Laboratory Technician
Working together to keep our compost world-class.
Meadow Mushrooms Ltd are looking for a Laboratory Technician to join our Composting Plant in Dunsandel.
- Part Time
- 24 hours per week between Monday and Friday
- Flexible working hours (e.g. split across 3, 4 or 5 days)
- Full training provided
- Based on a rural farm location near Dunsandel and Rolleston – stunning views of the Southern Alps and farmland!
This is a great opportunity to join a close-knit team contributing to the start of the composting process for Meadow Mushrooms. Our compost is produced locally and plays a vital role in growing our high-quality mushrooms.
If you’re practically minded, enjoy hands-on work, and are looking for a change in career, this could be the perfect fit. Your flexibility, willingness to learn, and teamwork will help you thrive and make a real impact in this role.
Key Responsibilities:
- Collect samples throughout the composting process and analyse them using both basic and specialised laboratory equipment.
- Accurately record and enter data into the relevant spreadsheets and systems.
- Maintain stock levels of laboratory supplies and prepare dilute chemicals, compost extracts, and other required materials.
- Process driven and systems focused.
- Ensure the laboratory is kept clean, tidy, and well-organised at all times.
- Order laboratory supplies as required to ensure uninterrupted operations.
About You:
- Proven ability to work autonomously with a strong sense of diligence and accountability.
- Experience in roles requiring a structured approach, high accuracy, and strong attention to detail.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
- Must have reliable own transport, as there is no public transport available to the plant.
- Must have New Zealand residency or a valid New Zealand work Visa and currently be residing in New Zealand.
How to Apply:
Click “Apply” or visit our website below to complete your application form.
Please note, that any short-listed applicants will be required to undertake a Pre-Employment health assessment, drug test and ACC background check as part of our recruitment process.
- Department
- Research and Development / Technical
- Role
- Lab Assistant
- Locations
- Dunsandel
- Employment type
- Part-time
About Meadow Mushrooms
Meadow Mushrooms has been in the business of nourishing New Zealand communities since 1970. We do this through the nutritious mushrooms we grow and the numerous community groups or not-for-profit organisations we support with monetary and food donations. But we also do it through the many local suppliers and service providers we use, and the jobs we create to support our local and national economy.
We put the sustainability of our business over the past 50 years down to our passion and our people, right across the supply chain – from engineers, growers, harvesters and packers to procurement, technical, human resources, finance, sales, marketing and more. We employ close to 500 staff, most of whom are based at our farm or our composting site, both proudly set in the heart of Canterbury.
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