Technician

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

To outline the responsibilities and authorities the Technician has in relation to post requirements of managerial, technical, and key support personnel.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES

• Must be able to record, evaluate, and validate instrumentation for specific job (LECO, ICP, XRF, AAS & Wet Chem) data
• Completes tasks within the allocated time and plans work for operators to ensure that overall service goals of the laboratory are met.
• Responsibility to perform routine and non-routine analytical operations on specific instrumentation (LECO, ICP, XRF, AAS & Wet Chem) if and as required.
• Responsibility to ensure turnaround time is adhered to at all times, for work specified about instrumentation analysis.
• Responsibility to perform all analyses.
• Responsibility, under the guidance of instrumentation seniors, to assist in the work required to validate any new methods or modifications made for analysis.
• Responsibility to bring all problems (technical and managerial) to the attention of the seniors
• Responsibility to adhere to quality protocols required for accreditation of instrumentation and chemical analysis.
• Responsibility to adhere to all quality, health, and safety rules and regulations.
• Responsibility to ensure that the housekeeping for the general working area is kept up to standard.
• Complies and conforms to Laboratory Quality Management System (ISO17025)
• Responsibility to record any day-to-day repairs, maintenance, calibration, and verification of instruments performed.
• Responsibility to ensure correct consumables and chemicals are used for instrumentation chemical analysis.
• Responsibility to work in other areas of the instrumentation laboratory, Analytical Services, and/or Divisions if asked to do so.
• Adhere to all quality and safety requirements of the SGS management system.
• Perform any other reasonable tasks as assigned by the direct line manager.

PROFILE

Education

Matriculation, with Mathematics and Science

Experience

• Operational experience in a SANAS 17025 accredited facility
• LIMS administration and operation
• Experience in instrumentation, data collection, and reporting
• At least 3 years’ experience

REQUIRED SKILLS

• Integrity
• Attention to detail
• Punctuality
• Good interpersonal skills
• Must be flexible and willing to work shifts and overtime when necessary
• Full knowledge and experience of Sample preparation and Fire Assay procedures
• Basic knowledge of entering data on the SLIMS
• Speak, write and understand English

COMPLIANCE & AUTHORITY

• Cease the use of any equipment that may be deemed to constitute a safety hazard or entry to hazardous environments without the necessary knowledge and protection, and take action to address the hazard.
• Cease to carry on with work that may affect the quality (integrity) of services and take action to address the issue.
• Initiate a formal improvement request when a deviation of the system occurs, possible improvements are identified, or when nonconformity is identified.