Chemist Aberdeen, Scotland
Job description
As your organization transitions towards sustainable forms of energy and growing environmental responsibilities, you need to bridge the gap between current business practices and meeting the global requirements for a better future.
We provide the world’s most comprehensive range of integrated inspection, testing, certification and advisory services, powered by the latest technology and digital tools. Our global network of experts helps you to navigate a wide range of new standards, regulations and corporate responsibilities.
Our innovative solutions enable you to ensure the integrity, safety and reliability of your activities, equipment and operations, while helping you take more sustainable approaches to infrastructure, transportation and business operations. This helps you to protect workers and the environment, generate customer confidence, enhance brand reputation, manage risk and increase business efficiency.
- Job Title: Chemist
- Job Type: Permanent
- Location: Aberdeen
- Hours: 37.5 Hours a week
- Salary: £23k-26.5k
Main Purpose of Role
- Deliver high standards of analytical performance whilst ensuring the laboratory meets ISO 17025 requirements (accredited by UKAS).
- Adhere to documented laboratory procedures.
- Subject to pre- authorisation assessment, issuance of reports direct to clients via cclas.
- Perform sampling and analysis to recognised international methods and approved procedures.
Key Accountabilities
- Completion of daily, weekly and monthly routine sampling, analysis and reporting as per laboratory procedures.
- Demonstrate compliance with international and company approved test methods, procedures and quality systems. Essential criteria for ISO 17025
- Liaise with senior staff with any issues with equipment, methodology interpretation or sample integrity and initiate corrective actions to ensure continuity of service.
- Identify improvements to laboratory operations
- Maintain organised and auditable systems of work to ensure compliance with UKAS 17025 accreditation.
- Delivery of agreed analysis to timescales and cost to enable fulfilment of contractual KPI’s and maximise profitability.
- Sound understanding and knowledge of laboratory and analytical techniques/ equipment to promote continuous improvement and provision of quality service to clients.
- Operate at external locations to fulfil client and contractual demands.
- Ensure SGS Lims system (SLIM) is fully operational and utilised to ensure delivery of traceable and accurate results.
- Resolution of (or where applicable referral to senior staff member) of client enquiries in a timely and effective manner to ensure consistency of service delivery and agreed contractual obligations.
How to be a successful candidate
- Must be computer literate in use of word and excel.
- Must have a sound knowledge of chemistry, analytical equipment and methods.
- Minimum of 1 years experience gained in an analytical testing laboratory.
- Operating to defined laboratory methods, processes and documentation.
- Must have sound knowledge of international analytical standards and operational procedures and understanding there-in.
- Effective interpersonal, teamworking and time management skills.
Desirable
- An appreciation of production chemistry.
- Minimum of 1 years experience gained in an oilfield testing laboratory.
- Experience of working within a UKAS accredited laboratory
- Preparation of laboratory techniques and documentation.
What you will get in return
SGS takes pride in looking after our employees and providing an attractive benefits package. In addition to a competitive salary, you will also be eligible for:
- 10% performance related bonus (discretionary and subject to eligibility criteria)
- 24 days Annual Leave (increasing with service) plus bank holidays
- An additional day off for your birthday
- Discounted Gym Membership
- Retailer Discounts
- Enhanced maternity/paternity and adoption pay,
- Length of Service Awards
- Health & Wellbeing initiatives
Additional Information
APPLY NOW for full consideration, you can be sure that your application will be treated confidentially and impartially, and you will always receive an update within 10 business days.
