Technical Assistant
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Job Location:
East Perth - Australia
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Work with world-renowned products and services.
12-month contract with flexible hours.
Competitive salary of $83959 base plus Super!
About Us:
Welcome to The Perth Mint where golden career opportunities await.
The Perth Mint is an iconic Western Australian organisation operating on a truly global scale. Situated in East Perth for over 125 years The Perth Mint is a premier tourist destination an award-winning exporter and a key supplier of precious metals to markets throughout the world.
Theres no organisation quite like it with a variety of roles available from engineers and chemists to artists and technicians.
Foster your fascination and pride in our work. Get inspired every day by the world-class precious metal products we work together to refine design produce and then distribute all over the globe. Connect to the rich history of our industry in a workplace firmly rooted in the present as leaders in sustainability and inclusion.
At The Perth Mint youll be supported in a diverse team where differences are celebrated and your well-being matters striking the right work-life balance with compassionate team benefits. And if your career goals change youll be empowered to change roles with training and internal mobility.
We value inclusion and welcome applicants from all backgrounds including First Nations people people with disability LGBTQI communities culturally diverse groups youth and seniors. If you need accommodations please contact.
The Opportunity:
If you enjoy problem solving accuracy and working in a laboratory environment this role offers a chance to apply those strengths in a practical hands-on setting.
Based in our Coining Division in East Perth this is a 12-month parental leave contract with an immediate start. Youll support the Technical Services team by carrying out testing and quality checks that help ensure products meet required standards and production continues to run smoothly.
Your role will involve testing coining and blanking products for physical determinants such as white spot and red spot conducting assay sampling and reporting results accurately and on time. Youll generate quality certificates for external products and contribute to R&D and process improvement work sharing findings with key stakeholders.
This is a laboratory-based role working with microscopes acids wastewater processes and specialised equipment including operating the PVD unit. Youll also assist with calibration vapour testing shower alarm testing maintaining the SDS database and supporting production during stocktakes and recoveries. As part of the Emergency Response Team youll help contribute to a safe and compliant site.
About You:
Youre organised methodical and comfortable working in a laboratory or technical environment. You have experience in manufacturing and a solid understanding of quality control and assurance. Youre confident using lab equipment following procedures and documenting results accurately.
A Certificate IV in Laboratory Techniques is ideal for this role. You communicate clearly work well with others and take pride in doing things properly. Youre dependable safety focused and committed to contributing to a well-run professional operation.
Our Benefits:
- Competitive salaries and employee discounts
- Flexible work options available
- Opportunity to work for an endorsedWORK180employer
- Training and development opportunities
- Opportunities to be part of our wide and active range of Employee Resourcing Groups:Reconciliation Gender Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) Disability Mental Health and Neurodiversity and Perth Mint with Pride
- Charity and volunteer initiatives
- Health and wellness programs including an Employee Assistance Program ongoing wellbeing initiatives and workplace community building spaces
- Our full list of benefits and why we are recognised as an Endorsed Employer for Women by WORK180 can be seen on the WORK180 website
Its easy to dismiss the perfect opportunity if you dont see yourself as the perfect fit. If this role feels right no matter your background or personal circumstances please submit your application.
Applications close on 23 January 2026. The Perth Mint reserves the right to close applications prior to this date.
Candidates must have the right to work in Australia and pass our national security check.
Required Experience:
Junior IC
Key Skills
- Public Health
- Proofreading
- Computer Operation
- Mediation Experience
- Phlebotomy
- Instructional Design
- Project Leadership
- Customer Support
- Specimen Collection / Processing
- Cataloging
- Remedy
- Research Laboratory Experience
About Company
The Perth Mint manufactures and sells gold, silver and platinum collector coins; gold and silver bullion bars and coins; luxury jewellery. Buy online or visit the shop today
