Regional Chemist

Overview

Element has an opportunity for a Regional Chemist to join our growing team. This is a great opportunity to develop your career within a Global TIC business.

To be responsible for providing technical support expertise along with tranining and guidance across a broad range of chemistry and environment related services in the MEAP region.

Positively contribute to the activities of the chemistry and environmental teams to achive our primary objectives of safety quality and service delivery that Element and its client require.

Responsibilities

• Reporting to the Principal Chemist to support the regions chemistry and environmental businesses
• Adhering to the Health & Safety and Quality standards within our ISO 17025 accredited facility
• Support the introduction development and validation of new tests instrumentation and technology to our laboratories
• Positively relate and contribute to a multicultural working environment with the ability analyse problems troubleshoot systems solving technical issues related to both client and operational queries in a practical and timely manner
• Discharge duties with a strong awareness of budget timeline and resource management for designated projects
• To undertake training & upskilling of colleagues on technical and quality related topics
• Act as a subject matter expert for chemistry
• Undertake audits of technical activities related to chemistry and environmental services
• Support IT and operational projects related to the development and growth of the chemistry and environmental operations in MEAP

Skills / Qualifications

• Proven technical skills with the candidate having a minimum of 5 years experience ideally 10 years in a role that included significant aspects of method implementation development validation and auditing of manual and instrumental chemistry methods
• High degree of integrity and impartiality is critical
• Educated to at least Degree level with significant relevant industry experience in analytical chemistry
• The candidate must have extensive knowledge and experience of working to ISO 17025
• Ideally to be ISO 17025 Lead Auditor certified
• Must have a strong background/understanding/expertise in at least one or more of the following disciplines:
  • Wet Chemistry
  • Inorganic instrumental analysis
  • Organic instrumental analysis
  • Metallurgical chemistry
  • Environmental site testing
  • Indoor air quality testing
  • Industrial hygiene testing
• Ideally to have a strong working knowledge of all these disciplines or as a minimum a willingness to acquire it
• Strong and determined quality focus
• A strong understanding and hands on experience of how LIMs systems and efficient laboratory processes operate
• Selfmotivated team player with excellent organisational and communication skills with an ability to work under pressure
• To be flexible working in a dynamic environment where priorities may change at short notice
• The ability to work under minimal supervision and travel as required within the MEAP region
• Must be fluent in both oral and written English

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Diversity Statement

At Element we always take pride in putting our people first. We are an equal opportunity employer that recognizes diversity and inclusion as fundamental to our Vision of becoming the worlds most trusted testing partner.

All suitably qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective work related criteria and without regard for the following: age disability ethnic origin gender marital status race religion responsibility of dependents sexual orientation or gender identity or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws.

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about discussed or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge (b) in furtherance of an investigation proceeding hearing or action including an investigation conducted by the employer or (c) consistent with the contractors legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 601.35(c)

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Key Skills
Account Development,Basic,Lab Testing,Jboss,Chemistry
Employment Type : Unclear
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1