Senior Technician

SGS; Durban North; On-site; ZAR 200,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading testing, inspection and certification company seeks a Senior Technician to assist the Laboratory Manager in various testing tasks. The role requires supervising tests, ensuring quality control, and adherence to safety standards. Candidates should have relevant experience and educational background.

Qualifications

• Grade 12 and three years relevant experience.
• Ability to perform testing according to prescribed methods.
• Competent to handle various laboratory tests.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and carry out tests per SGS standards.
• Instruct subordinates and report non-conformances.
• Ensure adherence to quality and safety requirements.

Skills

Fieldwork

Quality assurance

Testing methods adherence

Education

Grade 12 / NQF4

Job description

Company Description

SGS is the world’s leading Testing, Inspection and Certification company. We operate a network of over 2,500 laboratories and business facilities across 115 countries, supported by a team of 99,500 dedicated professionals. With over 145 years of service excellence, we combine the precision and accuracy that define Swiss companies to help organizations achieve the highest standards of quality, compliance, and sustainability.

Job Description

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE JOB

To assist the Supervisor/ Laboratory Manager with all supervisory tasks related to the materials testing, whether it’s on site or in the commercial laboratory. The Senior Technician might be required to carry out the materials testing and strictly following the prescribed testing methods.

RESPONISIBILITIES

• A Senior Technician is responsible to supervise and/or carry out and take responsibility of testing for all tests that the employee is deemed competent for strictly in accordance to prescribed methods.
• A Senior Technician is responsible for instructing subordinates
• A Senior Technician is responsible to adhere to all quality and safety requirements of the SGS management system.
• A Senior Technician is report deviations, irregularities and non-conformances to Manager.
• A Senior Technician will be responsible for keeping of deadlines
• A Senior Technician will be responsible for quality assurance.
• A Senior Technician is responsible to perform any other reasonable tasks as assigned by the authorized site supervisor/laboratory manager and regional manager.
• Adhere to all quality and safety requirements of the SGS management system.
• Perform any other reasonable tasks as assigned by direct line manager.

SPECIFIC AUTHORITIES

• Cease the use of any equipment that may be deemed to constitute a safety hazard or entry to hazardous environments without the necessary knowledge and protection, and take action to address the hazard.
• Cease to carry on with work that may affect the quality (integrity) of services and take action to address the issue.
• Initiate a formal improvement request when a deviation of the system occurs, possible improvements are identified or when nonconformity is identified.

Qualifications

Education

• Grade 12 / NQF4 or an additional three years relevant experience for each year of schooling below grade 12

Experience

• Grade 12 and three years relevant experience / NQF 4 and three years relevant experience or an additional 2 years relevant experience for each year of schooling below grade 12.

Competencies

• Fieldwork (densities, layer/stockpile sampling, manufacture and handle concrete cubes, DCP, Ring and Ball test (road surfaces), Sand Patch, On Site Viscosity tests, Sampling of Asphalt and Bitumen.
• Competent and qualified to do all tests in all laboratory divisions including soils, asphalt, seals, concrete / aggregate
• Do all calculations in full related to the tests mentioned above
• Control laboratory activities such as quality control under supervision.