SGS is the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company. We are recognized as the global benchmark for quality and integrity. With more than 93,000 employees, we operate a network of more than 2,600 offices and laboratories around the world.

We aim to be the most competitive and the most productive service organization in the world. Our core competencies in inspection, verification, testing and certification are being continuously improved to be best-in-class. They are at the heart of what we are.

• Job Title: Offshore Chemist
• Job Type: Permanent
• Hours: 3 weeks on, 9 weeks off (Nightshift) 
• Job Location: Offshore Aberdeen

Benefits

• 10% annual bonus (discretionary and subject to eligibility criteria)
• Private Medical Cover (after 1 year)
• 6% matching company pension contributions
• Birthday Leave Scheme
• Enhanced maternity/paternity and adoption pay
• Length of Service Awards
• Health & Wellbeing initiatives
• Christmas Vouchers.

As an Offshore Chemist you will be required to perform sampling and analysis to recognised Client standard methods and documented procedures. You will be required to deliver consistently high standards of analytical performance and ensure smooth and continued operation of the laboratory.

Key Accountabilities

• Demonstrate compliance to all test methods, procedures and quality systems essential criteria essential for best practices.
• Liaise with line manager/ on shore support/ if a problem with equipment, methods or samples occurs and initiate corrective actions to ensure continuity of service. 
• Identify and implement improvements to current laboratory operations in order to maximise equipment availability, ensure technical standards are maintained and improved thus ensuring profitability.
• Ensure adequate stock of consumables to ensure continuous productivity.
• Ensure testing equipment is calibrated and safe/ suitable for use.
• Completion of daily, weekly and monthly routine sampling, analysis and reporting as per client procedures.
• Liaison with SGS lab onshore support.
• Maintain organised and auditable systems of work to permit traceability and ensure compliance.
• Delivery of agreed analysis to timescales and cost to enable fulfilment of contractual KPI’s and maximise profitability.
• Comprehensive understanding and knowledge of laboratory and analytical techniques and equipment to promote continuous improvement and provision of quality service to client.
• Resolution of enquiries in a timely and effective manner to ensure consistency of service delivery and agreed contractual obligations.
• Provision of reports to line manager/ onshore support/ to assist in service, standards and delivery.

Skills & Knowledge

Essential

• Must be computer literate in use of word and excel.
• Must have and maintain knowledge of chemistry, analytical equipment and methods.
• Ability to operate on own initiative and drive productivity in often trying circumstances.

Experience

Essential

• Experience of Off-shore Oil Industry related analysis encompassing a broad spectrum of methods and analysis to meet exacting process and client demands.
• Valid Medical/BOSIET/MIST

Desirable

• Preparation of laboratory techniques and documentation.
• Knowledge and experience of process management and chemical optimisation.

Essential

• HNC level in chemistry or related science based subject, or equivalent.
• Off-shore medical certificate.
• Off-shore survival certificate.
• MIST On line Training

Desirable

• SBT01
• Oil in Water
• H2S Sampling Experience

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