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Job Summary: Perform chemical-physical laboratory analyses, ensure quality, safety, and environmental protection, and maintain laboratory equipment operationality. Key Highlights: 1. Performing chemical and physical laboratory analyses. 2. Ensuring quality, safety, and environmental protection in all activities. 3. Maintaining and verifying laboratory equipment. **Company Description** SGS is the world's leading inspection, verification, testing, training, and certification company. Recognized globally as the benchmark for quality and integrity, SGS employs over 95,000 people and operates a network of more than 2,400 offices and laboratories worldwide. **Job Description** GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES Perform various laboratory analytical services related to the composition, properties, and reactions of chemical and physical elements comprising samples. This includes implementing methodologies at all levels of complexity and being responsible for compliance with quality, safety, and environmental policies and standards. SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES  Ensure correct execution of assigned analytical methods or determinations, including performing verification calculations, safeguarding results and materials under one’s responsibility, and timely recording of data.  Procure, secure, or prepare necessary materials, equipment, and/or accessories required for laboratory analyses, handling chemical reagents and controlling their quality prior to use.  Report non-conformities and/or take action to resolve contingencies affecting one’s own activities or those of the assigned work team.  Perform and/or provide technical support to the work team in verifying or preparing laboratory equipment, including confirming standards, assembly, and disassembly.  Conduct tests with quality, safety, and environmental care, meeting workload requirements within established timeframes.  Ensure and comply with all activities related to sample handling, preparation of reagents and standards, as well as result integrity per current procedures.  Detect and report any deviations occurring during test execution and/or equipment usage, considering all aspects of quality, safety, and environmental protection.  Participate in problem resolution—from contributing to fact investigation to suggesting solutions and preventing recurrence of failures.  Verify and ensure equipment condition and operability; perform adjustments and verifications to guarantee result quality. Ensure maintenance, calibration, and verification activities, preserving each equipment’s records.  Safeguard and maintain analytical and operational instructions, records, and files in good condition and readily accessible.  Protect the integrity of assigned test items, ensuring traceability and clear, orderly, and complete documentation of activities in designated documents.  Ensure compliance with all established hygiene and safety measures, and properly use assigned PPE and work clothing, prioritizing self-care and peer safety while identifying and reporting risks and hazards.  Validate and/or report analysis results upon request from supervisor or direct manager.  Assist in onboarding and training new laboratory personnel as assigned.  Perform light vehicle driving duties.  Conduct analyses using atomic spectroscopy equipment.  Report chemical analyses generated at plant into database with response time no longer than 24 hours and deviation from theoretical value not exceeding 5%.  Maintain order and cleanliness in assigned areas. **Requirements** PROFILE  Formal Education: Technical qualification at secondary or tertiary level in Chemistry, Laboratory Analyst, Chemical Analyst, or related fields.  Experience Similar field/sector: 3 years in service laboratories. Similar position: 2 years in mineral laboratories.  Minimum Required Competencies: Proficiency in Good Laboratory Practices. Knowledge of Quality Standards. Proficiency in analytical techniques or methodologies for minerals. REQUIRED COMPETENCIES Personal Characteristics:  Promotes Innovation.  Thinks Strategically.  Translates Strategy into Action.  Influences Internally and Externally.  Focuses on Own and Others’ Development.  Collaborates Effectively.  Builds High-Performance Teams.  Embraces Change.  Leads During Uncertainty.  Delivers Extraordinary Results. Skills: Interpersonal, interpretive, and administrative.