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Supervisor - Sample Preparation

South Australia💼 Full-time🗓 2026-08-28 → 2026-09-26

Core

Lead a high-performing sample preparation team in a mining laboratory environment, ensuring safe, efficient, and high-quality operations across crushing, milling, drying, and splitting workflows.

Role type

Hands-on laboratory operations supervisor

Builds

Sample preparation outputs for exploration and mining projects

Domain

Mining & Minerals / Laboratory Testing

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Team leadership, production workflow management, safety culture development, cross-functional collaboration, operational efficiency improvement, shift reporting, KPI monitoring

Preferred skills

LIMS system exposure, Lean/process improvement knowledge, forklift operation

Technologies

LIMS, production systems

Responsibilities

Lead and support team operations in crushing, milling, drying, and splitting; maintain production flow to meet targets; coach staff on safety and procedures; collaborate with Maintenance and Logistics teams; identify inefficiencies; monitor KPIs and shift reports; drive continuous improvement initiatives

Seniority

Mid-level, hands-on IC with team leadership

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