Laboratory Supervisor
Boral
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Science / R&D / Research, Analyst, Information Technology
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In addition to performing Laboratory Technician duties where required, the Lab supervisor will provide supervision and support to ensure the laboratories comply with ISO 17025 requirements. In conjunction with the Operations and Technical Manager, the Laboratory Supervisor will help ensure sustainable performance of SEQ Quarry laboratories is achieved in line with Boral’s values and HSEQ systems and policies.
Your day will involve:
Boral is Australia’s leading quarry operator, with 76 quarries, sand pits and gravel operations, supplying about 30 million tonnes of product annually. Our raw materials of stone, gravel and sand are used to build our homes, workplaces, public buildings, roads, and key infrastructure projects.
Our people provide solutions to help customers and stakeholders build a sustainable future in a changing world. Our values are what matters to us and guide our behaviours: Safety, Teamwork, Ambition, Accountability and Respect.
We’re proud of our legacy as a great Australian business and have a strong foundation to improve and continue fulfilling our purpose and what we do best - building something great.
Boral values and is committed to creating a diverse working environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All suitable applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability or age.
In addition to performing Laboratory Technician duties where required, the Lab supervisor will provide supervision and support to ensure the laboratories comply with ISO 17025 requirements. In conjunction with the Operations and Technical Manager, the Laboratory Supervisor will help ensure sustainable performance of SEQ Quarry laboratories is achieved in line with Boral’s values and HSEQ systems and policies.
Your day will involve:
- Provide supervision over SEQ Quarries laboratory operations and testers
- Ensuring the lab complies with ISO 17025
- Training and assessing lab technicians
- Facilitate training of laboratory testers in conjunction with Central Lab Manager
- Provide advice on quality and laboratory systems to Queensland’s laboratory management team
- Undertake internal audit assessments and participate in external audits for delegated laboratory sites
- Minimum NATA Competency of Level 4 or 5
- Diploma in Laboratory Techniques (Minimum)
- Degree or advanced diploma in Civil Engineering, Engineering Geology or similar relevant tertiary education will be well regarded
- Minimum 4 years testing experience in construction materials testing (concrete and/or quarry materials)
- Previous laboratory supervisory or management experience desirable
- Ability to understand and execute ITP’s relevant to quarry and concrete production environments
- Organisation dedicated to health, safety and the environment
- Equal Opportunity Employer – Indigenous candidates are encouraged to apply
- Established ex-Defense Force Alumni providing ongoing support and mentoring
- Ongoing mentoring and guidance from outstanding industry leaders and colleagues
- Genuine career growth opportunities within Boral Australia
- Access to a variety of support networks including Boral Employee Assistance Program
Boral is Australia’s leading quarry operator, with 76 quarries, sand pits and gravel operations, supplying about 30 million tonnes of product annually. Our raw materials of stone, gravel and sand are used to build our homes, workplaces, public buildings, roads, and key infrastructure projects.
Our people provide solutions to help customers and stakeholders build a sustainable future in a changing world. Our values are what matters to us and guide our behaviours: Safety, Teamwork, Ambition, Accountability and Respect.
We’re proud of our legacy as a great Australian business and have a strong foundation to improve and continue fulfilling our purpose and what we do best - building something great.
Boral values and is committed to creating a diverse working environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All suitable applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability or age.
About the company
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Boral is the largest vertically-integrated construction materials company in Australia. Our network includes prized quarry and cement infrastructure, bitumen, construction materials recycling, asphalt, and concrete batching operations.
We employ about 9,000 employees and contractors across our operations that span more than 360 sites nationwide.
For 80 years, we’ve been building something great in Australia - rarely a day goes by that you wouldn’t pass one of our sites or trucks, enter a building, use a road, bridge, tunnel, footpath, or other critical infrastructure that our people and products have helped enable.