Materials Tester

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Benefits package

Travel opportunities

Job summary

SGS Matrolab is seeking a Materials Tester to support Civil Engineering Laboratories across Mpumalanga, Limpopo, Northwest and Free State. You will ensure equipment is cleaned, areas are left safe and orderly, and quality standards are followed.

The role requires disciplined, respectful teamwork and energy to support management, operations and customers, with a focus on delivering quality results and complying with safety policies.

Qualifications

• Education: Grade 10 / NQF3 or equivalent; after schooling, two years relevant experience for each missing year
• Experience in a SANAS accredited lab is advantageous

Responsibilities

• Be responsible for cleaning the company equipment on a regular basis and ensure test equipment is cleaned after each job
• Clean up the work area where the job was carried out and remove all consumables used during the job
• Adhere to all quality and safety requirements of the SGS management system
• Report deviations, irregularities and non-conformances verbally
• Perform other reasonable tasks as assigned by the site supervisor or laboratory manager
• Be competent to perform duties in the laboratory for the relevant department (soil, asphalt, seals, concrete, aggregate)
• Ensure full compliance with the Company’s Code of Integrity & Code of Conduct
• Adopt safe behavior and protect health and safety of yourself and others

Education

Grade 10 / NQF3 or equivalent experience

Job description

SGS is the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company. SGS is recognized as the global benchmark for quality and integrity. With more than 89,000 employees, SGS operates a network of over 2,600 offices and laboratories around the world.

SGS Matrolab is seeking to fulfil a key role in the Mpumalanga, Limpopo, Northwest, Free State Civil Engineering Laboratories. The role requires the incumbent to Perform business administrative duties to provide assistance to Industrial management, operations,technical staff and customers.

The ideal candidate for this position will be a person that is disciplined and treat colleagues and management with respect, deadline & revenue driven and possessing enough energy and passion to maintain good staff relationships. A successful career in delivering performance against agreed strategic objectives and ultimately ensuring that all quality and testing methods are observed, and any deviation is reported without delay.

Job Description

Primary Job Responsibilities

Reporting to the Laboratory Supervisor / Laboratory Manager, you in the role, are expected to:

• A Materials Tester is responsible for cleaning the company equipment on a regularly basis and that all test equipment is cleaned after completion of any job.
• A Materials Tester is responsible for cleaning up the work area where the job was carried out and will make sure its free off all consumables used to perform the job (masking tape, tins).
• A Materials Tester is responsible to adhere to all quality and safety requirements of the SGS management system.
• Materials Tester is responsible to orally report deviations, irregularities and non-conformances
• A Materials Tester is responsible to perform any other reasonable tasks as assigned by the authorized site supervisor/laboratory manager and regional manager.
• Be competent and able to perform all duties assigned in the Laboratory for the department he/she is applying for (soils, asphalt, seals, concrete, aggregate)
• Ensure full compliance with the Company’s Code of Integrity & Code of Conduct.
• At all times, adopt a safe behavior by exercising due regard for the health and safety of yourself, colleagues and clients, in line with the Company’s policies and procedures.

Qualifications

Qualification and Experience

• Education : Grade 10 / NQF3 or an additional two years relevant experience for each year of schooling below grade 12
• Experience : Grade 10 and two years relevant experience / NQF3 and 2 years relevant experience or an additional 2 years relevant experience for each year of schooling below grade 10.
• Experience and competent to perform all assigned tasks in the relevant department (TMH 1 and SANS)
• Experience in a SANAS accredited lab - advantageious

Additional Information

Remuneration:

Full time position with competitive salary, training and development, internal promotions, travel and responsibilities, from time to time. SGS also offers a competitive and attractive benefits package.

Note:

All appoints are made inline with our employment equity plan.

Should you have not heard from us within 2 weeks please accept your application as unsuccessful.