Laboratory Supervisor

**Selling Points**
- Australia’s only geosynthetic focused laboratory
- Exciting role in a new and unique field
- Opportunity to excel in a small team environment with significant potential for growth.

**About the company**

TRI Australasia is a NATA accredited independent, geosynthetics laboratory providing geosynthetics testing and research services to the international community. TRI is Australia’s only geosynthetic focused laboratory, with the capabilities to test the full range of geosynthetics. TRI’S parent company in the USA has been operating for 50 years while the Australian division started in 2013 and has earned a superior reputation as an internationally acclaimed, highest quality testing and research facility.

Geosynthetic testing is a specialist field requiring engineering expertise to provide support to our clients in the infrastructure and mining sectors. Materials tested are primarily for waste containment facilities to ensure the long-term durability of these materials to prevent contamination of the environment.

**Job Summary**

Performing day to day activities of the laboratory, including quoting, analysis and reporting on projects, testing of materials and assigning of employees work making operational or staffing adjustments. Maintaining ISO quality management system, including maintenance and calibration of equipment, training employees.

**About the role**

This is an excellent full time opportunity for an immediate start with our laboratory in Malaga. As this is a new laboratory the role will have a great deal of independence with technical and administrative support provided from the head office on the Gold Coast.

This position is perfect for someone with an engineering background/experience who would like to work in a laboratory environment which requires a high level of attention to detail and at same time includes communicating with clients and providing solutions.

**Responsibilities**

The position will be responsible for:

- Communicating directly with clients and preparing quotations with the support of the Australian Director
- Performing routine to complex lab testing for specialist materials
- Maintain the laboratory in accordance with ISO17025 requirements
- Performing equipment calibration, care and maintenance
- Following through on customer-initiated enquiries
- Building and maintaining sustainable customer relationships
- Conduct procedures safely and maintain good housekeeping of laboratory an surrounds

**Selection criteria**

This role would suit someone who has experience as a senior laboratory technician or laboratory Supervisor. To be successful in this role the following competencies are essential:

- Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Engineering or Civil Engineering
- Experience in a geosynthetic or geotechnical laboratory
- Current Driver’s License
- Ability to think on your feet and find solutions
- A polished professional communication style
- Excellent time management skills
- High attention to detail
- Be proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel
- Self-motivated and enjoy face to face contact with clients
- Mechanical understanding of machinery would be beneficial

Pay: $80,000.00 - $95,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Professional development assistance

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday

Supplementary Pay:

- Annual bonus

Application Question(s):

- Where are you located?
- Do you have experience working in a NATA accredited laboratory?
- Are you authorised to work in Australia?

**Experience**:

- Laboratory Supervisor: 1 year (required)

Licence/Certification:

- Certificate or Diploma in Laboratory Techniques? (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Application Deadline: 10/11/2024
Expected Start Date: 10/11/2024