laboratory team leader

• Lead a high-performing laboratory team in a critical operations environment
• Drive safety, quality, and continuous improvement in lab services
• Full-time leadership role based at Lytton Lubricants Facility manufacturing lubricating oils and greases

About Ampol

Our company has always been about more than fuel. Fuel may be the foundation of our business, but our motivation and purpose come from the people, businesses, industries, and communities we engage with. From our origins until today, we've always been inspired by the role we can play in people's lives – to keep them moving, to make journeys happen. Here at Ampol, we are proud of our heritage as Australia's only owned fuel brand. For over 100 years we have supported Australians to travel far and wide, and we'll be here for 100 more powering better journeys for today and tomorrow

About the Role

Join one of Australia's leading operations as a Laboratory Team Leader at Lytton Lubricants. In this vital leadership role, you'll guide a skilled team of chemists to ensure safe, accurate, and timely laboratory services. From product certification to process optimisation, your expertise will directly support reliable production and customer satisfaction. You'll lead with a strong safety focus, drive continuous improvement, and maintain compliance with NATA 17025 standards. This is a hands-on leadership opportunity for someone passionate about quality, safety, and developing high-performing teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and develop staff to deliver consistent, compliant and high-quality lab services with a strong focus on safety and performance.
• Oversee daily lab operations to support product certification and production needs across raw materials, finished oils, and greases.
• Ensure instrument calibration, method adherence and staff competency align with industry standards and NATA 17025 accreditation.
• Identify and implement process improvements, contribute to audits, and support investigation of product-quality incidents.
• Collaborate with internal teams to communicate results, trends, and technical advice that supports quality outcomes for our customers.

About you

You are a safety-conscious and technically capable professional with hands-on experience in laboratory operations. You're confident making decisions under pressure and managing competing priorities without compromising on quality. You communicate clearly, collaborate well across teams, and take a practical approach to problem-solving. Adaptable and improvement-focused, you look for better ways of working and follow through. You're ready to take the next step in leadership and bring a strong commitment to operational excellence.

Key Skills and Experience

• Confident decision-maker in high-pressure situations with proven ability to manage competing priorities and engage external service providers when needed
• Strong attention to detail, personal integrity, and a collaborative approach to working in a team environment
• Experience in laboratory operations within a manufacturing setting, with a focus on technical problem-solving and process reliability
• Demonstrated adaptability and continuous improvement mindset, with exposure to Lean or Six Sigma methodologies preferred
• Tertiary qualification in science, ideally with a major in Chemistry; people-leader training (e.g., Cert IV or Diploma in Leadership) highly regarded

Our benefits

• Our total remuneration is competitive. This is across base salary, a performance incentive, employee share offers and a 25% discount on Fuel for two privately used cars § We are flexible. Many of our teams have embraced hybrid work, balancing time spent remote working, with time spent at an office to connect and work together where it adds value. § Remote Working: Support for up to 3 months remote international working (conditional to 5 days paid leave for every 30 days of remote work).
• We value recognition. We have an internal recognition platform amplifying the achievements of those who do great work and demonstrate our capabilities and values.
• Career development and learning opportunities including LinkedIn Learning and other tailored training solutions.
• Paid Parental Leave - up to 12 weeks paid Parental leave, and up to a year off (unpaid). In addition to the 12 months of unpaid parental leave, employees may apply for a further 12 months of unpaid parental leave (a total of 24 months for each birth)
• Baby Care Package - financial and flexible support for parents transitioning back to work.
• Need some wheels? Novated Lease options are available.
• Invest in your future with the Employee Share Scheme § Leave Options – Up to 6 weeks annual leave and additional Wellbeing leave days.
• Care for your Community. Spend one paid day a year volunteering with one of our Ampol Foundation partners.

We're an equal opportunity workplace. We not only embrace diversity and inclusion; we celebrate what makes you unique. We welcome applications from people of all ages, cultural backgrounds, and diverse sexualities and genders (including if you identify as transgender). We also highly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply for roles with Ampol.

Want to take your career to the next level? Apply today.

Applications close on 15 September 2025