Senior Technician - Laboratory

• Conducts chemical and physical analysis of various material and metals. • Advices and recommends process chemical setting/adjustment to respective operational departments. • Performs stability and calibration analysis. • Interprets tests and analyses results and prepares reports. • Maintains a record of all results obtained and reports abnormalities to the Chemist/Senior Chemist. • Investigates any abnormal results by carrying out duplicate analysis, checking instrument calibration or running standard samples. • Maintains good laboratory housekeeping. • Monitors internal processes throughout all day to day activities. • Works independently without supervision. • Operates high asset laboratory equipment. • Takes decisions during emergencies. • Develops new methods whenever required, changing from wet chemical to instrumental methods and establishes standard operating procedures. • Assesses the operating level to comply with Dubai Municipality limits and operation’s parameters. • Uses analytical equipment such as optical emission spectrometer, spectrophotometers, X-ray diffraction, X-ray fluorescence, atomic absorption, gas chromatograph, fault gas analyser, LECO carbon/sulphur/oxygen analyser, specialised carbon testing equipment and other lab equipment. • Ensures proper handling of standard chemical laboratory apparatus such as balance pipettes, burettes, conductivity and turbidity meters, pH meters, furnaces, ovens, distillation apparatus, etc. • Safely handles dangerous, toxic and corrosive chemicals and demonstrates competency in operating sophisticated laboratory equipment. • Adopts continual development in day-to-day activities. • BSC in Chemistry or equivalent is preferred. • High or Secondary school standard education is essential. • 6-7 years of both instrumental and wet chemical analysis experience, with at least 1 year in a power plant (preferably in a power and desalination plant) or aluminium smelter laboratory. • Knowledge of principles and techniques of quantitative and qualitative chemical laboratory analysis. • Ability to operate laboratory equipment and conduct physical and chemical analysis and tests, interpret results, and prepare reports. • Good understanding of the process for which the material is being analysed. • Ability to work with minimal or no supervision.