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Laboratory Manager BVAQ PTY LTD

DTS Food Assurance has changed our name to BVAQ due to the acquisition by the Bureau Veritas Asure Quality Joint Venture.

BVAQ are a leading partner to the Food Industry for over 60 years, supporting businesses with the widest range of analytical services and expertise within one organisation. The team at BVAQ have developed robust quality systems, invested in comprehensive equipment, assets and services to ensure that our facility is a world class operation.

BVAQ is seeking to appoint the Laboratory Manager for our NSW operations. You will be directly responsible for ensuring the achievement of operational objectives to support the vision and strategic plans for BVAQ. You will also be responsible for providing technical support to business development initiatives in NSW.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Ensuring the service delivery from NSW meets or exceeds BVAQ customer requirements
• Review, develop and introduce systems, practices and cultural changes that enables the laboratory to better meet business demands within agreed timeframes and expected quality standards
• Provide expert advice on technical matters, to our customers
• Ensure the business unit performs within budget and achieves financial goals
• Ensure compliance to all Quality and EH&S systems
• Ensure staff are appropriately trained, cognizant of, and competent in all company procedures
• Assist in the development and implementation of new business initiatives to achieve business objectives.

RELEVANT EDUCATION/QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE:

• A Bachelor of Science or related discipline
• A minimum of 5 years’ experience in a management or supervisory role within a laboratory environment
• Experience developing budgets and business plans
• Experience and knowledge in the applications of Quality Systems
• Demonstrated ability to meet business targets and objectives
• Demonstrated ability to manage/co-ordinate service/project delivery across functional groups
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong customer focus
• Demonstrated problem solving and negotiation skills
• Experienced in MS Office and LIMS systems

We offer a competitive salary, performance bonus and vehicle allowance. Please provide a resume and cover letter indicating your suitability against the requirements of the role.

Only applicants with the right to live and work unrestricted in Australia can be considered on this occasion.

For further information or to apply for this position please do so via this link:

https://www.seek.com.au/job/50646766?type=standard#searchRequestToken=ee60d435-e605-4f3f-8b35-62b7c5df4dfe

Lecturer/Research Fellow in Food Science - University of Tasmania

Contribute to developing the research and graduate teaching program in food innovation at the Tasmanian Institute for Agriculture.

• Full time, fixed term appointment for three years
• Based in Launceston
• Contribute to periodic research work within the Defence Science and Technology Group (DST) Food and Nutrition Laboratories.

The Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA) is a research institute at the University of Tasmania specialising in research, development, extension and education to support prosperous, innovative and sustainable agriculture and food sectors in Tasmania.

The Opportunity

The Lecturer/Research Fellow in Food Science will provide research and postgraduate training to serve the growing industry funded fresh produce shelf life and quality research. Additionally, the successful applicant will support the added value meals food quality and safety research in association with DST and CSIRO.

This position will contribute to the digitalisation of data for Industry 4.0 applications using artificial intelligence approaches. The focus will be to match instrumental data to human perceptions of food quality to optimise production, processing and storage variables and produce premium foods of high sensory impact. 

Key Accountabilities:

• Contribute to the University’s achievement of strategic objectives and fulfillment of operational responsibilities.
• Post graduate research supervision in food quality measurement and new product development related areas.
• Develop and deliver food, agriculture and nutrition courses to meet identified demands and opportunities.
• Visible role in northern development and promotion of UTAS.
• Develop capabilities that will increase the proportion of Tasmanian secondary students enrolling in food/STEM at UTAS.

Your Application:

To be successful in the role, your application will need to demonstrate:

• Australian citizenship and ability to qualify for Australian Government Baseline Security Clearance.
• A PhD in a relevant food science field.
• Expertise in food quality measurements using advanced instrumentation.
• Competency for developing artificial intelligence approaches to match instrumental data to human perceptions of food quality.
• Capability to run food sensory and new product development science.

How to Apply:

• To revise the position description and apply online, please see the following link: https://careers.utas.edu.au/cw/en/job/495017/lecturerresearch-fellow-in-food-science   
• Please provide your resume, cover letter outlining your suitability and motivation for the role, and your responses to the position/selection criteria.
• For further information about this position, please contact Professor Roger Stanley, Professor of Food Science & Technology, Roger.Stanley@utas.edu.au or (03) 6324 3813. 
• Please visit http://www.utas.edu.au/jobs/applying2 for our guide to applying and details on the recruitment process.

Applications close, Saturday 24th October 2020 at 11:55pm.

To be eligible for this position, you are required to have Australian citizenship, permanent residence or a current valid visa that allows you to fulfill the requirements of this role.