About the Company/Role:

• Well-known corportation that manufactures fertilizer looking to recruit an enthusiastic R&D Scientist to join their team on a maternity-leave contract
• The position will be based between both Geelong and the Western suburb sites so candidates must have access to their own car
• Monday-Friday, standard working hours

Duties:
Reporting to the R&D Supervisor, you will be responsible for:

• Chemical and physical testing of fertiliser products
• Receiving, logging, labelling, tracking, distributing and analysing samples (fertilisers, agricultural chemicals, soils and plants)
• Designing and executing laboratory testing according to standard procedures
• Conducting experiments under defined conditions to verify/reject various types of hypotheses using refined scientific methods
• Organize and store all chemicals substances, fluids and compressed gases according to safety instructions
• Assist and set up agronomic experiments in laboratory, glasshouse and field.

About you:

• Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry or Agronomy or related discipline
• 1-2 years of experience as a lab technician/research assistant, ideally within the Agri-Chemical industry
• Knowledge of SOP, QA and QC protocols
• Strong communication skills with the ability to engage with multiple stakeholders
• Excellent attention to detail

Apply!
If you think this could be the role for you then please apply now! Please send us a cover letter AND a detailed resume in WORD format (PDFs can be corrupted / not processed).
Or, if you have any questions, please contact Sarah or Deborah on 03 9040 1630.

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