Officer Laboratory (Laboratory Analyst)

Officer Laboratory Bell Bay Tasmania

• Deliver highquality laboratory and environmental analysis to support safe compliant operations
• Contribute to continuous improvement method development and audit readiness
• Permanent full-time opportunity

• Embrace the amazing lifestyle opportunity of Tasmania

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Laboratory Analyst to join our laboratory team at Bell Bay Aluminium. This role is ideal for someone with strong analytical capability attention to detail and experience working in regulated laboratory environments. You will play a critical role in ensuring accurate reliable and compliant analytical results that support site operations and environmental obligations.

Key Responsibilities

Perform routine and nonroutine laboratory analyses in accordance with approved methods and quality requirements
Undertake environmental sampling and analysis with a strong focus on water matrices
Prepare analyse and report samples using a range of analytical techniques
Operate maintain and troubleshoot laboratory instrumentation
Ensure compliance with NATA accreditation (ISO/IEC 17025) requirements
Maintain accurate records documentation and quality control data within laboratory systems
Support continuous improvement initiatives method development and laboratory audits

What youll bring

Proven experience working as a Laboratory Analyst or Technician in a commercial environmental or industrial laboratory
Strong understanding of laboratory QA/QC principles
High level of accuracy organisation and timemanagement skills
Ability to work independently while contributing effectively within a team
A strong commitment to safety quality and continuous improvement

Highly desirable

Experience with environmental sampling and water analysis
Handson experience with Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (AAS)
Experience analysing elemental compositions using XRD and/or XRF
Familiarity with NATAaccredited laboratories and ISO/IEC 17025 requirements
Experience using LIMS software (e.g. Sample Manager or similar systems)

What we offer

A supportive safetyfocused laboratory environment
Competitive remuneration based on experience
Paid parental leave up to 9 months (no distinction between primary or secondary carer)
Health cover scheme for employees and their immediate family
Salary sacrifice & packaging options rental mortgage super vehicle
Rio Tinto employee share program
Employee discounts banking accommodation motoring retail and more

Where you will be working

The Bell Bay smelter was initially built back in 1955 to overcome Australias dependence on imported aluminium. Our northern Tasmanian site was chosen thanks to its proximity to a deepwater port and for Tasmanias clean hydroelectric generating our first year of operation we produced just 1200 tonnes of aluminium.

Today after decades of collaboration innovation and investment there is a strong sense of history family and pride at Bell Bay Aluminium. Generations work alongside each other at our site and we are proud to be part of the local community.

Our site is situated at the mouth of the Kanamaluka / Tamar River approximately five kilometres from George Town and 45 kilometres from Launceston. Nearly 500 employees work at Bell Bay Aluminium making it one of northern Tasmanias largest private employers. Operating 24 hours a day 365 days a year the site produces around 190000 tonnes of aluminium annually supplying global markets across transport construction packaging and electrical industries.

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About Rio Tinto

Rio Tinto is a leading global mining and materials company. We operate in 35 countries where we produce iron ore copper aluminium critical minerals and other materials needed for the global energy transition and for people communities and nations to thrive.

We have been mining for 150 years and operate with knowledge built up across generations and continents. Our purpose is finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs striving for innovation and continuous improvement to produce materials with low emissions and to the right environmental social and governance standards. But we cant do it on our own so were focused on creating partnerships to solve problems create win-win situations and meet opportunities.

Respect and Inclusion

At Rio Tinto we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people women the LGBTI community mature workers people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds.

We are committed to an inclusive environment where people feel comfortable to be themselves. We want our people to feel that all voices are heard all cultures respected and that a variety of perspectives are not only welcome they are essential to our success. We treat each other fairly and with dignity regardless of race gender nationality ethnic origin religion age sexual orientation or anything else that makes us different.