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About this role

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Do you want to advance your career in a well-established laboratory and consultancy? Choose a role with exponential growth potential and become a central asset to our dedicated and experienced team. SESL Australia is looking for a Laboratory Technician with a range of industry experience inclusive of contaminated land assessment and remediation.

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Want to be part of an experienced laboratory team? One
with the scope to work on a diverse range of complex and
challenging projects?

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SESL Australia's consulting scientists work on a diverse range of complex projects across Australia and internationally. We partner with both public and private sector clients including variously tiered construction companies, engineering and environmental firms, urban and landscape designers, recycling and resource recovery managers, composters, artificial soil producers, sports-field maintenance operators and agricultural producers.

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Responsibilities

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This role will involve using your technical skills and knowledge on a wide variety of projects for both public and private sector clients including:

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• Ensuring the timely preparation and testing of samples to meet client turnaround times.

• Assisting in and performing sample preparation tasks with soils, plant tissues, composts and potting mixes by being involved in the handling, drying, weighing, and grinding processes.

• Day-to-day upkeep of laboratory testing equipment.

• Maintaining general laboratory cleanliness.

• Other duties and responsibilities as directed by the laboratory management team.

• This role is offered on a full-time basis.

 

​About You

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We are seeking a talented Laboratory Technician who want
to advance their career with a well-established and trusted
niche laboratory. Ideally you will bring:

 

• Tertiary qualifications in science or a related discipline will be highly regarded

• Experience in physical and wet chemistry analysis will be highly regarded

• Experience managing a workload of large sample numbers and multitasking by running numerous tests at different workstations simultaneously 

• Experience with LIMS preferred

• Experience working in a NATA accredited laboratory an advantage.

• Self-motivation with the ability to work unsupervised

• Excellent organisational skills

• A commitment to safety, quality and the environment

• Good interpersonal and communication skills

• Ability to apply initiative

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Employer questions

• Which of the following statements best describes your right to work in Australia?

• How many years experience do you have as a laboratory technician?

• Do you have a current Australian drivers licence?

• Do you have experience working in a NATA accredited laboratory?

• Describe your experience in sample preparation & testing, wet chemistry techniques: pHEC, titrations, physical analysis of soil, bulk density, hydraulic conductivity, particle size analysis, using specialised laboratory equipment?

• We are seeking to urgently fill this position. How much notice are you required to give your current employer?

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Please include a cover letter with your resume when making your application.

 

You will only be contacted if your application is shortlisted. Applications that do not address the key criteria will not be considered. 

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*To discuss further working arrangement details, or for a confidential discussion, please contact Lorraine Djuricin or Harrison Leake on 1300 30 40 80.