Sr. Laboratory Manager

Job Number: 9991

External Description:

Job Description Summary

This position manages a team of intermediate or experienced professionals in Test and Validation, leads project efforts, integration, and testing, applies specialist knowledge, and coordinates preparation of business plans. In addition, this role requires a manager to drive process improvements through Carrier Excellence visual methodologies.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify skill sets required for a specific task.
• Manager personnel from compensation, training, promotions, and performance assessment.
• Maintain lab department budget with respect to material, people, and supplies.
• Highlight capital investments for lab infrastructure/supplies for current and future technology needs.
• Prioritize lab project work among the Transport Business units and associated Research and Development laboratories.
• Manage a large team of Transport Refrigeration lab technicians.
• Develop and implement KPIs to monitor lab performance and drive continuous improvement.
• Foster a collaborative environment which promotes learning, development, and engagement.
• Develops, implements, or promotes policies, standards, or procedures for engineering or technical work to enhance the organization's performance.

Role Purpose

• Lead the development, implementation and general management of the Carrier Transicold lab and associated facilities in Syracuse, NY.
• This role will ensure best practice lab procedures & standards are developed/followed.
• The selected candidate will also Ensure training and mentoring of personnel is aligned with latest technologies and business needs.
• This role reports to the Director of Mechanical Sub-Systems Engineering.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical or electrical engineering
• 10+ years of experience having worked in mechanical or electrical engineering.
• 3+ years of experience managing laboratory or manufacturing environments.

Preferred Qualifications:

·       11-15+ years of experience working in mechanical or electrical engineering.

·       Experience in new product and technology development experience.

·       Strong organizational skills.

·       Strong written and communication skills.

·       Experience implementing visually managed process controls.

·       Experience working with high voltage systems which include batteries.

·       Experience coaching, mentoring, and developing personnel.

·       Engagement in working lab environment.

·       HVAC & R industry experience.

·       Diesel Engine power generation experience.

·       High voltage lithium-ion battery experience.

·       Proven experience managing high-voltage or heavy-industrial laboratory environments, specifically those involving diesel engines and large-scale mechanical systems.

·       Technical proficiency in overseeing large vapor compression systems, industrial refrigerants, and brine-based cooling loops.

·       Deep understanding of integrated, high-power electrical and mechanical systems.

Job Number: 30201980

Community / Marketing Title: Sr. Laboratory Manager

Location_formattedLocationLong: New York, US