Job Description

Senior Laboratory Technician

• Opportunity to grow your Microbiology & Laboratory career!

• Collaborative and dynamic work environment

• Location: King St, Hastings, New Zealand.

Grow Your Food Safety & Quality Career with Kraft Heinz!

Are you looking to grow your career in Food Safety & Quality? Do you want to join a dynamic team with a proven track record of internal growth and career advancement opportunities? We have an exciting permanent opportunity for an Senior Laboratory Technician to join our Quality team based out of King St (Hastings), New Zealand!

The Company

The Kraft Heinz Company is one of the largest food and beverage companies in the world, with eight $1 billion+ brands and global sales of approximately $25 billion. Our brands are truly global, with products produced and marketed in over 40 countries. These beloved products include condiments and sauces, cheese and dairy, meals, meats, refreshment beverages, coffee, infant and nutrition products, and numerous other grocery products in a portfolio of more than 200 legacy and emerging brands.

Key position responsibilities include, but not limited to:

• The Senior Laboratory Technician position is responsible for the day to day running of the lab and to act for the Laboratory Manager in their absence.

• Ensure the Lab maintains quality standards (ISO 17025. RLP criteria), whilst managing complex and urgent laboratory matters to support Laboratory Manager.

• Support with Lab Technician training and supervisory activities.

• Checking equipment calibrations, sourcing alternative equipment, and ensuring the quality of laboratory results are of a high standard.

• Ensure laboratory equipment, reagents, media used in the daily performance of work has been calibrated and verified as required by the HW Laboratory manual

About you:

• Tertiary qualification e.g. Bachelor of Science, Microbiology, Chemistry or similar required.

• Strong & proven experience working in a laboratory setting within manufacturing is required.

• People leadership exposure is desired, but not mandatory.

• Strong proficiency using Microsoft Office e.g. Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint.

• LIMs Database exposure is strongly desired.

• Great people leadership capability, communication skills, and a proactive thinker.

• Eligibility to work in New Zealand – with full working rights.

Benefits of working with us

• Pay for Performance – industry leading variable compensation offerings tied to company and individual performance on top of a competitive base salary package

• Parental Leave – paid time off for both primary AND secondary caregivers

• Leave Options – Purchased leave, volunteer leave and LiveWell leave programs to give you even more flexibility to plan your life and spend time on causes that matter

• Great Place to Work certification in Australia and New Zealand

• In House Training Programs

• Corporate Discount Programs 

Ready to make an Impact?

If you're passionate about Microbiology & Laboratories, eager to learn, and enjoy working in a team environment, please submit your application soon. We will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis and reserve the right to close our job advertisements early.

Location(s)

Kraft Heinz is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Underrepresented Ethnic Minority Groups/Women/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity and other protected classes.