Laboratory Coordinator

Laboratory Coordinator

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Work type: Full Time Fortescue Employee
Location: Christmas Creek, Perth Bennett St
Categories: Technical & Engineering, Operations

Fortescue has an exciting future ahead. As well as producing over 180 million tonnes of iron ore per year, we’re diversifying our business to become an integrated global green energy and resources company.

Laboratory Coordinator 

Work Location: Christmas Creek – Fortescue’s Christmas Creek mine is located on the traditional lands of the Nyiyaparli people. 

Roster: 8D/6R FIFO ex. Perth 

We are currently seeking a highly motivated Laboratory Coordinator to join the site-based Operations Planning team. This permanent position is offered on a family friendly 8/6 dayshift only roster. With several works being completed at the Laboratory this year, your focus will be to enable the Laboratory team to complete high-quality sample analysis by coordinating operational and maintenance activities. You will lead by example, ensuring all works are completed safely in line with the Fortescue Values. 

Key responsibilities include: 

• Adhere to Fortescue’s vision and values 
• Build the operational foundation of the Laboratory by writing Safe Work Instructions that enable team members, not overwhelm them
• Drive a strong team focus on safety, ensuring all hazards and field leaderships are uploaded into Fortescue’s Business Management System 
• Coordinate all operational, maintenance (internal and external) and improvement activities, ensuring any risk to sample quality or turn-around-time is clearly communicated to the wide Operations Planning team
• Accountable for Laboratory spending, working through deviations from forecast with the Superintendent Technical Services and highlighting risks to the next forecast
• Mentor the team in best Laboratory Analysis practices, with a focus on the importance of eliminating sample bias and the effects of it on the Mine-to-Port supply chain
• Mentor the Laboratory Supervisors in effective team leadership and management of personnel. This includes creating achievable development plans for team members 
• Review the Laboratory teams training matrix, ensuring the team is cross-skilled to maintain continuous operations when planned/unplanned leave occurs

Qualifications and Experience: 

• 2-4 years’ experience in Laboratories analysing Iron Ore samples, including both manual and automated processing
• Demonstrated experience leading a large team of laboratory supervisors and technicians
• Able to effectively communicate laboratory operations to non-technical teams
• Competent in the use of Microsoft Office, particularly Outlook and Excel 
• Current Radiation Safety License from the WA Radiological Council 
• Demonstrated experience with Panalytical XRF analysers and their SuperQ application 
• Demonstrated experience in Prepmaster and ControlTrack Maintenance applications  
• Certificate IV in Laboratory Techniques (or equivalent) is desirable 
• Previous experience with SAP systems is desirable 

Fortescue is deeply committed to providing a safe culture that builds respect, fosters inclusiveness, and values diversity. We celebrate individual strengths and team members from all backgrounds are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work. Our global workforce drives and promotes an inclusive culture, both within our organisation and throughout the communities we interact with across the world. Diverse backgrounds include First Nations Peoples, people with differing abilities, LGBTIQ+ community, gender, neurodiverse, cultural diversity, all age groups, and those with an intersectional or multiple diverse characteristics. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

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Fortescue reserves the right to close applications early should a suitable pool of candidates be identified

Applications close: 24 Mar 2023 W. Australia Standard Time

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