Job Description
Full‐time positions based in Dandenong South, VIC.
Shift times: Morning: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm; Afternoon: 2:00 pm – 10:00 pm.
Additional compensation: An extra 1.5 % superannuation paid on top of the national standard rate.
Responsibilities
Reporting to the Section Supervisor, a laboratory technician will be primarily responsible for sample preparation and involved in some analysis and other lab duties.
* Receive and sort water samples, assign tests in accordance with the ELVIS database and prepare batch sheets on Microsoft Excel. Sort soil samples (delivered with tests already assigned).
* Extract analytes from water/soil samples as directed by the Standard Operating Procedures.
* Combine water extractions, concentrate the solution and vial in accordance with Standard Operating Procedures. Vial soil extractions (without concentration) in accordance with Standard Operating Procedures.
* Ensure traceability of samples prepared or vialled.
* Perform quality control tests.
* Prioritise samples accordingly as per turnaround times (urgent samples).
* Treat quarantine samples in accordance with quarantine procedures as directed by the Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service (AQIS) approved representative.
* Discard waste in accordance with safety and environmental considerations.
* Replenish consumable items (e.g., pipettes, vials, solvents).
* Perform calibrations of POVAs such as syringes, steppers and solvent dispensers and other lab equipment.
* Keep the laboratory clean and in order.
* Undertake other duties as required by the business and directed by management.
* Act in accordance with the Eurofins Code of Ethics, and all other relevant policies and procedures, as updated from time to time.
Qualifications
* Must have a good understanding of chemistry and mathematics (Year 11). A science degree is not required.
* No minimum experience is required, but the requirements listed in the training document must be met.
* General preference and comfort in technical environments.
* Ability to build and structure business plans, submissions and initiatives.
* Desire to continually learn and improve.
* An entrepreneurial spirit, with an eagerness to take the next step.
* Ability to be a hands‐on hard worker and a 'doer' with a common sense approach.
* Strategic thinking mindset.
This opportunity is only open to candidates who are eligible to work in Australia/New Zealand, and already have work rights or an appropriate working visa.
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