SGS
Laboratory Technician I
SGS, Anchorage, Alaska, United States, 99507
Job Description
Looking for an opportunity in the last frontier?
SGS Alaska Division has been the leading full-service environmental laboratory in Alaska for over 50 years. You will be a part of a team that understands the importance of employing qualified, enthusiastic, resourceful people. SGS Anchorage is a full service, ISO accredited laboratory analyzing a variety of matrices for environmental pollutants. You will help provide local service to Alaskan clients that report to government regulatory agencies and private individuals.
You will have the opportunities to advance your knowledge by working in the only full-service environmental lab in Alaska. You will be trained in one or several departments throughout the laboratory. This position will build on your science education, and through hard work, will advance your skill set by gaining non-academic laboratory experience.
After your extensive onboarding training you will be placed in one or several of the following departments:
Waters Department:
Work on bench chemistry methods, including colorimetric, gravimetric, and potentiometric techniques. Metals Digestions Department:
Work with strong acids using HotBlock and AutoBlock techniques. Organic Extractions Department:
Work with Solid Phase, Liq/Liq, and Horn Sonication techniques. Sample Control Department:
Receive samples and log them into our LIMS following the CoC. Prepare sample kits and transfer samples throughout the laboratory. Beyond these departments, there are potential roles in VOA prep, TCLP, and WeighRoom. Qualifications: As the ideal candidate, you would use your scientific knowledge from your BA/BS and your strong work ethic from your Service and Retail positions in order to help serve our environmental clients in Alaska. You would be expected to work overtime when workload requires. Additional Information: SGS is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and as such we recruit, hire, train, and promote persons in all job classifications without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristics protected by law. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodations. The requirements listed above are
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Work on bench chemistry methods, including colorimetric, gravimetric, and potentiometric techniques. Metals Digestions Department:
Work with strong acids using HotBlock and AutoBlock techniques. Organic Extractions Department:
Work with Solid Phase, Liq/Liq, and Horn Sonication techniques. Sample Control Department:
Receive samples and log them into our LIMS following the CoC. Prepare sample kits and transfer samples throughout the laboratory. Beyond these departments, there are potential roles in VOA prep, TCLP, and WeighRoom. Qualifications: As the ideal candidate, you would use your scientific knowledge from your BA/BS and your strong work ethic from your Service and Retail positions in order to help serve our environmental clients in Alaska. You would be expected to work overtime when workload requires. Additional Information: SGS is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and as such we recruit, hire, train, and promote persons in all job classifications without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristics protected by law. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodations. The requirements listed above are
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