Laboratory Specialist

**Who are we?**

The CBH Group is proud to be Australia’s largest co-operative and a leader in the Australian grain industry, with operations which extend along the value chain and include grain storage, handling, transport, marketing, and processing. Our expansive network includes over 120 country receival sites and four grain export ports. With our unique end-to-end supply chain, we deliver quality Australian products to over 30 international destinations.

Become part of a dynamic, diverse organisation and make your mark in sustainably creating and returning value for our growers.

**Empowering our people**

CBH is more than just a place of work, it's a community and a place where hard work and effort is rewarded and recognised.

We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to providing a safe and rewarding working environment for our people, with a strong culture of developing and enhancing our employees’ capabilities. We are pleased to be recognised as an endorsed employer for all women by WORK180.

We invite you to become part of a dynamic, diverse organisation with a bright future.

**The role**

If you thrive off a fast-paced environment and you need a new challenge then read on

We currently have a fantastic opportunity to join our Applied Technology team, within our Operations Division on a full-time, 12-month fixed term contract as a Laboratory Specialist.

This role responsible for conducting reference testing on grain commodities and other agricultural testing services while complying with ISO and NATA requirements.

**Reporting to the Manager - Laboratory, the key deliverables for the role are**:
Facilitating and participating in day-to-day analysis to produce reliable results and meet agreed targets;

Providing technical support to growers, shareholders, collaborators, clients and operational staff on analytical assessments and related grain sampling enquiries;

Providing accurate testing services to shareholders and clients, honouring timeframes, and communicating unforeseen changes in deadlines whilst maintaining integrity;

Undertaking routine and non-routine analysis on grain samples utilising standardised reference techniques, including physical analysis, Mass Spectrometry, and qPCR analysis;

Preparing internal and external customer reports;

Entering analysis results into to IBIS, Excel and LIMs;

Adhering to appropriate quality measures and standards set by ISO 17025 and company requirements relevant to duties; and

Ensuring all instruments are adequately maintained, serviced, calibrated, and validated to minimise downtime, and establish limits of tolerance and maintain acceptable levels of uncertainty.

**What you will bring to the role**:
Bachelor of Science in Pharmaceuticals, Chemistry or Life Science;

MS Office skills, including advanced skills in Excel;

Excellent interpersonal skills when interacting with non-technical and technical colleagues;

Efficient problem solving and scientific data interpretation skills; and

Ability to set priorities, manage simultaneous tasks, and troubleshoot technical problems.

**What we offer**

CBH offers competitive remuneration and a range of benefits to encourage a healthy work life balance, including:
Flexible working arrangement to enable team members to work in ways that meet their work/life commitments and support their wellbeing;

Ongoing training and professional development to support your growth and help you achieve your goals;

Corporate employee discounts including travel, health insurance funds and financial services;

Salary sacrifice scheme;

Free onsite parking; and

Employee assistance program.

**We’d love to hear from you**

Alternatively, to speak to a member of our People and Culture team, please contact us on (08) 9237 9600.