Laboratory Employee
Description
As a laboratory technician, you act as the technological conscience through physical and wet-chemical analyses of raw materials, semi-finished products, and finished products. You translate analysis figures into clear recommendations that determine the composition the furnace company mixes, and you also perform analyses on utilities such as water, flue gas, gas, carbon, and sulfur.
Job requirements
- Completed laboratory training at MBO-4 level or equivalent.
- Preferably experience within a process or production environment.
- Strong analytical skills and quality orientation.
- Accurate, independent, proactive, and team-oriented work attitude.
- Great interest in chemistry and a keen safety awareness.
Tasks
- Coordinating with production regarding planning and sample delivery; you will spend approximately 25% of your time in the factory for sampling and coordination with operations.
- Pre-treatment of samples (drying, breaking, dividing, grinding).
- Performing standard physical and chemical analyses according to established methods.
- Setting up, calibrating, and maintaining analytical equipment.
- Interpreting and testing analysis results against product specifications.
- Recording and reporting results to internal clients.
- Contribute to project analyses and methodology development; update procedures and the quality manual.
- Identifying opportunities for improvement in analysis methods and equipment.
- Ensuring a clean and safe working environment.
Working conditions
An independent and substantively strong position with a direct impact on process and product, in a close-knit team with short lines of communication.
- 26 vacation days and a fixed year-end bonus.
- Travel allowance.
- Internal and external training opportunities and career advancement possibilities.
Description of the organization
ESD-SIC is an independent organization, founded in 1973, with committed and proud employees who work together on continuity and a shared mission. The company continuously invests in training, education, and development and offers various career paths; the work atmosphere is characterized by pride, camaraderie, and commitment.
You will be working in the Laboratory department, part of Operations. Operations is responsible for the entire production process and consists of the following departments:
- Oven company (builds the ovens and excavates them again after the process).
- Si processing (processes the material from the ovens into finished and residual products and prepares them for shipment).
- Process monitoring (monitors and controls the entire production process and associated utilities).
- Laboratory (ensures the quality of raw materials, residues, finished products, and water quality).