Technician - Sample Reception

2 days ago

Hamilton, New Zealand Hill Laboratories Full time

Hill Labs is a nationwide analytical testing laboratory, offering quality services to clients across multiple market sectors including agriculture, environmental and food.

**Our Agriculture Sample Reception team has fixed term opportunities available, based in Hamilton.**

We are looking for people who maintain a high level of integrity in their work, are capable of physical work, and enjoy developing their technical skills.

**Full, on the job training in a professional laboratory environment will be provided.**

**These are full time roles working 40 hours per week, which may include Saturdays.**

**KEY FOCUS**
- Manual sample preparation
- Conducting lab administration duties to ensure efficient ongoing delivery of a quality analytical service to our clients
- Data entry
- Working closely with the extended team throughout Hill Labs
- Supporting our clients’ needs
- Some lifting will be required

**Experience and Skills**
- Previous experience in a physically demanding role (advantageous)
- Previous administration experience in a laboratory (advantageous)
- Excellent computer skills, time management, organisational skills and attention to detail.
- Effective team player with excellent communication skills. Adaptable to work both individually and within a team, and be able to work effectively without direct supervision.
- Effective and proven customer service. Self-motivated with an ability to use initiative and go the extra mile
- Be able to develop new ideas and provide a solution to problems
- Able to work in a highly physical environment

**Who we are**
Hill Labs is a commercial provider of analytical services to a wide range of customers in New Zealand and overseas. We provide an excellent environment for fostering and developing talent and enabling innovation in a family-friendly, values driven and mature New Zealand owned business.

**What we offer**

Our staff gain value from a wide range of benefits such as subsidised onsite cafe, job related learning and development opportunities, a career advancement framework, subsidised employee schemes as well as more holistic benefits such as social events and health initiatives.

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