General Manager

General Manager I

Element has an opportunity for a General Manager I in our Acton, MA laboratory. In this role, you will be responsible for driving operational excellence, fostering colleague engagement, and delighting our customers. Reporting to the Division Director, you will work closely with laboratory staff, quality teams, and support functions to ensure we deliver on customer commitments while creating a safe and efficient work environment. Element Acton provides expert environmental monitoring and microbiology USP

and cGMP FDA compliance testing solutions to home infusion, pharmacies, hospital pharmacies, and human drug outsourcing compounding facilities. The lab is DEA and FDA registered, cGMP certified, and ISO / IEC 17025 : 2017 accredited.

Responsibilities

• Lead and foster a culture of safety, accountability, and operational excellence
• Drive and deliver annual Operational Plan commitments
• Collaborate with location support functions
• Partner with quality leaders to improve processes
• Develop and execute short- and long-term business plans
• Oversee capacity planning
• Engage with customers to ensure satisfaction
• Hold staff accountable for timely completion of tasks
• Provide managerial guidance on reporting needs
• Prepare and submit accurate forecasts
• Identify, mentor, and develop staff
• Represent Element positively
• Ensure compliance with all Element policies
• Adhere to all local, state, and federal laws
• Take full accountability for all personnel
• Ensure work schedules are maintained
• Maintain a respectful and professional work environment

Skills / Qualifications

Company Overview

Element is one of the fastest growing testing, inspection and certification businesses in the world. Globally we have more than 9,000 brilliant minds operating from 270 sites across 30 countries. Together we share an ambitious purpose to 'Make tomorrow safer than today'.

When failure in use is not an option, we help customers make certain that their products, materials, processes and services are safe, compliant and fit for purpose. From early R&D, through complex regulatory approvals and into production, our global laboratory network of scientists, engineers, and technologists support customers to achieve assurance over product quality, sustainable outcomes, and market access.

While we are proud of our global reach, working at Element feels like being part of a smaller company. We empower you to take charge of your career, and reward excellence and integrity with growth and development.

Industries across the world depend on our care, attention to detail and the absolute accuracy of our work. The role we have to play in creating a safer world is much bigger than our organization.

Diversity Statement

At Element, we always take pride in putting our people first. We are an equal opportunity employer that recognizes diversity and inclusion as fundamental to our Vision of becoming 'the world's most trusted testing partner'.

All suitably qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective work related criteria and without regard for the following : age, disability, ethnic origin, gender, marital status, race, religion, responsibility of dependents, sexual orientation, or gender identity or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws.

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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