Lab Operations Supervisor

The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory • Cambridge, MA

1d • $100,000 - $275,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The Lab Operations Supervisor has the responsibility for oversight of various Test and Assembly Lab Facilities at Draper. The Supervisor should have a strong understanding of test planning and execution, assembly procedure development, lab operations, and staff management. The Supervisor is responsible for building a team of technicians and performing oversight and professional development to them. The Supervisor is required to have a mindset of continuous process improvement and supporting staff training to meet the requirements of the test facilities under their supervision.

Requirements

• Excellent attention to detail and very strong organizational skills.
• Excellent communication with facility users and program leadership.
• Ability to work well with a team to develop creative solutions to complex problems in a rapidly evolving work environment.
• Ability to adapt plans to respond to changing customer needs.
• Familiarity with MRP.
• Bachelor of Science Degree in Business or relevant field of study.
• Requires 5-7 years of experience with lab/facility operations management or relevant role with supervisory experience.
• Active Secret Clearance required.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with scenario planning.

Responsibilities

• Help create a procedure to work with Cal Lab to ensure all lab equipment is up to date with calibration.
• Coordinate transfer of equipment between work area and Cal lab.
• Escort Cal lab personnel for on site calibration and ESD bench certification.
• Develop a plan to support and execute maintenance and routine audits of lab space to ensure all necessary property is tagged.
• Support internal audits through the year as necessary and support sponsor audits yearly.
• Help assess the current inventory management system to track raw material, electronics components, chemicals, limited life materials, and other materials and consumables.
• Verify/coordinate required trainings for new staff, implement and maintain an organizational scheme.
• Ensure lab cleanliness and sanitization.
• Coordinate and escort custodial services.
• Support planning for inventory control/needs, facility utilization/scheduling, resource (people) scheduling/conflict resolution/priority rescheduling, general planner/expediter activities.
• Supervising union technicians that support lab operations including scheduling daily work assignments and performing annual evaluations.
• Maintain data sources to include but limited to: Inventory of existing test cells, locations, configurations and capabilities; user manuals; drawings; Table top drawings; Maintenance schedules (calibration, LN2 re-fill, compressed air, etc.)
• Responsible for coordination across programs to maximize efficiency of the lab operations for Draper while meeting customer milestones.
• Responsible for the overall facility surveillance to include but not limited to test cell usage data collection and failure rate analysis
• Responsible for Sparing Plan / Obsolescence Tracking that includes Identification of Critical Parts (e.g., high failure rates); Sparing Quantities (minimum # parts on-hand) – CAPEX; Storage & Inventory Tracking
• Responsible for planning for Preventative Maintenance that is preformed by Draper and External Vendors.
• Support the acquisition/upgrades/repair for all the test cells that are included in the facility. These tasks include requirements development, facility planning, quotes, work with administration team for procurement (reqs, POs, etc.), installation & acceptance /re-certification
• Lead and manage troubleshooting efforts and issues with the test cells and generate plan of action
• Maintain 5 year facilities plan, including research and approved purchase/installation of all capital equipment.
• Work closely with many external vendors for all material purchases and for coordination of overflow work.

Benefits

• Draper supports many programs to improve work-life balance including workplace flexibility, employee clubs ranging from photography to yoga, health and finance workshops, off site social events and discounts to local museums and cultural activities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level