Laboratory Manager

Laboratory Manager – University of Wisconsin–Platteville

The University of Wisconsin – Platteville is seeking a Laboratory Manager to oversee technical activities, operations, and policy development within the chemistry laboratories. The role coordinates laboratory course experiments, maintains quality control, ensures regulatory compliance, manages hazardous waste, supervises student workers, and assists with budget management.

This full‑time, 12‑month position offers a starting salary of $53,900 per year, commensurate with experience, and a comprehensive benefits package including a top‑ranked retirement plan.

• Develop and facilitate trainings regarding scientific experimentation, technical procedures, and equipment operations to various audiences.
• Identify, propose, and implement new or revised unit operational policies and procedures in alignment with strategic initiatives and objectives.
• Monitor program budgets and expenditures.
• Serve as the unit liaison to internal and external stakeholder groups, providing information, making recommendations to leadership, and representing the unit’s interests.
• Exercise supervisory authority, including hiring, transferring, suspending, promoting, managing conduct and performance, discharging, assigning, rewarding, disciplining, and approving hours worked for at least 2.0 FTE or equivalent employees.
• Direct and supervise day‑to‑day laboratory operations, quality control programs, and staff to ensure compliance with organization and regulatory agency standards.
• Manage scheduling and logistics to ensure timely and efficient setup and takedown of experiments for laboratory courses.
• Proactively plan and anticipate laboratory course needs, taking initiative to support smooth operations.
• Assist faculty and staff by independently preparing laboratory materials and demonstrations, including those for outreach events.
• Handle purchasing and related activities.

The University of Wisconsin–Platteville is an AA/EEO Employer and is committed to recruiting, supporting, and fostering a diverse, inclusive, and civil community of outstanding faculty, staff, and students. A criminal background check is required for employment, and applicants must be legally entitled to work in the U.S. at the time of hire.

(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). Applicants must meet the eligibility requirements listed above.