Senior Technician - Laboratory

Overview

• Conducts chemical and physical analysis of various material and metals.
• Advices and recommends process chemical setting/adjustment to respective operational departments.
• Performs stability and calibration analysis.
• Interprets tests and analyses results and prepares reports.
• Maintains a record of all results obtained and reports abnormalities to the Chemist/Senior Chemist.
• Investigates any abnormal results by carrying out duplicate analysis, checking instrument calibration or running standard samples.
• Maintains good laboratory housekeeping.
• Monitors internal processes throughout all day to day activities.
• Works independently without supervision.
• Operates high asset laboratory equipment.
• Takes decisions during emergencies.
• Develops new methods whenever required, changing from wet chemical to instrumental methods and establishes standard operating procedures.
• Assesses the operating level to comply with Dubai Municipality limits and operation’s parameters.
• Competently uses all analytical equipment such as: optical emission spectrometer, spectrophotometers, X-ray diffraction, X-ray fluorescence, atomic absorption, gas chromatograph, fault gas analyzer, LECO carbon/Sulphur/oxygen analyzer, specialized carbon testing equipment and any other equipment as per lab requirement.
• Ensures proper handling of the standard chemical laboratory apparatus such as balance, pipettes, burettes, conductivity and turbidity meters, pH meters, furnaces, ovens, distillation apparatus, etc.
• Safely handles dangerous, toxic and corrosive chemicals and demonstrates competency in operating sophisticated laboratory equipment.
• Ensure to adopt Continual Development in day-to-day activities.