"Floor Manager"

Job Description:

• Institute for Molecular Bioscience
• Full-time (100%), permanent position
• Base salary will be in the range $102,565.37 - $111,686.39 + 17% Superannuation (HEW Level 7)
• Based at our St Lucia Campus

About This Opportunity

The Floor Manager provides technical support for research activities and oversees shared lab spaces at the Institute for Molecular Bioscience. This includes managing scientific equipment, delivering safety inductions and training, and ensuring compliance with UQ policies and regulatory requirements.

In this role, you will assist with the implementation of Health, Safety and Wellness (HSW) plans, conduct safety inspections, and maintain laboratory procedures and risk documentation. You will be part of a team supporting research laboratories and specialist facilities such as PC3 laboratories, PC2 insectary, radiation safety, animal use oversight, research chemistry, drugs and poisons, and/or support for the central sterilising facility and consumable store staff. Our team members bring expertise in areas such as immunology, cell biology, microscopy, ethics, and biosecurity. We are currently seeking a new member with experience in flow cytometry and/or unsealed radiation sources to complement our team.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Oversee building, floor, and equipment access; deliver inductions; monitor training records; assist with compliance; and advise on hazardous chemical legislation in coordination with the HSW Manager.
• Procure supplies, maintain inventories (chemical, cryo-storage, assets), manage equipment installation and movement, coordinate servicing and repairs, and conduct training on specialised equipment and techniques.
• Support compliance with imports/exports, Dangerous Goods, IATA, Biosecurity, OGTR, and ethics requirements; assist researchers with documentation and liaise with experts on PC2/PC3, biosecurity, biosafety, radiation, and human and animal ethics.
• Perform routine audits and stocktakes, manage lab maintenance tasks, support consumables and equipment procurement, and build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Oversight the welfare and use of animals in the laboratory.
• Conduct workplace audits and inspections, develop and monitor corrective action plans, and advise staff on risk assessments. Support the implementation of HSW systems and processes, and deliver local training as needed.
• Provide guidance and training on HSW compliance, including PPE use, waste management, chemical storage, biological hazards, and radioactive materials. Conduct lab safety inspections and collaborate with other managers to ensure consistency and improvement.
• Serve as Floor Warden, First Aider, and Work Health and Safety Coordinator (WHSC), contributing to a safe and compliant work environment.
• Act as a liaison between research staff and the Institute’s Infrastructure and HSW Managers, including providing after-hours contact on a rostered basis.
• Contribute to the Institute and University’s strategic and operational goals through active participation in committees and project teams.

About UQ

As part of the UQ community, you will have the opportunity to work alongside the brightest minds, who have joined us from all over the world. Everyone here has a role to play. As a member of our professional staff cohort, you will be actively involved in working towards our vision of a better world. By supporting the academic endeavour across teaching, research, and the student life, you will have the opportunity to contribute to activities that have a lasting impact on our community.

Join a community where excellence is at the core of our culture, contributions are valued and a range of benefits and rewards are available, such as:

• Up to 26 weeks paid parental leave or 14 weeks paid primary caregiver leave
• 17% superannuation contributions
• 17.5% annual leave loading
• Access to flexible working arrangements including flexible start/finish times, purchased leave, and a condensed fortnight
• Health and wellness discounts – fitness passport access, free yearly flu vaccinations, discounted health insurance, and access to our Employee Assistance Program for staff and their immediate family
• UQ Study for Staff
• On campus childcare options
• Affordable parking (from just $6.15 a day)
• Salary packaging options

About You

• BSc (Hons) and 3-5 years of experience in a research laboratory, or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or education/training, or
• Ability to work under broad direction, in an efficient and well-organised manner, exercise independent judgement, meet deadlines, follow tasks through to completion and undertake complex problem solving.
• Demonstrated ability to apply corporate procedures and policies existing and novel situations.
• Motivated to support laboratory researchers in a service role.
• Extensive experience in at least one of the following areas: immunology, virology, bacteriology, molecular biology techniques, unsealed sources of radiation, WHS in a laboratory environment
• Knowledge and ability to interpret and apply current WHS, OGTR and Biosecurity legislative requirements
• Demonstrated ability to work with a variety of stakeholders, including research staff and students
• Demonstrated experience in a commitment to excellence in OH&S and client service
• Effective written and oral communication skills
• Detailed knowledge of laboratory equipment used in immunology, molecular biology, microbiology and/or cell biology such as flow cytometry, imaging, or real time PCR

The successful candidate may be required to complete a number of pre-employment checks, including: right to work in Australia. Specific immunisations are recommended. You must maintain unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of this appointment to apply. Employer sponsored work rights are not available for this appointment.