As a day-shift Assistant Laboratory Manager, or Assistant Operations Manager at IDEXX's Elmhurst, IL location, you will be a people leader at one of the largest veterinary diagnostic companies in the world.  This will be an exciting opportunity to leverage your leadership abilities to coordinate day to day lab operations – including: planning, people management, and delivering results.  The focus on enhancing the lives of people and pets, starts with our own employees and empowering them to achieve their goals, focusing on continuous improvement, and supporting the strong collaboration and inclusiveness that exist in our team. You will be joining an innovative and fast-paced work environment with a strong focus on employee culture and development. This is a full-time role with competitive benefits and performance incentives. 

To learn more about lab leadership at IDEXX, click on the following video link to see what our employees have to say: http://vimeo.com/idexxcareers

In This Role:  

You will leverage your passion for coaching and developing leaders (3) and employees, helping them reach business goals and their full potential. 

You will organize staff schedules, coordinate workflow, and oversee costs and metrics.  

You will problem-solve every day, from trouble-shooting diagnostic analyzers to resolving situational workflow and turnaround time challenges.   

You will be a business leader and a people leader for the lab and the line of business. 

You will bring your passion and enthusiasm for teamwork, success, innovation, and excellence to your role, every day. 

What You Will Need to Succeed: 

At minimum, you’ve directly supervised 1-5+ Supervisors and / or 10+ employees in a high-volume work environment. 

You have experience managing the day to day operations of a clinical diagnostic laboratory, fast-paced production environment, or other operations management experience

You are an inspiring, motivating People Leader with experience directly supervising individual contributors and / or Leadership teams

While not required, experience in a lab setting is a plus, as well as knowledge of human clinical or veterinary testing and procedures. 

You love a fast-paced, high - volume, innovative work environment. 

You are passionate about people leadership.  

You are excited about the opportunity to use your skills and abilities in promoting the health and well-being of animals. 

Able to meet the physical requirements that go with working in a lab – standing and sitting for extended periods of time, phone & computer use, extended reach, lifting up to 50lb, and specific vision ability – close, color, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.  This is a laboratory, so there is potential exposure to biohazards, agents known to cause zoonotic diseases, and hazardous chemicals. 

What You Can Expect From Us:

Salary rate targeting: $105,000 +/-, depending on Work and Leadership Experience

Opportunity for annual cash bonus

Health / Dental / Vision Benefits Day - One

Opportunity for performance based annual merit increase

5% matching 401k

On the job training and career advancement opportunities (experience NOT required)

Additional benefits including but not limited to financial support, pet insurance, mental health resources, volunteer paid days off, employee stock program, foundation donation matching, and much more!

Schedule: 

This is a full-time (40 hr/wk), position with shifts Monday - Friday 11am - 7:30pm; occasional Saturdays as needed.

Flexibility to shift start and end times as dictated by business needs is a huge plus.

Why IDEXX?

We’re proud of the work we do, because our work matters. An innovation leader in every industry we serve, we follow our Purpose and Guiding Principles to help pet owners worldwide keep their companion animals healthy and happy, to ensure safe drinking water for billions, and to help farmers protect livestock and poultry from disease. We have customers in over 175 countries and a global workforce of over 10,000 talented people.

So, what does that mean for you? We enrich the livelihoods of our employees with a positive and respectful work culture that embraces challenges and encourages learning and discovery. At IDEXX, you will be supported by competitive compensation, incentives, and benefits while enjoying purposeful work that drives improvement.

Let’s pursue what matters together. 

IDEXX values a diverse workforce and workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.

IDEXX is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will not be discriminated against because of race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, citizenship status, disability, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, medical condition, or any protected category prohibited by local, state, or federal laws.

This Assistant Laboratory Manager position will be based out of our Elmhurst, IL location.   Does this sound like the opportunity for you? Apply today!

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