Technician - Microbiology Fixed Term

1 day ago

Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand AsureQuality Full time
Company Description

Everyday our experienced team of 1700+ 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.

We have a fixed term role to cover a 12 month parental leave in our our Microbiology Team based at our Lynfield Laboratory. This opportunity sits within our General Microbiology Reporting team. The successful applicant will be responsible for carrying out Microbiological analysis on routine samples and ensure our customer's products meet the highest standards of quality and safety.

Your key duties will involve:

  • Complete sample testing within the given turn-around-time (TAT)
  • Strictly adhere to all laboratory and regulatory quality assurance procedures
  • Ensure all relevant records are kept up to date at all times
  • Maintain a clean and tidy work area
  • Participate and contribute to working safely
  • Be actively involved in all the day to day improvement activities

Our laboratory is open 7 days a week and flexibility to work overtime at short notice is ideal. The roster on offer includes at least one weekend day as part of your roster. The successful applicant will be working a minimum of 40 hours per week. Please note  shift work is involved in the processing team between 6.00am and 10.00pm.

About you:

We want to hear from motivated individuals who are keen team players with a passion for providing quality customer focus. Ideally you will have/be;

  • Recent graduate
  • Experience in a similar environment or worked in Retail or Hospitality
  • Passionate about Microbiology as a career
  • Good hand and eye co-ordination
  • Strong attention to detail
  • Ability to work under pressure
  • Excellent time management and organisational skill
  • Clear communication (both written and verbal)

Please not we will not be short listing for his role until 05/01/2026

Qualifications

BSc Microbiology, Food Science

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