Highlights

- Pioneer sustainable battery recycling with world-first technology
- 4 days on/4 days off roster with 12-hour shifts
- Fast-paced start-up backed by leading climate-tech investors

Position summary

Join our dynamic team as a Laboratory Technician and play a vital role in supporting Australia's first commercial-scale lithium-ion battery recycling demonstration plant in Perth.

You'll conduct routine chemical analyses including titrations, pH testing, and solution analysis on instrumentation, whilst collecting and preparing samples from plant operations to ensure accurate data underpins our world-first alkali recycling process. Your robust attention to detail and methodical approach will be essential as you maintain laboratory safety procedures, manage chemical handling, and support calibration and basic maintenance of laboratory equipment.

Working on a 4 days on/4 days off roster with 12-hour rotating day and night shifts, you'll provide critical analytical support for continuous plant operations, recording results accurately in laboratory systems and communicating findings to operations and technical teams.

This hands-on position requires expertise in chemical or metallurgical laboratories, with desirable experience in alkali-based processes, battery materials, hydrometallurgical laboratory techniques, and familiarity with laboratory inventory management systems (LIMS).

Your team collaboration and communication skills will enable you to contribute ideas for improving laboratory procedures whilst supporting process trials and plant campaigns that recover over 95% of critical minerals including lithium, nickel, cobalt, copper, and manganese.





If you're a practical problem-solver with Australian working rights and qualifications in laboratory techniques or chemistry, this opportunity offers meaningful work in accelerating decarbonisation and tackling the e-waste challenge in a rapid-paced start-up environment.

About the role

- Collect, prepare and analyse samples from plant operations in accordance with established procedures.
- Conduct routine chemical analyses including titrations, pH testing and solution analysis using laboratory instrumentation.
- Record test results accurately in laboratory systems and communicate findings to operations and technical teams.
- Maintain a clean, organised and safe laboratory environment following all safety procedures and chemical handling protocols.
- Support calibration, basic maintenance and routine checks of laboratory equipment.
- Assist with identifying anomalies or trends in test results and escalate inconsistencies when required.
- Provide timely analytical support for process trials and plant campaigns to ensure reliable data collection.
- Work on a 4 days on/4 days off roster consisting of 12-hour rotating day and night shifts.
- Contribute ideas for improving laboratory procedures, efficiency and data quality.
- Support a range of laboratory and site-based tasks as required in a fast-paced operational environment.





About the candidate

- Hold Australian working rights and a qualification in laboratory techniques, chemistry, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- Demonstrate proven experience working in chemical or metallurgical laboratories with strong technical capability.
- Possess exceptional attention to detail and a methodical approach to conducting routine chemical analyses and recording results accurately.
- Exhibit a strong commitment to laboratory safety, including proper chemical handling, waste management, and consistent use of PPE.
- Display excellent communication skills and a team-oriented attitude, with the ability to relay test results and observations effectively to operations and technical teams.
- Show willingness to learn new processes, testing methods, and quality requirements in a fast-paced start-up environment.
- Demonstrate reliability and punctuality with the ability to work 12-hour rotating day and night shifts on a 4-on/4-off roster.
- Possess basic computer literacy for accurate data recording and reporting in laboratory systems.
- Bring a practical, problem-solving mindset with the ability to identify anomalies or trends in results and escalate issues appropriately.
- Demonstrate adaptability and flexibility to support a range of laboratory and site-based tasks as required in continuous plant operations.
- Show enthusiasm for contributing ideas to improve laboratory procedures, efficiency, and data quality.
- Ideally possess familiarity with alkali-based processes, battery materials, industrial sampling, or laboratory inventory management systems.

📌 Laboratory Technician - Battery Recycling (Kewdale)
🏢 AQYR
📍 Kewdale