Lab Manager at Allegion in Indianapolis, IN

Job description

Creating Peace of Mind by Pioneering Safety and Security At Allegion, we help keep the people you know and love safe and secure where they live, work and visit. With more than 40 brands, 14,000+ employees globally and products sold in 130 countries, we specialize in security around the doorway and beyond. Additionally, Allegion is proud to be recognized with the 2026 Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award (GEWA) for the third consecutive year, earning distinction in both the employee engagement and strengths categories. This year, Allegion also received Gallup’s With Distinction honor — a designation reserved for a select group of organizations that go above and beyond in building exceptional workplace cultures. Coatings Laboratory Manager - Indianapolis, IN What You Will Do: •Lead and manage laboratory analysis supporting coatings processes and wastewater treatment. Use analytical results and problem-solving investigations to identify plating and painting defects, implement corrective actions, and maintain process capability to defined standards. • Lead and develop Lab and Preventative Maintenance Technicians, set daily priorities, coordinate work with operations, maintenance, engineering, and other teams, and help ensure work is completed safely, accurately, and on time. • Perform and oversee chemical and physical analyses using methods such as autotitrator, ICP-OES spectroscopy, UV/VIS spectrophotometry, distillation, Hull cell analysis, thickness testing, microscopy, and visual inspection. •Manage lab and process chemical inventory • Manage chemistry additions and changes, plating projects, bath dilutions, tank repairs, filter changes, and preventive-maintenance tasks using TrueChem. • Investigate coating and wastewater-treatment issues, interpret findings, recommend and implement corrective actions, and lead or participate in structured problem-solving teams. •Maintain lab equipment as it relates to troubleshooting, PM program schedules and external service contracts. • Maintain accurate laboratory and process records; prepare reports, graphs, interpretations, and evaluations using conventional and statistical methods. • Coordinate external laboratory testing, including sample preparation, shipping, purchase-order initiation, and chain-of-custody records. • Support safe, environmentally responsible chemical operations; maintain SDS and environmental records, and partner with the gage laboratory to ensure calibration and certification records are current. • Improve process control, productivity, quality, cost, and flow time. Develop new processes and provide operators with the training and documentation needed to sustain improvements. • Create and maintain controlled documentation for assigned areas, including operating procedures, technical data sheets, preventive-maintenance documents, and standard work; maintain applicable ISO 9001 analytical techniques. • Partner with process engineering to maintain TrueChem process PM schedules and ensure required preventive-maintenance sign-offs are completed. What You Need to Succeed: • Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry or related field and at least five years of laboratory experience. • Experience leading or supervising laboratory technicians is a plus. • Strong applied chemistry, laboratory testing, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills; familiarity with coating and wastewater-treatment processes is beneficial. • Ability to analyze and interpret technical procedures, professional and regulatory information, and statistical results; prepare clear reports and procedures and communicate findings to diverse audiences. • Comfort working with mathematical concepts including percentages, ratios, proportions, probability, and statistical inference. • Ability to exercise sound judgment, resolve day-to-day problems, coordinate priorities, and work collaboratively across teams. • Ability to meet the physical and environmental requirements of the position, including standing and walki