Sample Reception Technician
AsureQuality
Date: 15 hours ago
City: Christchurch, Canterbury
Contract type: Full time
Company Description
Everyday our experienced team of 1800+ people work alongside farmers, producers, and others throughout the food supply chain to help them uphold what Aotearoa stands for in food - a higher standard of quality and safety.
We are passionate about our shared role as Kaitiaki Kai, guardians of food, and have a deep responsibility to do the right thing for food and the environments it comes from.
We are committed to attracting, developing, and retaining great people, and supporting them to be the best they can be. We know diverse teams are stronger teams and we believe in fairness and opportunity for all.
Job Description
We are looking for a Full time Permanent Technician to join our Sample Reception Team based at our Food Testing Laboratory in Christchurch. AsureQuality are the largest Food Testing Laboratory in the Southern Hemisphere and there is good career path within our organisation.
Successful applicants will be responsible for supporting the laboratory to ensure our customers’ products meet the highest standards of quality and safety. The successful candidates will be given full on the job training.
The roster on offer is Tuesday to Saturday between 7am and 6pm with some flexibility to work overtime when required
About You
We would love to hear from motivated individuals with a passion for food safety and quality. Ideally you will have or be:
Qualifications
Experience working a fast paced environment. Strong eye for detail and basic computer skills.
Everyday our experienced team of 1800+ people work alongside farmers, producers, and others throughout the food supply chain to help them uphold what Aotearoa stands for in food - a higher standard of quality and safety.
We are passionate about our shared role as Kaitiaki Kai, guardians of food, and have a deep responsibility to do the right thing for food and the environments it comes from.
We are committed to attracting, developing, and retaining great people, and supporting them to be the best they can be. We know diverse teams are stronger teams and we believe in fairness and opportunity for all.
Job Description
We are looking for a Full time Permanent Technician to join our Sample Reception Team based at our Food Testing Laboratory in Christchurch. AsureQuality are the largest Food Testing Laboratory in the Southern Hemisphere and there is good career path within our organisation.
Successful applicants will be responsible for supporting the laboratory to ensure our customers’ products meet the highest standards of quality and safety. The successful candidates will be given full on the job training.
The roster on offer is Tuesday to Saturday between 7am and 6pm with some flexibility to work overtime when required
About You
We would love to hear from motivated individuals with a passion for food safety and quality. Ideally you will have or be:
- Experience in Retail, Hospitality or in a Production environment.
- Strong eye for detail.
- Have a willingness to become part of a highly regulated and fast paced environment.
- Pride yourself on managing your time efficiently and able to prioritise work effectively to meet targets and deadlines.
- Good communication skills both written and oral and computer skills in Microsoft Application such as Word and Excel
- Unpacking samples on arrival.
- Registration of samples into the Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS).
- Locating retention and disposal of ambient, chilled and frozen samples.
- Maintaining temperature records and keeping training records up to date.
- Assisting Customer Service and the Laboratory Technical teams with any queries.
- Assisting the subsampling team applying aseptic techniques for subsampling processes.
Qualifications
Experience working a fast paced environment. Strong eye for detail and basic computer skills.
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