Laboratory Technician

Job description / Role

Level Purpose:
Responsible for accurately performing approved test methods on a routine basis for raw materials, intermediates and effluents for approval of the quality of products.

Accountabilities:
- Carry out simple routine procedures to test accurately the quality of raw materials, process intermediates and effluents for approval of the quality of products.
- Prepare and standardize lab reagents and standard solutions to enable testing of raw materials, intermediates and finished products.
- Verify Lab. Chemical, glassware and consumable stock levels to maintain minimum stocking levels needed to minimize instrument downtime and the efficient operation of the Laboratory.
- Maintain equipment and laboratory clean and tidy to ensure safety and orderly working conditions.
- Maintain a record of retention samples to facilitate traceability, in the event of any customer complaint.
- Carry out simple trouble shooting procedure to carry out simple problem diagnosis.
- Follow all safety procedures in order to maintain a safe working environment within the Laboratory.
- Learn the basics of Emergency response procedures in order to be able to participate in Emergency Response action teams.

Key Performance Indicators:
- All results of lab tests are carried out in line with standard operating procedures.
- All standardized reagents are within acceptable control limits at specified intervals.
- Uninterrupted lab operations.
- Accident free, clean and tidy work place.

Requirements

Qualifications, Experience & Skills:

Minimum Qualifications:
3 years Technical Diploma or a Degree in Chemistry

Minimum Experience:
2 to 4 years of laboratory technician experience, preferably in a continuous process plant in the chemical industry.

Skills:
Attention to details, analytical thinking, communication skills and PC literacy.

About the Company

Tasnee was established in 1985 as the Saudi private sector's first fully owned joint stock industrial company, with the aim of advancing the economic diversification in Saudi Arabia. Driven by best business practices and the goal of achieving profitable and sustainable growth for its stakeholders and society at large, Tasnee is today Saudi Arabia's second largest industrial company and one of the world's largest producers of titanium dioxide.

Tasnee is strongly committed to technology and innovation and supports product innovation through its NIPRAS Center for Research and Development in Jubail Industrial City. Tasnee allocates 1% of its profits to support charitable and humanitarian projects in Saudi Arabia