Laboratory Technician

About us

Working at Cargill is an opportunity to thrive - a place to develop your career to the fullest while engaging in meaningful work that makes a positive impact around the globe. You will be proud to work for a company with a strong history of ethics and a purpose of nourishing people. We offer a diverse, supportive environment where you will grow personally and professionally as you learn from some of the most talented people in your field. With over 150 years of experience Cargill provides food, agriculture, financial and industrial products and services to the world. We operate in 70 countries and have 150,000 employees who are committed to working every day to nourish the world in a safe, responsible and sustainable way. Learn more at www.cargill.com

Your Opportunity

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Laboratory Technician to join the team in Newcastle on a permanent basis. Reporting to the Laboratory Supervisor, you will be responsible for the generation of accurate, timely and reliable results from the Cargill Food Ingredients & Bio-Industrial laboratories

Job Purpose and Impact

The Laboratory Technician will complete moderately complex analytical and laboratory testing in support of the food safety quality and operational teams. In this role, you will perform routine analysis of product testing and will check and monitor instrumentation performance, conduct tests and document results into databases and communicate test results.

• Conduct routine quantitative and qualitative inspections and laboratory tests on raw materials, in process and final products independently and support more complex trials and experiments under intermediate supervision.
• Ensure compliance programs for all individual testing, which includes monitoring adherence to regulations and other procedural food safety compliance.
• Interpret and document results of tests into active databases and communicate results to internal customers as required.
• Run calibration checks, preventive maintenance tasks and simple repair to analytical instrumentation and maintain customer specifications books.
• Help develop food and feed safety, quality and regulatory culture and collaborate cross functionally to build, maintain and improve an effective food safety, quality and regulatory culture.
• Handle moderately complex clerical, administrative, technical or customer support issues under general supervision, while escalating more complex issues to appropriate staff.
• Other duties as assigned

• TAFE Qualification or relevant experience in agriculture, food science, chemistry or related discipline
• Experience in a laboratory role strongly regarded
• Experience in the calibration, maintenance and troubleshooting with laboratory instruments
• Analytical and detailed
• Ability to read and interpret documents (safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals)
• Ability to quickly respond to and resolve issues
• Ability to connect with people in various levels of the organisation
• Good time management skills
• High adaptability and capacity for change
• Comfortable communicating and operating in a virtual team environment

• A competitive remuneration package including and a performance incentive plan
• Autonomy and scope for career development
• The opportunity to work with some of the most talented people in the industry and inspiring leaders
• The job stability that comes with a global employer who puts people first
• A supportive working culture and an inclusive team environment