Laboratory Technical Specialist

Job Description

• Job Title:
  
  Laboratory Technical Specialist
• Job Type: Permanent
• Hours:
  
  37.5 hours per week Monday to Friday 8.30am to 5pm
• Salary: from £25,000 pa DOE

• Ensuring all samples received are diagnosed and are issued within turnaround times according to business and customer requirements
• Perform investigational analysis including the planning and execution of out-of-scope operations, analysis and generation of bespoke reporting in accordance with business and customer requirements.
• Provide technical assistance to team leaders or other appropriate colleagues to maintain service levels and ensure efficient laboratory operations.
• Liaise with customers to keep them informed of analytical test issues such as delays, etc. to ensure customer satisfaction and confidence is maintained – this will include sporadic face to face site visits
• Maintain instrument up time assisting stakeholders in solving analytical instrument issues i.e. ICP, Viscosity and FTIR.

The ideal candidate for this role is someone who has:

• Experience in a used oil laboratory environment or experience in a lubricant industry technical role
• Experience of Failure mode and effects analysis and undertaking Route Cause analysis
• Experience of wet chemistry analysis
• Experience in being an advanced M package user – specifically Excel

• Mechanical Engineering / Chemistry Qualification (C&G / HNC / HND)
• Time served experience with interpretation of FTIR, GC-MS, ICP data

• Performance related bonus (discretionary and subject to eligibility criteria)
• Private medical cover (immediate access)
• Generous Annual Leave allowance (increasing with service) plus bank holidays
• An additional day off for your birthday
• Enhanced maternity/paternity and adoption pay
• Length of Service Awards
• Discounted Gym Membership

SGS is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and as such we recruit, hire, train, and promote persons in all job classifications without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristics protected by law.