Chemist I, Food

Description

The laboratory technician role supports SGS’s commitment to delivering high‑quality analytical results, ensuring data accuracy and timely reporting in line with client and regulatory expectations.

The work requires analyzing, troubleshooting, and adapting existing procedures to obtain the desired outcomes, developing action plans for issues that have broad implications, and understanding critical control points and potential cross‑contaminations while maintaining expected turnaround times despite seasonal sample volume fluctuations.

Business success depends on providing reliable results quickly and at reasonable cost; the technician follows well‑defined methods, applies test procedures to unconventional samples, consults manuals and collaborates with supervisors when novel situations arise, documents approved deviations, and initiates re‑checks after quality‑control failures.

• Handle and analyze samples according to standard operating procedures and test methodologies.
• Operate analytical balances, homogenizers, ICP‑MS/OES, spectrophotometers, incubators, and basic wet‑chemistry equipment.
• Maintain, calibrate, and verify laboratory equipment.
• Report equipment deficiencies or malfunctions to the supervisor.
• Record all quality activities and test methods as documented in operating procedures.
• Identify and document nonconformities on corrective action requests.
• Apply established methods and adapt procedures to troubleshoot analytical issues.
• Use appropriate test methods on unconventional samples to obtain reliable results.
• Review manuals and procedures, and collaborate with team leaders when encountering novel situations.
• Document approved deviations from standard methods within regulatory and customer specifications.
• Initiate re‑checks after quality‑control failures such as poor chromatography or sample heterogeneity.
• Manage and coordinate multiple projects in a fast‑paced, professional laboratory environment.

Requirements

Training runs Monday‑Friday, 8 AM‑4:30 PM. After training, the schedule is Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday, 11 AM‑7:30 PM, plus Saturday, 9 AM‑5:30 PM. The position requires a bachelor’s degree in Chemistry or a related field, at least three years of laboratory experience, proficiency in English, basic mathematical and reasoning skills, and basic use of Microsoft Office 365 and a LIMS system, as well as the ability to manage multiple projects in a fast‑paced environment.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance