Laboratory Assistant

3 weeks ago


Saldanha Bay Western Cape, South Africa Minopex Full time

**Introduction**
This position will be based at Quality Laboratory Services (QLS),Saldanha Bay Municipality area in the Western Cape..

**Description**
This position is responsible to assisting in the preparation of samples to obtain accurate results.

**Duties and Responsibilities**
- Ensure compliance with Quality Laboratory Services Health and Safety responsibilities, legal and operational requirements
- Identify hazards and risk while performing daily tasks and take preventative measures
- Comply with provided systems, practices, methods, standards, and procedures of the job
- Conduct visual inspections of the work area to ensure workplace safety and good housekeeping
- Perform routine sampling or collection of samples in operational areas
- Perform routine preparation of samples (crushing, pulverizing, filtering, rolling, splitting and drying)
- Perform sieve sizing analyses on samples as part of sample preparation
- Inspection and first line fault finding of sampling equipment
- Daily inspection, cleaning and unblocking of sampling equipment and spillages caused by sampling equipment
- Cleaning of all laboratory equipment and instruments
- Completing sample checklists and logging of samples on the system
- Marking and labelling of sample tags and sample containers
- Storing of samples according to specifications and colour codes
- Perform all sample preparation as per Safe Work instructions to ensure accurate results to the Client and stakeholders
- Adhere to quality requirements, verifications, calibrations, certifications of equipment

**Qualification Requirements**
- Grade 12
- Valid driver’s licence code B, EB or C1 would be advantageous

**Experience and Skills Requirements**
- Experience in sample preparation in a laboratory will be advantageous
- Knowledge of the basic concepts of sample preparation, e.g. contamination, representative sample and integrity of a sample
- English language proficiency
- Time management


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