Details - Technical Officer

• Full time
• Continuing
• Bundoora Campus  
• Career progression and support

About the position

This position falls within the Facilities and Technical Services (FTS) team in Science, primarily supporting the Anatomy and Physiology teaching laboratories for the School of Agriculture, Biomedicine and Environment (SABE). The role has responsibilities for delivering a range of technical services and advice to ensure the effective delivery and maintenance of the capability and operation of these teaching laboratories, working closely with the laboratory teaching team, especially during scheduled class times.

This role works closely with a number of stakeholders including the teaching academics, Infrastructure and Operations, the Health Safety and Environment and Information Services teams supporting the area.

Routine tasks include:

• Operation,
• Maintenance and troubleshooting of equipment (e.g. manikins)
• Training support
• Set-up and pack-down of classes
• Management of consumables.

Skills and Experience

To be considered for this position, you will have:

• Demonstrated capacity to organise work effectively and efficiently and deliver outputs in a timely manner.
• Familiarity with a wide range of scientific equipment and laboratory infrastructure, its use, maintenance and management.
• Sound understanding of Health & Safety regulations and procedures.
• Experience with working to teaching timeble delivery, minor project timelines and general milestones. 
• Skilled in the setup, delivery and operation of anatomy teaching classes having responsibility for the day-to-day operation of a small and discrete work unit, including allocating and prioritising work (i.e. resource management), meeting service standards and assisting with the monitoring or review of systems.
• It is an essential requirement to support classes as timetabled; flexibility is required for this role as some classes start at 8am and some finish at 6pm.

Please refer to the Position Description for other duties, skills and experience required for this position.

Benefits:

• 17% employer contributed superannuation
• On site child care facilities
• Flexible work arrangements
• Discounts for staff and their family members to study a range of La Trobe courses

How to apply

Closing date:  By 11:55pm, Sunday 13th July 2025

Position Enquiries: Paul Spizzirri via email p.spizzirri@latrobe.edu.au

Recruitment Enquiries: Recruitment@latrobe.edu.au

Position Description below:

 PD-HEO5 Technical Officer (SABE).pdf

Only candidates with Full Working Rights in Australia may apply for this position.

Please submit an online application ONLY and include the following documents:

• Cover letter;
• An up to date resume; and
• A separate document addressing each bullet point under the Essential Criteria ‘Skills and knowledge required for the position’, which is located in the position description.

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 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Applicants 
We welcome and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. 

La Trobe University is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce. We take an intersectional approach by actively supporting and encouraging people of all backgrounds and abilities to submit an application and aim to ensure that the recruitment and employee experience is as accessible and inclusive as possible. Flexibility in interview format will be offered to shortlisted candidates.

All La Trobe University employees are bound by the Working with Children Act 2005.  If you are successful, you will be required to hold a valid Victorian Employee Working with Children Check prior to commencement.