Website SGS
SGS
Company : SGS
Job Description
Handles samples, performs analyses and reports accurate and timely data according to Laboratory Operating Procedures and test methodologies.
JOB FUNCTIONS
Handles samples and performs analyses according to Operating Procedures and test methodology
Maintains and verifies equipment
Reports deficiencies or malfunction to the supervisor
Maintains records of all quality activities as documented in Operating Procedures and test methods
Identifies and records nonconformities on Corrective Action Requests.
JOB COMPLEXITY
Work requires the development of solutions through the application of advanced specialized knowledge of the function/service and/or technical discipline.
Work requires the development and approval in inventive solutions to unique problems.
Identification of appropriate methods to be used when difficult matrices received in the lab with the supervisor / team lead / coordinator.
Thorough understanding of critical control points of the method and possible cross contaminations. Understanding the principles of the method and how different steps in the process can have an impact on final results.
IMPACT OF DECISIONS
Judgment on poor chromatography/results and call for re-checks as necessary with Chemists / supervisors.
Business depends on providing quality results with timely turnaround, at a reasonable marketplace cost. Providing this requires efficient and thorough lab technicians, willing to work until the daily volumes are analyzed.
Making sound judgement calls during data analysis (i.e. interpretation of chromatograms) with Chemists / supervisors that may have a major impact on delivering quality results.
Assisting QA in investigating non-conformances and client complaints in a timely manner by providing recommendations is of high value for business
ANALYTICAL THINKING/PROBLEM SOLVING
Use well-defined methods and procedures as guidelines for work tasks (e.g. maintaining records, processing reports, etc.). Apply appropriate test methods to unconventional samples to obtain meaningful results.
When there is a situation that the employee has not come across before, can read manuals/procedures and figure out what to do and collaborate with manager/supervisor/team leader in deciding what to do.
Modify or change established methods and procedures that are not significant only after supervisor approval, but stay within prescribed standards (e.g. legislative boundaries, regulatory requirements, customer specifications, etc.). Document the deviations.
Initiate re-checks when QC failures happen due to poor chromatography, sample in homogeneity, QC non-conformances, etc.
WORK SCHEDULE
Training schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:30AM – 5PM