Assistant Materials Officer

Alchemy Recruitment Consulting; Toowoomba Regional; On-site; AUD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Alchemy Recruitment Consulting is partnering with a state government client to recruit an Assistant Materials Officer for East Toowoomba, QLD. The role involves materials classification, compliance testing, and assisting with specialist tests.

It is a 6-month contract with potential extension and an immediate start. The position requires numeracy proficiency, ability to perform manual handling, and comfort with regional travel including stays away from home base.

Qualifications

• Sound numeracy skills and comfort with calculation tools.
• Physically able to perform manual handling and lifting.
• Willingness to travel regionally and be away from home base for periods.

Responsibilities

• Classify materials and perform compliance testing, assist with specialist tests.
• Support sampling, equipment checking, calibration, investigations and instrumentation.
• Perform significant calculations using manual and software tools.
• Work indoors and outdoors, including physically demanding tasks (lifting up to 25kg).
• Occasional travel to remote locations with travel costs covered.

Skills

Numeracy

Physical fitness

Regional travel

Tools

Calculation tools

Job description

Alchemy Recruitment Consulting – East Toowoomba QLD

Alchemy Recruitment is partnering with a state government client to support them in recruiting for an Assistant Materials Officer based in East Toowoomba, QLD.

This is a 6-month contract (with extension potential), with an immediate start.

About the role:

• Undertake basic materials classification and compliance testing, and assist practitioners with specialist tests
• Support sampling, equipment checking, calibration, investigations and instrumentation
• Complete significant calculation work using manual and software-based tools
• Work both indoor and outdoor, including physically demanding tasks (lifting up to 25kg, shovelling, uneven terrain)
• Occasional isolated locations with limited mobile coverage for up to 5 days — all travel costs covered

Preferred Requirements:

• Current Class C driver’s licence
• Sound numeracy skills, comfortable with software-based calculation tools
• Physically able to perform manual handling, lifting and extended standing/walking
• Comfortable with regional travel and time away from home base

Preferred Qualifications:

• No formal qualifications mandatory, but prior materials, geotech, civil lab or technical testing experience highly regarded