Laboratory Technician x2

AECI Limited; Durban; On-site; ZAR 300,000 - 480,000; Full time

Job summary

AECI Limited is seeking an analytical professional to deliver high-quality services at the Umbogintwini Industrial Complex. The role involves a mix of raw material and product analysis, mentoring of trainees, maintaining safety standards, and ensuring proper equipment management and reporting. This position is ideal for individuals with strong analytical skills and a passion for mentoring in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in analytical services and laboratory environments.
• Ability to maintain a high standard of safety and equipment.
• Experience in mentoring and supervising in-service trainee students.

Responsibilities

• Provide timely analytical services and report results as per schedules.
• Mentor trainee students and oversee projects.
• Conduct equipment maintenance and calibration.

Skills

Raw material analysis

In-process and final product analysis

Safety and housekeeping

Mentoring

Analytical method development

Equipment calibration

Job description

To provide a timeous analytical service to the companies within the Umbogintwini Industrial Complex (UIC) process plants and to external customers to the required standards of precision, accuracy and output, according to predetermined procedures and methods.

Required outputs: functional

• Raw material analysis
• In-process and final product analysis
• Reporting of results in the required format timeously as per Sampling, Testing and Reporting (STR) schedules
• Retention and disposal of samples
• Carries out investigation and analytical method development
• Maintain a high standard of safety and good housekeeping and routinely carries out SHE audits
• Provides supervision of in-service trainee students (mentoring) which includes, but not limited to, projects (from proposal to completion)
• Submission of data counts for cost recovery
• Maintain equipment in allocated areas
• Calibrations and service of testing equipment
• Preparing of samples to be outsourced to third party Laboratories
• Initiate non-conformance reports
• Reporting of near-misses and incidents
• Reporting of results on National on-line platform (where applicable)
• Perform standby duties in terms of an agreed roster