Laboratory Assistant (Agrochemicals)

Job description

Solvay is a science company whose technologies bring benefits to many aspects of daily life. With more than 24,100 employees in 64 countries, Solvay bonds people, ideas and elements to reinvent progress. The Group seeks to create sustainable shared value for all, notably through its Solvay One Planet plan crafted around three pillars: protecting the climate, preserving resources and fostering better life. The Group’s innovative solutions contribute to safer, cleaner, and more sustainable products found in homes, food and consumer goods, planes, cars, batteries, smart devices, health care applications, water and air purification systems. Founded in 1863, Solvay today ranks among the world’s top three companies for the vast majority of its activities and delivered net sales of €10.2 billion in 2019. Solvay is listed on Euronext Brussels (SOLB) and Paris and in the United States, where its shares (SOLVY) are traded through a Level I ADR program.Novecare develops and produces formulations that alter the properties of liquids. It offers solutions to the oil and gas industry using an extensive range of surface chemistries combined with applications expertise. Novecare also provide specialty solutions for certain industrial applications, agricultural, and coatings markets.

Job Overview and Responsibilities:

The primary responsibility of this position is to provide laboratory support to the Agrochemical business in Australia. This role will report to the Lab Manager.

Main Responsibilities: 
•Assist in project work and development of new Agrochemical formulations 
•Assist in building global technical data for Solvay’s products and systematic records of experiment results 
•Manage the purchase of laboratory equipment, consumables, packaging items as well as sourcing of raw materials 
•Manage the calibration of laboratory equipment 
•Ensure proper housekeeping of the laboratory while maintaining Solvay's safety requirements and procedures in the laboratory 

Education and Experience:

·  Minimum Bachelor Degree in Chemistry or similar discipline
·  Fresh graduates are welcome to apply 
·  Experience in a laboratory environment with good computer literacy in Microsoft Office 

Skills:

·  Good analytical skill
·  Excellent communication and interpersonal skills