JUNIOR LABORATORY ANALYST

Description

Job Summary: This role involves performing sample preparations and physical, chemical, and microbiological laboratory analyses, ensuring result quality and traceability in accordance with established standards. Key Responsibilities: 1. Responsible for physical, chemical, and microbiological laboratory analyses. 2. Ensures compliance with laboratory quality and safety standards. 3. Operation and calibration of laboratory equipment. **Company Description** SGS is the world's leading inspection, verification, testing, and certification company. Recognized globally as the benchmark for quality and integrity, SGS employs over 94,000 people and operates a network of more than 2,600 offices and laboratories worldwide. **Job Description** Perform assigned sample preparations and physical, chemical, and microbiological laboratory analyses according to established standards and procedures; comply with the Laboratory Quality Assurance Program; manage resources to ensure result traceability. * Ensure proper functioning of computer equipment and information security * Guarantee preparation of samples for assigned laboratory analyses * Ensure receipt of samples in the laboratory for entry into the laboratory database (SLIM) * Guarantee performance of assigned physical, chemical, and microbiological analyses * Ensure appropriate handling of all laboratory equipment under one's responsibility and execution of operational/efficiency control and calibration activities per established laboratory procedures * Timely request required consumables from the Laboratory Supervisor to ensure normal workflow * Promptly report to the Laboratory Supervisor any damage or anomalies observed in the operation of assigned equipment * Ensure compliance with safety standards established by SGS Colombia and clients in the work area * Ensure correct use of personal protective equipment during task execution * Guarantee compliance with applicable technical, operational, administrative, and quality standards and procedures within one's area * Ensure timely reporting to one's immediate supervisor of any non-conforming products in one's process or customer complaints and/or claims * Ensure active participation in identifying corrective and preventive actions * Ensure active participation in both scheduled internal and external audits * Other duties inherent to the position as assigned * Participate in identifying risks associated with the process * Report any suspicious activity during daily operations * Implement and validate laboratory test methods * Validate and guarantee accuracy of laboratory analysis results **Requirements** Technical or Technologist in Chemistry; Pharmaceutical Chemist; Chemical Engineer; Microbiological Engineer; Biologist; related disciplines; or undergraduate students completing thesis in any of the above fields. **Experience:** Zero (0) to 2 years of experience relevant to this position. **Technical Knowledge:** Laboratory quality control in accordance with NTC-ISO/IEC 17025 standard; knowledge of method validation, measurement uncertainty, quality assurance, and good laboratory practices