Lab Analyst

Ravensdown; Hawke's Bay; On-site; NZD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Training opportunities

Job summary

Ravensdown Napier Manufacturing site seeks an experienced Process Laboratory Analyst to join a strong team. You will perform environmental compliance testing and fertiliser in-process quality control, with hands-on sampling, equipment operation, and data review.

The role emphasizes timely sample turn-around and continuous quality improvement. The successful candidate will have 2+ years in a commercial lab, a science degree, practical lab skills, and familiarity with lab instrumentation.

Qualifications

• At least 2 years' experience in a commercial laboratory.
• A science-related degree or equivalent.
• Practical laboratory skills and interest in factory processes and chemistry.
• Experience with UV Spectrophotometer and Atomic Absorption instruments advantageous.
• Thorough knowledge of workplace H&S.
• Self-motivation and initiative; ability to adapt to new processes and systems.
• Computer literacy with MS Office and high attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Conduct environmental compliance testing including discharge stack, stormwater, and ambient air quality sampling and analysis.
• Perform fertiliser in-process quality control, dispatch sampling and analysis.
• Maintain laboratory quality systems.

Skills

Laboratory experience

Attention to detail

Adaptability

Self-motivation

Computer literacy (MS Office)

Education

Science degree or equivalent

Tools

UV Spectrophotometer

Atomic Absorption instruments

Job description

As an experienced Process Laboratory Analyst, you will be part of a strong laboratory team based at our Napier Manufacturing site. You'll be responsible for environmental compliance testing including discharge stack, stormwater, and ambient air quality sampling and analysis. You will also be responsible for fertiliser in-process quality control, dispatch sampling and analysis and the maintenance of laboratory quality systems.

The position will be an active hands-on role with manual sampling in the production facility, preparing materials, and solutions, operating and troubleshooting lab equipment, and reviewing data. As a laboratory analyst, you will be able to interpret the process results to works staff with recommendations and any required actions. Along with the rest of the team, you will ensure a quick turn-around time for our customers samples while driving quality and looking to continuously improve the way we do things.

About You:

Ultimately, what we're most interested in is team fit. As a team we strive for continuous improvement, and this comes from the diverse background and different perspectives brought by each member of the team. This role does require you to be physically fit as some factory sampling involves climbing stairs and using elevated work platforms while wearing personal protective equipment.

To be successful in this role, you'll ideally have:

• At least 2 years' experience in a commercial laboratory.
• A science-related degree or equivalent.
• Practical laboratory skills and an interest in factory processes and chemistry.
• Experience using analytical instrumentation such as UV Spectrophotometer and Atomic Absorption instruments will be advantageous.
• Thorough knowledge of workplace H&S.
• A high level of self-motivation and initiative along with the ability to quickly adapt to new processes and systems.
• Computer literacy and proficiency with Microsoft programs along with a high level of attention to detail.

In return for your skills, we offer a very competitive package that includes an array of insurances, allowances plus excellent training opportunities in a supportive cooperative environment.

About the Company:

Ravensdown as a co-operative is all about essential farm inputs, and smart people using smart tools with the latest science in mind and our shareholders’ interests at heart.

Our work is guided by strong values that shape how we operate every day:

These values are central to our culture and are actively lived, recognised, and celebrated across the organisation.

We are an integral part of the food creation process. We are the only co-operative that tests for, advises about, buys, ships, stores, spreads, measures and maps food creating nutrients and fertiliser in a truly integrated way. Using technology, science, and smart people, we work in partnership with our farmers to provide the nutrients and agronomic solutions they need, together with innovative environmental products and services.

Through this, we are committed to Smarter farming for a better New Zealand, Ka pūkekotia a Rongomātāne, ka poho kererū a Aotearoa.

Applications Close: Wednesday 30 September 2026

Ravensdown is committed to a drug and alcohol free workplace. The successful applicant will be required to undergo a pre-employment drug and alcohol test.