Element is seeking a General Manager II to oversee its U.S. Environmental and Food laboratories, with locations in Indiana, Louisiana, and Oregon. This role reports directly to the Division Director and carries full responsibility for the overall performance, growth, and operational excellence of the assigned locations. The General Manager II will ensure that business operations and processes meet or exceed Element’s standards, while driving profitability, fostering a strong safety culture, and positioning the laboratories for sustainable success.

As the senior leader for these locations, the General Manager II will be accountable for executing business strategies, achieving financial and operational targets, and providing strong leadership to teams across multiple sites. This includes managing key client relationships, ensuring compliance with all regulatory requirements, and developing talent to support both current and future business needs.

The successful candidate will bring proven experience in multi-site operations management, a strong track record of business growth and process improvement, and the ability to inspire teams in a dynamic and highly regulated industry.

• Drive and deliver annual Operational Plan commitments, including revenues, profit, working capital, and operational performance across multiple sites
• Foster and maintain a culture of safety first
• Collaborate with location support functions and systems such as QA, Safety and Health, Sales and Strategic Accounts, Finance, Human Resources, Business Improvement, and Service Excellence
• Develop and implement both short- and long-term business plans and strategies encompassing operational goals, equipment needs, and staffing requirements
• Align local strategies with group objectives, leveraging geographic industry knowledge, technical expertise, and capital expenditure planning
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key accounts in accordance with company policies while supporting the cultivation of new business opportunities
• Guide staff on reporting requirements and ensure accurate and timely submissions
• Prepare reliable forecasts, manage working capital effectively, and implement corrective actions when necessary to achieve plan objectives
• Support employee development by providing clear direction, coaching, and growth opportunities
• Represent Element with professionalism to customers, vendors, employees, and external organizations through active participation in professional associations, task forces, employee meetings, and site visits
• Ensure compliance with all company policies, including Terms and Conditions, trade compliance, workplace conduct, and ethical standards
• Uphold adherence to local, state, and federal regulations relating to safety, environmental responsibility, and corporate governance
• Take full accountability for all personnel decisions and workforce management at the location
• Oversee scheduling to ensure adequate coverage and balanced workloads
• Promote a respectful and inclusive work environment where employees understand expectations, resolve issues constructively, and comply with workplace rules

• A bachelor’s degree (BA or BS) in chemistry or technical-related discipline
• 10+ years managing a laboratory (environmental and food testing) with revenue of $10M+ 
• Experience multi-site leadership highly desired
• Technical leadership is vital to the production and operation of assigned tests and to the overall operation of the entire lab
• Must possess a strong ability to communicate (written and oral) effectively with clients and colleagues with great attention to detail and timing of results
• Ability to organize the lab as a whole in line with the strategic, operational and technical goals of the entire company
• Strong organizational, problem-solving and conflict resolution skills to effectively establish and maintain two-way communications to understand the needs and concerns of all departments
• Ability to effectively provide managerial guidance to all staff on all functions within the lab
• Ability to deeply analyse and resolve operational, finance and other significant business issues on a daily basis
• Proven track record of success with regard to managerial, technical and operational competency both inside and outside of the lab

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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.

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 or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws.