Laboratory Analyst (Shift) in England

Reporting to the Laboratory Supervisor.

Shifts: 4 on, 4 off - 12 Hour Days, 7am – 7pm.

The company offers a market leading benefits package and annual bonus.

To provide a high-quality technical service to Sembcorp UK internal and external customers.

• Follow laboratory methods and procedures to specification and issue quality assured results to customers.
• React to periods of high analytical demand and respond flexibly to the wider team demands.
• Liaise with customers, internal and external to determine requirements for non-scheduled activities, identify optimum solutions and ensure financial recovery is made for the services provided.
• Develop (as appropriate) and carry out SHE, COSHH, Risk Assessment, Safety / Housekeeping and Quality related activities including audits as required by the relevant systems and procedures.
• Act as the focal point for specific area/s within the Laboratory and actively manage the delivery and development of that service offering.
• Check, maintain, overhaul, and liaise with called out analytical instrument engineers to maximise the uptime availability of the laboratory equipment and the quality of the results it generates.
• Support and lead wherever possible the development of new methods and commissioning of new equipment especially within own focal area.
• Provide specialist training in own area of expertise and flexibly receive for other areas within the Laboratory to maximise the cross functional team working.
• Maintain an active awareness of trends and developments in relevant science and technology especially in own focal area linking where appropriate to current and future needs.
• Contribute to the ongoing increased profitability of the Analytical business with particular attention to own focal area and its overall financial contribution to the wider Analytical service offering.
• Operate all aspects of the purchasing systems including Maximo & Purchasing cards etc for the purchase of items such as laboratory equipment and chemicals.
• In response to an on-call bleep, provide technical support (including where appropriate determining requirements for non-scheduled analysis) for any Sembcorp related emergency event.
• When required carry out analysis during weekends and Bank Holiday periods to fulfil all of the Sembcorp business requirements. This would typically be in “lone worker” situations in the laboratory and sample collection from on-site locations.

Qualifications:

• Qualified to HNC / Degree in science discipline or at least 2 years industrial experience in the application of technical skills in an equivalent laboratory role.
• Good SHE awareness including application of COSHH, Risk Assessments and laboratory standards.
• Full and clean Manual Driving Licence.
• Good time and workload management skills along with the ability to work to strict and/or flexible guidelines.
• Ability to develop multi skilling across a cross section of laboratory activities at this level.
• High customer focus with good commercial awareness.
• Practical working knowledge of Gas and Liquid Chromatography techniques.
• Knowledge of wet chemistry analytical techniques.
• Pure water or effluent chemistry experience.

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