Coordinator Laboratory

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 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.

There’s 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, you’ll 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, you’ll be empowered to change roles with training and internal mobility.

Our Benefits:

• Competitive salaries and employee discounts
• Flexible work options available
• Extended leave options including purchased leave, leave at half pay and access to pro-rata long service leave
• Opportunity to work for an endorsed WORK180 employer
• Paid parental leave and secondary carer’s leave available after 6 months service. 12 weeks paid parental leave for primary caregivers and 6 weeks paid secondary care giver’s leave
• 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
• Income protection after an accident or illness
• 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

So go on, make your mark. If you are excited by this role and want to join the team at the iconic Perth Mint, apply today.

In this role, you will be responsible to administer the laboratory’s document control and reporting functions, equipment compliance and metal reconciliation and sample return requirements. You will also collaborate with the Coordinator Fire Assay, Senior Development Chemist and R&D team on contractor management, procurement activities and inventory control. Additionally, you will provide general administration support for the Refinery Laboratory.

Your role as a Coordinator Laboratory will involve:

• Schedule and administer annual compliance requirements for audit, laboratory equipment calibrations and PM services
• Manage the review of laboratory operating manuals, JSEA’s and competency-based assessments
• Managing a contractor base through an Authority to Work (ATW) process
• Liaise with refinery settlement customers on umpires’ analysis on completion of the assay exchange process
• Make and interpret changes to laboratory documents after team review, issue updated copies
• Assist with coordination of workflow scheduling and other specialised tasks in fire assay
• Receipt and log external samples for analysis into the Progress database
• Scan and archive laboratory records, documents, and compliance reports into HPE Content Manager
• Report results for umpire analysis and ICP base metal scans to service external customers
• Prepare assay certificate for refinery products in conjunction with Treasury
• Assist with administering precious metal stock inventory
• Assist with asset management
• Assist with procurement activities and inventory control
• Data entry of external results for sweeps external recovery shipment analysis and reporting requirements
• Conduct all work in a safe and responsible manner
• Encourage environmental awareness and promote responsible environmental practices to all site personnel and workers

Experience:

• Certificate III of Business Administration or Laboratory Skills
• Previous office administration or assistant role, (preferable) in a laboratory
• Demonstrated experience in fire assaying (preferable) or laboratory
• Strong computer literacy
• Strong planning & organisational skills

It’s easy to dismiss the perfect opportunity if you don’t 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 25 November 2024. 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.

Our Commitment to Inclusion:

Inclusion is at the core of what we do. We are committed to equality and celebrate the diversity of race, gender, age, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, and all characteristics that make us unique as individuals.

We encourage applications from a range of candidates, including, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people of all gender identities, youth, seniors, the LGBTQI+ community and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

We recognise that standard recruitment processes are not accessible to everyone. If there are any accommodations or supports that would assist you in participating in the recruitment process for this role, please reach out to recruitment@perthmint.com.

To learn more about our diversity and inclusion initiatives please visit our website.