TRAFFIC Gauteng

Wet Chemistry Operator

ALS Africa
South African Rand . ZAR 50,000 - 200,000

Job Description

The role ensures accurate, reliable, and timely results that support mineral exploration and geochemical investigations.

Main Purpose

The role ensures accurate, reliable, and timely results that support mineral exploration and geochemical investigations, while maintaining quality standards (e.g. ISO 17025), data integrity, and safety protocols.

Compliance
  • Practice and adherence to the ALS Health and Safety Foundation Standards
  • Ø Refer to Annexure for that outlines the procedure that applies to all ALS sites and activities. It outlines the requirements associated with ALS's management structure and organisation as they relate to safety, occupational health, and environmental protection.
  • Ø This procedure addresses the areas of appointments, accountability, and individual responsibilities.
  • Practice and adherence to the ALS company core values
  • Abide by the ALS company policies and procedures.
  • Always follow all ALS Standard Operating Procedures (SOP).
Duties
  • Familiarize with company policies, protocols, Geochem work procedures
  • Housekeeping and proper handling of samples and related consumables and equipment
  • Follow all HSE protocols of the Geochem department and the laboratory as a whole
  • Appropriate cleaning of lab apparatus
  • Performs daily balance calibrations under strict supervision
  • Consolidate the weighing of pulp samples for Fire Assay and Geochem under strict supervision
  • Exercise flexibility with assisting in other lab departments with appropriate training provided
  • Weighing under strict supervision
  • Perform other duties as line manager sees fit, with training provided.
Qualifications
  • Certificate/diploma in science/technical field
  • Experience using analytical instruments (titrator, etc.)
  • LIMS, instrument software
  • Report writing experience
  • ISO 17025 QA/QC procedures
  • Cold tolerance, repetitive tasks
  • Previous 24/7 lab experience

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