulations to improve consumer health, safety, and quality of life.
This means that while we’re one team, we embrace the cultural, ethnic, language, and demographic diversity that reflects the societies in which we live and work.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, status as a protected veteran, or disability.
Resumes submitted to an NSF employee by a third-party agency without a valid written & signed search agreement between NSF and said third-party agency will become the sole property of NSF. About the Team NSF's global network of state-of-the-art laboratories is the "backbone" of NSF's comprehensive testing and certification services. Staffed by engineers, chemists, microbiologists and toxicologists, we offer world-class technical expertise across the food, water and life sciences industries.
Job Schedule Full time

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