Oceanographic technician - h/f

Job description

Under the direction of the Operations Manager in South Africa (CLS Southern Africa) and the CEO Director (CLS Oceania), the duties and responsibilities of the Oceanographic Technician are:

Keeping workshop supplies and tools ready by inventorying stock; placing and verifying receipt of orders.
Testing of scientific instruments in the workshop and field.
Preparing and placing orders of project consumables and instrumentation.
Monitoring orders and verifying safe receipt of items.
Assistance with the preparation of project documentation and packing of shipments for freighting to the work site.
Travel to remote work sites for the configuration of instruments and rigging up of oceanographic moorings.
Deployment and recovery of moorings from vessels and documenting these operations.
Liaison with client representatives and vessel crew on work sites.
Documentation of all work so as to comply with the company's quality objectives.
Maintaining a safe work environment by following codes, standards, and legal regulations of the company and its client's work sites
Updating job knowledge by participating in training opportunities; including the reading of technical publications and training manuals.

Desired profile

Educational and Experience

Combination of education and experience: At least a 3-year degree or diploma in a science or engineering discipline and a technical understanding of instrumentation. A working understanding of a range of oceanographic instrumentation would be an advantage.

Working Environment

The work is performed primarily in an office and warehouse environment and involves use of computers and other office equipment. Normal working hours (8 hours/week) are scheduled during the office hours of 8am-4pm, Monday through Friday.

In addition, this position will require travel to remote work sites and field work from vessels and platforms. The Oceanographic Technician will be called upon to work outside of established hours in order to satisfy particular job requirements, for travel, and to support customers in a range of time zones.

Physical Demands

The field work may occasionally be physically demanding. It is a requirement of this position that the candidate maintain a valid Offshore Medical Certificate and undergo Offshore Survival Training, the cost of which will be for the company's account.

The ideal candidate will possess the following attributes:

Independent, goal-oriented self-starter with focus on detail
Passion for the marine environment
Familiar with a variety of oceanographic and meteorological instrumentation
Proficiency with Microsoft software (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc).
Other characteristics:
Ability to understand, react, and adapt to various technical requirements
Focused on safety
Technical writing capability
Sound judgment; ability to multi-task; decision maker; proactivity; dynamism

Travel

The job will require local, national, possibly international travel and occasionally involving weekends. Out of town travel is estimated up to 10% of the Incumbent's workdays annually.




How to apply

Please upload your application on linkedin.
Email: clsoceania-administration@groupcls.com and cc: sbesnard@groupcls.com and mbarriere@groupcls.com

About CLS

CLS Oceania Pty Ltd is a subsidiary of the CLS Group (www.cls.fr/en) with offices in Melbourne and Hobart providing satellite-based products and services (air-time and value added) for various applications such as monitoring, tracking and data collection. Clients consists of government, educational/universities, research institutes, regional secretariats and private companies.