Laboratory Technician

2 weeks ago


Banora Point, Australia Tweed Shire Council Full time

**Are you a keen Scientist seeking a career in an environmental laboratory based in an idyllic coastal location?**:
Tweed Shire Council Laboratory Centre is a water and soil environmental testing laboratory that services the Tweed Shire Council and a wide variety of external clients.

This is a great opportunity to become part of a small, dedicated team that takes pride in providing high quality analytical testing services. We use state of the art instrumentation and classical techniques to analyse drinking and environmental waters, wastewater and soils. Located in Northern NSW, the Tweed Shire is a highly sort after location where you can build a career with great lifestyle benefits.

While experience would be beneficial, recent graduates are encouraged to apply. Full laboratory training for classical techniques and instrumentation would be provided.

**About the role**:

- a range of chemical and/or microbiology analysis on water (drinking water, environmental groundwaters, river and estuarine waters) and soils
- classical chemical and microbiology techniques in all aspects of analysis from reagent preparation to reporting of results
- operation, calibration and basic maintenance of analytical instrumentation used for metals, organics and nutrient analysis
- sample collection, preservation and registration processes
- this position has been identified as potentially being at risk of exposure to vaccine preventable disease(s). As such, it is a requirement that the incumbent be immunised against Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B and Tetanus.

**What's on offer**:

- a base salary ranging from $69,952 per annum with competency-based increments up to $82,126 per annum, plus 11% super
- 70 hour, 9 day fortnight
- training and development opportunities
- flexible work options for a healthy work/life balance
- generous employment conditions (we have too many to list
- **We are seeking**:

- minimum Certificate IV in Laboratory Techniques/Operations, Analytical Chemistry, Microbiology or acceptable equivalent science
- organised individuals with high attention to detail
- the ability to work in a dynamic team environment
- demonstrated knowledge of wastewater and water quality guidelines such as NH&MRC, WHO, ANZECC, EPA.

**About us**:

- Located on the picturesque far North Coast of NSW, bordering the Gold Coast.
- The Tweed is a vibrant, diverse location offering a lifestyle near the water, in a rainforest or on a farm.
- Join an **employer of choice**. Professionals Australia (Local Government Engineers’ Association) has named Council the 2021 Employer of Choice for our great employment practices within NSW local government.

**Where it's located**:
This position is based in Tweed Heads South, and can be directed to work from any Council work site.

**Position closes**:
**Pre-Employment Screening**:
Tweed Shire Council conducts pre-employment assessments as part of its recruitment process.

Job offers are not made until screening has been completed. Tweed Shire Council uses third-party providers to undertake:

- Background screening - verifies that the information you have provided throughout the recruitment process is true and correct.

**Immunisations**:
This position is identified as at risk of contracting vaccine-preventable/manageable diseases and as a consequence impacted employees are strongly recommended to participate in Council’s workplace vaccination program.

**How To Apply**:

- Have your Resume document ready to go.

**If you'd like to COPY and PASTE selection criteria fields into a separate Word document to work on over time, please find them listed below**:

- Minimum Certificate IV in Laboratory Techniques/Operations, Analytical Chemistry, Microbiology or acceptable equivalent science.
- Well-developed communication and interpersonal skills.
- Demonstrated competency in the use of computers and instrumentation software
- Demonstrated ability to work as part of a team.
- Demonstrated competence in performing calibration checks on general laboratory equipment.
- Demonstrated competency in classical wet and instrumental chemical techniques.

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