Chemical Laboratory Analyst
- Full-time
Company Description
We are SGS – the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company. We are recognized as the global benchmark for quality and integrity. Our 96,000 employees operate a network of 2,700 offices and laboratories, working together to enable a better, safer and more interconnected world.
Job Description
Test food products and non-food products and any other items which require analysis in accordance with standard operating procedures, techniques, national, international and industry standards or client’s guidelines.
Ensure all activities are carried out in compliance with the laboratory’s QA/QC system with an emphasis on ISO/IEC 17025:2017 and ensure cGLP compliance where applicable.
Adhere to health and safety measures regarding general hygiene, sample testing, sample retention, disposal/destruction.
Responsible for carrying out chemical and physical analysis on food/agricultural products and non-food products.
Always employ fit for purpose test methods, standards and techniques and always apply them consistently in all analysis carried out.
Responsible for housekeeping in the laboratory and ensuring that work is carried out in a clean and safe environment.
To ensure that raw data of analyses carried out clearly supports results obtained prior to subsequent approvals.
Keep abreast with all the latest developments of analytical standards related to proximate and nutritional analysis technologies to continuously develop new methods and capabilities for validation and final adoption.
Ensure that work records, samples and auxiliary documents are kept properly and organized in such manner as to be easy to retrieve and process.
To ensure that process control form is strictly followed and fully completed throughout the analysis process
Be knowledgeable of the scope of all processes under chemical laboratory.
Qualifications
A Degree in Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Industrial Chemistry, Biochemistry, Food Science & Technology, Applied Chemistry, or equivalent qualification from recognized institution.
Two-years laboratory testing experience in a chemical or food laboratory.
Good knowledge of ISO/IEC 17025:2017, ISO 9001:2015, HSE standards and cGLP
Have a working knowledge of applications used in wet chemistry, physical analysis and instrumentation analysis in food and feed testing scope.
Significant exposure and experience on equipment such as Automatic Distillation Units, fiber analyzers, Soxhlet systems, UV/Visible Spectrophotometer, tintometers etc.
Foster Innovation, embrace change, think strategically and translate the strategies into actions.
Influence Externally and Internally and be able to deliver superior results.
Have sound knowledge of laboratory work particularly test methods in food analysis.
Additional Information
The incumbents will be involved in Laboratory analysis activities for the company. He/she will be involved in ensuring that all activities are carried out in compliance with the laboratory’s QA/QC system and more specifically ISO/IEC 17025:2017.