The Role

We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated and proactive individual to join our Concrete and Aggregates team at our Birkenhead site.

No prior testing experience is required – full training will be provided for the right candidate with a strong work ethic and commitment to safety.

As a Field Tester, you will play a key role in supporting our operations and customers by conducting on-site testing of concrete and construction materials across a range of projects. This is a hands-on, field-based role where no two days are the same, offering the opportunity to work across multiple sites and gain practical industry experience.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys working outdoors, is reliable, safety-conscious, and eager to learn. In return, you’ll join a supportive team within a national company that values its people and offers opportunities to develop your skills and career.

Reporting to the Laboratory Supervisor, this is a permanent full-time position.

Responsibilities

Conduct on-site sampling and testing of concrete and construction materials
Travel to customer and project sites to perform field testing activities
Perform testing in accordance with relevant Australian Standards
Record, report and communicate test results accurately and efficiently
Maintain testing equipment, including calibration and basic maintenance
Adhere to all safety procedures, work instructions and company standards
Support the laboratory team with sample preparation and testing as required
Ensure quality standards and customer requirements are consistently met

What you will need to succeed

A strong interest in construction materials or starting a career in the industry
Current Australian Driver’s Licence (essential)
Ability and willingness to work across multiple sites and environments
Construction White Card (desirable but not essential)
Certificate III in Laboratory Techniques or similar (desirable but not essential)
Strong work ethic, reliability and a proactive attitude
Good communication skills and ability to work with a range of stakeholders
Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality
Ability to work independently and as part of a team
Basic computer skills (training can be provided)
Strong commitment to safety

Creating and supporting a diverse workforce

Adbri recognises that diversity in our workforce drives innovation, encourages creativity and better equips us to respond to the challenges facing our industry. We are committed to increasing diversity within our workforce and our industry as a whole and as such, we welcome and strongly encourage applications from women and Indigenous people.

Our business

Adbri is a leading supplier of premixed concrete, aggregates and sands to the commercial, industrial, civil and residential construction sectors.

With plants and quarries in South Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland, Sydney and Melbourne metropolitan areas and northern New South Wales, Adbri supplies quarry products and premixed concrete customers at exacting standards.

Adbri is a constructions materials and industrial minerals manufacturing company who has been building a better Australia since 1882. Adbri's portfolio of respected brands employs over 1500 people nationally and provides the cement, lime, concrete, aggregates, concrete products and industrial minerals that allows us to be always ready for the next challenge.