Laboratory Technician

Road Science; Tauranga; On-site; NZD 52,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Discounts on electronics

Refer-a-friend bonus

Career progression program

Job summary

Road Science, part of Downer’s Transport & Infrastructure, is seeking a Laboratory Technician for testing asphalt, aggregates and soils across the North Island from our Omanawa lab.

You will work in lab and field, rotate to night shifts and weekends; this is a full-time permanent role with development opportunities within a supportive team and state-of-the-art facilities.

Qualifications

• Experience testing construction materials (asphalt, aggregates, soils).
• Willingness to work in laboratory and field testing environments.
• Able to lift 20 kg and work as part of a team with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Provide testing and technical support for projects across the North Island.
• Test asphalt, construction aggregates and soils to meet standards.
• Work in laboratory and field with a rotational night shift and weekend roster.
• Full-time, permanent role based at Omanawa laboratory.

Skills

NZ Class 1 license

Testing experience

Lift 20kg

MS Excel & Word

Team leadership

Excellent communication

Job description

About Us

At Downer we plan, create and sustain. Downer is the leading provider of integrated services in Australia and New Zealand. Through trusted relationships and world leading insight we work closely with our customers to design, build and sustain assets, infrastructure, and facilities.

About the Team

Downer’s Transport & Infrastructure business manages and maintains road networks across Australia and New Zealand, with civil and commercial construction in New Zealand. We are an integrated trans-Tasman team with a leading portfolio of products and services. By sharing our capabilities and insights across our regions we achieve the best technical solutions for our customers’ challenges, and for our communities.

Job Description

Road Science is New Zealand’s leading designer and supplier of bitumen and bitumen-based products. We have world-class manufacturing plants and storage facilities for bitumen, emulsions, and polymer-modified binders. Road Science has five IANZ-accredited civil engineering laboratories, and a number of project-specific mobile laboratories.

We have a fantastic opportunity for a motivated and technical-minded individual to enter the world of Laboratory Technicians. If you have a keen interest in science and consider yourself to be a bit of a mathematician, then this could be your chance settle into a new and exciting role with plenty of career development on offer!

Why you will enjoy working here

Downer is committed to delivering excellence by ensuring our people have the environment and the means to be successful.

We Also Offer

• Free access to Marram health care benefits and discounted holiday homes
• Discounts for Samsung, PB Tech, Gym memberships and more!
• $500 bonus for current employees who refer a friend to Downer
• Progression and development programs on offer including our inspiring leader’s programme for top performers

Te kōwhiringa | The Opportunity

As Laboratory Technician, you will provide testing and technical support services for projects throughout the North Island. You will ensure the integrity of the construction materials used by operational teams by testing products such as asphalt, construction aggregates, and soils to ensure quality, industry standards and customer specifications are being met.

This role offers plenty of variety with testing completed both in the laboratory and in the field, this is great opportunity to work in different locations and gain exposure to different teams within the industry.

Flexibility to work a rotational nightshift and weekend roster is a requirement for this role where you will be onsite with our Asphalt teams conducting the necessary testing while they complete the required work outside of normal working hours.

This is a Full-Time, Permanent role, based from our state of the art Omanawa - Matakokiri Drive Laboratory.

Nga pūkenga matua | Important Skills

• A Full NZ Class 1 driver’s licence
• Testing experience, preferably in the civil engineering field, both in the laboratory and field-based is preferred but not essential
• Physically fit with ability to comfortably lift 20kgs
• A strong attention to detail with solid MS Excel & Word skills
• The ability to work as part of a team and with some leadership experienceExcellent communication skills

You will also need some flexibility to work at night and during weekends when the work demands. You will be motivated to take on several different tasks for different people and enjoy solving problems and delivering outcomes to customers. The current team enjoy working together and having fun whilst get​-t​hru* the the the expected bottom‑. The current team…

Ko wai mātou | Our Organisation

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We are committed to a safe working environment for everyone - all successful applicants will be required to undertake a pre-employment drug test, medical and a Ministry of Justice check prior to starting employment. If you need support with this requirement, please talk to our team.