Technical Trainer - Geochemistry Laboratory

About the role

SGS Australia, a provider of testing, inspection and certification services, is hiring a Technical Trainer based at Perth Airport. You will turn your laboratory expertise into others' confidence by developing laboratory teams, from sample preparation to analytical instrumentation. The role reports to the Senior Technical & Quality Manager and involves regular travel to sites.

Key responsibilities

• Deliver hands-on training across sample receipt, preparation, digestion, fusion and dispatch, reinforcing safe and accurate techniques.
• Build practical capability in ICP-OES, ICP-MS, XRF, LECO, AAS and other instruments, covering operation, routine maintenance and troubleshooting.
• Create training resources, refresher programs and competency assessments, and keep accurate training records and matrices.
• Coach and mentor laboratory personnel, assess workplace competency and tailor training to development needs.
• Partner with laboratory, technical and quality teams on onboarding, new equipment and methods, and address capability gaps.
• Visit sites to train, demonstrate equipment and assess competency against approved procedures.
• Reinforce safety, contamination control, data integrity, traceability and QA/QC in line with SGS procedures, ISO 9001 and ISO/IEC 17025 requirements.
• Contribute to procedure improvements, investigations, corrective actions and targeted retraining.

Required profile

• Relevant scientific or laboratory qualification, with at least 3-5 years' experience in a commercial geochemistry laboratory.
• Strong practical grounding in sample handling and preparation (drying, crushing, pulverising, milling, splitting, subsampling, filter pressing, weighing).
• Experience training, coaching or mentoring laboratory operators or technical teams, with clear communication of technical concepts.
• Knowledge of laboratory safety, QA/QC, ISO 9001 and ISO/IEC 17025.
• Regular travel to sites is required.

Required skills

• Hands-on experience with ICP-OES, ICP-MS, XRF, LECO and AAS, including routine operation, basic maintenance and troubleshooting.
• Wet chemistry techniques (desirable).
• Computer literacy for managing technical documentation, training records and competency tracking.

What we offer

• Paid parental leave and paid time for volunteering and blood donation.
• Corporate health and wellbeing offers and ongoing learning and development.
• Career development opportunities nationally and globally.
• SGS Rewards, an employee benefits platform with retail and online discounts and cashback.