Job Description Enjoy hands-on laboratory work? Join SGS - Metallurgy Pty Ltd in Welshpool as a casual
Metallurgy Technician
and put your skills to work across a range of client-focused metallurgical testing activities. Reporting to the Laboratory Supervisor, you’ll help deliver accurate, high-quality results through day-to-day testwork.
From managing samples and preparing materials to carrying out routine testing, you’ll play an important part in keeping laboratory operations running safely and efficiently, with quality at the heart of everything you do.
In this role, your responsibilities will include:
Receive, prepare, and manage samples, including inventory preparation
Conduct a range of metallurgical testwork activities, including:
Sample drying and weighing
Rotary and riffle splitting
Crushing and grinding
Routine comminution testing and grind establishments
Deliver high-quality testwork within project timelines
Maintain accurate records and adhere to QA/QC procedures
Use your initiative to work independently and support senior technicians and the wider team
Apply strong attention to detail to maintain consistent work standards
Qualifications To succeed in this role, you’ll bring:
1–2 years’ experience in minerals processing,
production or laboratory testing industries.
Knowledge and experience with various commodities and unit operations.
Experience in metallurgical laboratory operations and/or testing operations.
Forklift certification.
First aid training.
Availability to work on a casual roster, Monday to Friday, with shifts generally between 6 am and 3 pm.
Additional Information COME TO WORK AND BE 100% YOU SGS Australia supports a diverse workforce, we encourage applications from people of all ages, nationalities, abilities, and cultures – including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, the LGBTQI+ community and people living with disability. Providing employment opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people is an significant part of our SGS Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP). We truly believe the diversity among us will continue to foster a strong, innovative, and forward-thinking workplace.
SGS Australia acknowledges and pays respect to the past, present and future Traditional Custodians and Elders of this nation and the continuation of cultural, spiritual, and educational practices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.