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Technical Specialist

  • Townsville & Northern QLD, QLD
  • Technical Manager
  • Permanent - full time
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Your next opportunity:

Every project we help build, starts with the right materials. As our go-to expert for quarry products like aggregates, sands, road base and cement treated materials, you’ll make sure we get it right. You’ll be the link between our labs, operations and sales teams, turning lab results into real answers for our customers.

Your day:

  • Run trials and tests to make our products better and longer lasting
  • Help our teams and customers choose the right materials and mixes
  • Look after our quarry registrations with TMR
  • Register and maintain our cement treated base (CTB) mix designs with TMR
  • Make sure our products meet the required standards (Australian Standards, TMR and NATA)
  • Help review tenders and maintain quality control documentation on awarded projects
  • Work with customers, engineers, contractors and our own people to solve problems

What we are looking for:

  • A degree or diploma in civil engineering, materials engineering, geology or construction materials, or equivalent industry experience
  • Experience in quarrying or construction materials
  • Knowledge of Australian Standards, TMR specs and Austroads
  • Experience working in a NATA-accredited lab
  • A practical, hands-on approach to solving technical problem

What's on offer:

  • A competitive salary based on your skills and experience
  • A fully maintained work vehicle
  • A supportive team that backs your development
  • Real career growth at Boral Australia
  • A workplace that puts health, safety and the environment first
  • Work that makes a difference to the community

Choose from our Townsville, Toowoomba or Booyal quarries as your home base. You’ll look after a portfolio of 10 quarries, so you’ll need a current driver’s licence and be happy to travel, including overnight stays and flights.

About Boral Quarries

Boral is Australia’s leading quarry operator, with 76 quarries, sand pits and gravel operations, supplying about 30 million tonnes of product annually. Our raw materials of stone, gravel and sand are used to build our homes, workplaces, public buildings, roads, and key infrastructure projects.

Our people provide solutions to help customers and stakeholders build a sustainable future in a changing world. Our values are what matters to us and guide our behaviours: Safety, Teamwork, Ambition, Accountability and Respect.

We’re proud of our legacy as a great Australian business and have a strong foundation to improve and continue fulfilling our purpose and what we do best - building something great.

Boral values and is committed to creating a diverse working environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All suitable applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability or age.

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