Process Laboratory Analyst

New Zealand Steel, a wholly owned subsidiary of BlueScope, manufactures and markets a range of flat rolled steel products for the building, construction, manufacturing and agricultural sectors.  You may know us for our flagship COLORSTEEL® brand.

An opportunity to join the Quality Assurance Team in a Process Laboratory Analyst role has become available, in this role you will be working to ensure the quality of our product. 

What you will be doing

Your day-to-day duties will include the collection, preparation and testing of steel, iron, and slag for quality control purposes. Training of our internal laboratory operations practices and computing systems will be provided to the successful candidate, this role gives opportunities of growth and development within New Zealand Steel.

This is a 6-month fixed term position from December 2024 - May 2025 within our small quality assurance team, the normal working hours for this position is an average of 42hours per week (12hour shifts 4/4 rotating shifts) however to ensure that operational requirements are met, you may be required to work additional hours when needed.

What you will bring to the role

An understanding of laboratory quality procedures (TQM) and experience of the testing equipment (OES, XRF, etc.), testing techniques as well as test result validation is preferable, but not essential.

You will be safety conscious, have excellent communication skills and great attention to detail, you will enjoy working autonomously and have a good understanding of scientific and mathematical information. 

You will need to demonstrate a commitment to teamwork along with a willingness to positively contribute to a diverse and inclusive work environment and an uncompromising attitude towards health and safety.

What we can offer

Being part of the BlueScope brand makes us a strong and successful global company offering connections throughout the world and providing access to resources and tools from the wider business. We believe our people are our strength and embrace diversity and inclusion as we aim to have the right people in the right roles to move us into the future. We have opportunities for learning and development, unique work location, onsite medical centre, free parking, an excellent remuneration package and a supportive team environment

 

If this sounds like you and could be the next step in your career? Click ‘Apply’ now!