Team Lead, Operations Cartridge QC
Bio-Techne
**By joining Bio-Techne, you’ll join a company with a powerful and positive purpose of enabling cutting-edge research in Life Sciences and Clinical Diagnostics. Bio-Techne, and all of its brands, provides tools for researchers to further treat and prevent disease worldwide.**
Pay Range:
$22.40 - $30.80
**Position Summary:**
The QC Team Lead role will lead a Consumables Manufacturing team in the swing shift to meet company goals related to safety, quality, continuous improvement, and daily production targets for cartridges.
**Hours: 3:30 PM to 12:00 AM**
**Key Responsibilities:**
+ Align with QC supervisor/manager on priorities and communicate daily QC work schedule to the QC team
+ Allocate daily work assignments to the team to support production schedule and achieve targets
+ Perform QC assay runs on consumables cartridges
+ Process assay results and perform basic statistical analysis
+ Ensure cartridge QC documentation is complete and accurate and generate cartridge Certificate of Analysis
+ Develop a working knowledge of all QC processes; leverage knowledge to troubleshoot issues; identify non-conformance and implement corrective actions
+ Champion continuous improvement activities
+ Ensure adherence to SOP and Work Instructions, and overall compliance to ISO 9001 standards
+ Promote cross-training to mitigate single-point failures, and production surges
+ Coordinate and ensure sufficient materials for QC operation
+ Promote safety and proper operation of all equipment
+ Display technical skills and leadership skills; function as a role model, maintain morale and ensure effective communication with team
+ Support inventory management tasks (physical and ERP/business systems) as directed
+ Lead and support company EPIC values, and lead by example.
+ Perform other duties as may be assigned
**Qualifications:**
**Education and Experience:**
+ BS in Biology, Chemistry, Biochemistry or related discipline preferred
+ 4+ years’ experience working in a life science quality control environment, and familiar with QC workflow
**Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:**
+ Excellent communication skills
+ Technical wet lab skills
+ Strong organizational skills with an attention to detail and quality
+ Able to work and lead QC team independently with minimal guidance
+ Working knowledge of ISO and/or regulatory compliance requirements
+ Working competency with Excel, Word, Outlook, and other analytical software tools
+ Good written and verbal skills
+ Knowledge of Lean/Continuous Improvement, or a willingness to learn
**Why Join Bio-Techne:**
+ We offer competitive insurance benefits including: medical; dental; long-term disability; life and group income protection; and personal accident and travel.
+ We invest in our employee’s financial futures through a Group Registered Retirement Savings Plan (Group RRSP) and a Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA) option.
+ We empower our employees to develop their careers through mentorship, promotional opportunities, training and development, tuition reimbursement, internship programs, and more.
+ We offer employee resource groups, volunteer paid time off, employee events, and charity drives to build a culture of caring and belonging.
+ We offer an accrued leave policy with paid holidays, paid time off, and paid parental leave.
+ We foster a culture of empowerment and innovation, **where employees feel valued and encouraged to bring their new ideas to the table.**
**All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.**
**To protect the interests of all, Bio-Techne will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than a candidate application. Any unsolicited resumes sent to Bio-Techne will be considered Bio-Techne property.**
Bio-Techne empowers researchers in Life Science and Clinical Diagnostics by providing high-quality reagents, instruments, custom manufacturing, and testing services. Our family of brands creates a unique portfolio of products and services.
Science is our passion; it drives us to collaborate, develop, and manufacture award-winning tools that help researchers achieve reproducible and consistent results.
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