Fire Assay Technician - Minerals

Intertek, a leading provider of quality and safety solutions to many of the world’s top-recognized brands and companies, is actively seeking a
Fire Assay Technician
to join our Minerals team in
Kershaw, SC
. This is a fantastic opportunity to grow a versatile career in the minerals testing and mining services industry. Intertek Minerals provides geochemical assay and testing services, minerals inspection and trade services to support the minerals and mining supply chain globally from grassroots exploration to final product shipment. With industry-recognized technical expertise and an established global network, Intertek offers end to end Total Quality Assurance across our clients’ entire resource development chain.

Intertek is continually innovating and evolving to reduce risk for consumers, brands and organizations in every sector and industry around the world. We go beyond Testing, Inspection and Certification of products: we are a Total Quality Assurance Provider to industries worldwide. Our

Purpose:

Bringing quality, safety, and sustainability to life.

Under the direction of the Laboratory Supervisor, the
Fire Assay Technician
is responsible for processing client samples through the laboratory Fire Assay facility, including weighing, fluxing, fusion, digestion and presentation to AAS/ICP OES.

In addition to competitive compensation packages, when working with Intertek you can expect benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, 401(k) with company match, generous vacation / sick time (PTO), tuition reimbursement and more.

• Ensure all sampling, testing and analysis is conducted safely and accurately tomaintainconsistent quality standards
• Participate in:daily pre-start meetings, shift handovers, Safety meetings
• Prepare samples using a variety of digestion,Fire assayand fusion methods testingin accordance with laboratory work instructions and test methodswith use of appropriate PPE
• Ensureaccuratesample reconciliation and chain of custody is maintained.
  
  Immediately report any anomalies to the supervisor/manager
• Undertake analysis of samples in accordancetodocumented Intertek laboratory procedures,demonstratingcompetency to work alone and unassisted as appropriate
• Develop anddemonstratethe ability to multi-task and self-manage multiple jobs at once to maximize time utilization
• Complete workin a timely mannerby following the priorities set, this includes but is not limited to picking up of samples, sample preparation, and instrumentation duties
• Conducting the routine weekly jobs about the laboratory involving reasonable manual labor required for the maintenance of a clean and contaminant free environment, Work surfaces, Safetycabinetsand equipment.
• Sample preparation duties such as racking of samples onto and off trolleys and shelving, subsampling, sieving, and compositing of samples
• Weighing of samples for various analyses
• Inputting results to the Intertek laboratory information management system: MINLIMS
• Preparing reports and presenting them for quality control checking by the Laboratory Supervisor and Lab Manager
• Comply withall work instructions, work procedures, safe work procedures, safe work instructions, and lawful directions provided by the supervisor, whether written or verbal.

This position outline is a general guideline and does not represent all encompassing details. The position assumes that the incumbent has both the mental and physical requirements to carry out the above defined duties.

• High School diploma or GED
• Minimum two (2) year’s experience in Fire Assay Technician role
• Ability to…