Job Description: Nutrition Laboratory – Technician
Position Purpose: The purpose of this position is to perform a range of routine chemical
analyses of a range of food and feed sample types, and to undertake
sample preparation, sub-sampling, record keeping, equipment
maintenance, waste disposal activities. Analytical techniques will include
those used to determine: Total solids, ash, fats, dry matter, Dietary fibre,
p H, and calorific value.
Department: Nutrition Lab
Location: Manawatū
Reports to: Manager - Nutrition Laboratory
Responsible for: Nil
Delegations: Nil
Job Title: Nutrition Laboratory – Technician
Key relationships: Internal External
Manager – Nutrition Laboratory Service Technicians
Laboratory Staff
Researchers/Students
Service Technicians
ITS
Massey University: We are a world-leading university in many academic disciplines and fields
of research. Our point of difference is research that is connected to
community and industry. Our researchers are developing expertise and
skills to advance human knowledge and understanding. Working together
across disciplines and locations, we solve national and global problems
through fundamental, applied and interdisciplinary research, while
culturally and artistically enriching our world.
We are deeply committed to being a Te Tiriti-led university, demonstrating
authentic leadership in contemporary Aotearoa New Zealand as we uphold
Te Tiriti o Waitangi, the founding document of our nation, and its principles
through our practice. We embrace this not just as an obligation but as a
real opportunity for the nation and its people.
Our educators are preparing a new generation of global leaders. Our
students are diverse and are attracted to Massey because they want to
achieve their personal goals or make their mark in the world. They
experience world-class learning that recognises their intellectual and
cultural strengths, expands their horizons and prepares them to contribute
to a rapidly transforming world with skills, critical and creative thinking and
leadership.
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