Spectrochem Laboratory Technician (Chemist).

Our client in the Manufacturing and Engineering sector based in Middelburg is currently looking to employ a Spectrochem Laboratory Technician (Chemist).

An awesome career opportunity awaits.

Requirements:

• Sc. degree in Chemistry or preferably Honours.
• 5 - 8 years’ experience.
• Excellent planning and organizing and administrative skills are essential.
• Experience with method development, calibration, optimization, validation, and analytical problem solving on XRF, OES or ICP (minimum of 3 years of experience).
• Must be willing to work standby and overtime.
• Must be able to work without direct supervision, be a self-starter and use own initiative to make decisions.

Responsibilities:

• Development and validation of new and existing analytical methods.
• Optimization of current methods.
• Calibration of XRF, OES and LECO instrumentation.
• Analyses of non-routine sample to ensure accurate results are reported.
• Ensure all equipment requiring external calibration is calibrated and fit for purpose.
• Trouble shooting and problem solving.
• Development and maintenance of quality assurance system and administration thereof.
• Commissioning of new equipment.

Please note should you not receive a response within two weeks of applying please consider your application unsuccessful.