Lab Manager

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At BWXT’s Nuclear Operations Group, you will support mission‑critical defense manufacturing and quality operations in a highly regulated, precision‑driven environment. Our teams operate with discipline, technical rigor, and a deep commitment to safety, quality, and national‑security excellence. Whether you’re building leadership experience or bringing advanced technical expertise, BWXT offers opportunities to grow and make a meaningful impact.

The Lab Manager oversees all chemical laboratory operations supporting BWXT Ordnance’s quality and production activities. This leadership role manages chemists and chemical lab technicians, ensures all analytical testing meets strict regulatory and quality standards, and maintains laboratory capability, equipment reliability, and safe work practices. The Lab Manager provides technical guidance, drives continuous improvement, and ensures the laboratory consistently supports the plant’s production, compliance, and customer‑driven requirements.

• Provide daily leadership, direction, and coaching to chemists and technicians; maintain high-performance and safety-focused work culture.
• Manage laboratory workflow, testing priorities, and resource allocation in support of production, quality assurance, and R&D needs.
• Oversee development, validation, and maintenance of analytical methods, test procedures, and laboratory documentation.
• Ensure compliance with all regulatory, environmental, safety, and quality requirements, including DU/hazardous material controls where applicable.
• Maintain training programs ensuring staff competency in analytical methods, chemical handling, equipment use, and laboratory safety.
• Oversee calibration, preventive maintenance, and performance verification of laboratory instruments and equipment.
• Lead investigations into test failures, discrepancies, and nonconforming materials; support root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Drive continuous improvement in laboratory processes, accuracy, efficiency, readiness, and safety performance.
• Partner with Quality leadership to support internal and external audits, customer requirements, regulatory inspections, and site initiatives.
• Ensure proper chemical inventory, storage, labeling, housekeeping, and compliance with EHS expectations for laboratory environments.

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or a closely related scientific field.
• Minimum 5 years of leadership or supervisory experience within a laboratory or technical environment.
• Strong knowledge of analytical chemistry, laboratory equipment, and standard…