Sample Preparation Supervisor

About the role

Bureau Veritas Minerals is looking for a Supervisor, Sample Preparation to lead its high-performing sample preparation team in Wingfield, Adelaide. The role ensures safe, efficient and high-quality operations in a fast-paced laboratory environment, and suits someone who enjoys developing people and driving performance.

Key responsibilities

• Lead, support and inspire a team across crushing, milling, drying and splitting operations.
• Keep production flowing efficiently to meet daily and weekly targets, ensuring standard procedures are followed.
• Build a strong, safety-first culture through coaching, mentoring and visible leadership.
• Work closely with Maintenance, Logistics and Lab teams to keep operations running smoothly.
• Identify inefficiencies and implement smarter ways of working.
• Maintain accurate shift reports, monitor KPIs and ensure quality standards are met.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.

Required profile

• Experience supervising or leading teams (lab, mining, processing or manufacturing ideal).
• Understanding of sample preparation workflows or similar production environments.
• Proactive, hands-on leadership approach.
• Strong communication, organisation and problem-solving skills.
• Passion for safety, quality and continuous improvement.
• Full availability across all shifts; roster may change in the future.

Required skills

• Desirable: exposure to LIMS or production systems.
• Desirable: Lean or process improvement knowledge.
• Desirable: forklift licence or similar operational tickets.

Roster

• Monday to Friday, with weekend overtime available as an advantage.
• Shifts rotate every fortnight: day (7am-3pm), afternoon (3pm-11pm) and night (11pm-7am).

What we offer

• Competitive salary and career advancement opportunities.
• Cultural leave, training and development, and a discounted health and wellbeing platform.
• Employee assistance program, discounted health insurance with Bupa and retail discounts via Cliqit.
• Superannuation salary sacrifice.