Manage the daily operations of a chemical manufacturing laboratory to ensure it meets or exceeds KPIs for quality, safety, cost, on-time delivery, and compliance with all regulatory standards. Responsible for managing floor supervisors and technical associates, and for overseeing the equipment, budgets, and workflows to support high quality scientific research, testing, and production. Represent the chemistry manufacturing area in cross-functional decision-making. Job duties: • Manage, train, and develop lab associates on manufacturing procedures, test methods, and chemical/lab safety. • Identify and drive efforts for continuous improvement, process optimization, capacity expansion, and cost savings related to chemical manufacturing processes. • Author, review, and approve technical documents (e.g., manufacturing procedures, test methods, test protocol/reports, etc.) to ensure regulatory compliance. • Author, review, and approve lab investigations (OOS, OOT, Deviations) and ensure appropriate root cause analysis, impact assessment, and corrective action. • Collaborate with the Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) team to enforce safety protocols and regulatory standards, and conduct safety audits, risk assessments, incident investigations, and handling hazardous chemicals and waste disposal. • Manage budget and track spending of manufacturing labor, lab supplies, instrument and equipment service contracts, and service lab testing. • Evaluate and recommend laboratory equipment, instrumentation upgrades, and new technologies to support future manufacturing needs. • Comply with applicable Laws and Regulations, adhere to Quality Management System processes and requirements as well as demonstrate Ethics and Integrity in all matters and at all levels throughout the organization. • Perform additional duties as assigned.