Laboratory Manager

• Work safely and foster a secure and sound working environment
• Maintain an environmentally clean and neat laboratory operation
• Proactively participate, lead, and fully comply with SemMaterials compliance programs
• Establish bench activity priorities
• Maintain operation and calibration of laboratory testing equipment
• Work closely with the SemMaterials Plant Support Engineers and Systems Field Engineers to identify and understand customer needs (internal & external
• Update, maintain, and train colleagues on laboratory procedures for the manufacture of asphalt emulsions, polymer modified asphalts
• Screen incoming materials (asphalts, polymers, emulsifiers, additives, diluents, etc)
• Design experiments utilizing best experimental design techniques in an effort to meet target goals and customers needs *Conduct experiments and recognize next step adjustments based on information gathered
• Associate connections between product formulations, manufacturing process variables, laboratory test data, and field performance
• Analyze raw data and generate written reports for distribution
• Provide formulation recommendations to plant support engineers while giving consideration to product manufacture, specification compliance, product consistency, product field application, and product economics
• Trouble-shoot off-specification products when necessary and provide repair recommendations
• Assume lead role in maintaining accreditation in laboratory
• Trouble-shoot laboratory instruments when in need of repair

• Bachelors degree in Chemistry or related field
• History of working safely
• Previous laboratory experience
• Ability to understand and perform laboratory testing from written industry standards such as ASTM and AASHTO
• Computer competency in spreadsheets and word processing programs
• Ability to interface and pass information to customers
• Good interpersonal and communicative skills
• Ability to work with others in a positive, cooperative manner
• Flexibility and willingness to work OT when needed in order to get the job done
• Knowledge of laboratory instrument electronics and ability to trouble shoot
• Knowledge of asphalt testing