Technician - Laboratory

About Emirates Global Aluminium

Emirates Global Aluminium is the world’s biggest ‘premium aluminium’ producer and the largest industrial company in the United Arab Emirates outside the oil and gas industry.  EGA is an integrated aluminium producer, with operations on four continents from bauxite mining to the production of cast primary aluminium and recycling. EGA employs over 7,000 of these people including more than 1,200 UAE Nationals. EGA operates aluminium smelters in Jebel Ali and Al Taweelah in the United Arab Emirates, an alumina refinery in Al Taweelah, a bauxite mine and associated export facilities in the Republic of Guinea, a speciality foundry in high strength recycled aluminium in Germany, and a recycling plant in the United States.

Job Purpose:

To provide proficient chemical and physical analysis by both wet chemical and instrumental methods on various raw and process material/samples whilst fully complying with all company safety and laboratory safety procedures.

Key Accountabilities:

• Conducts chemical and physical analysis of various material and metals.
• Recommends process chemical setting/adjustment to respective operational departments.
• Performs stability and calibration analysis.
• Interprets, tests and analyses results and prepares reports.
• Maintains a record of all results obtained, and reports abnormalities to the Chemist/Senior Chemist.
• Investigates any abnormal results by carrying out duplicate analysis, checking instrument calibration or running standard samples.
• Maintains good laboratory housekeeping.
• Uses competently use of all analytical equipment such as: optical emission spectrometer, spectrophotometers, X-ray diffraction, X-ray fluorescence, atomic absorption, gas chromatograph, fault gas analyser, LECO carbon/sulphur/oxygen analyser, specialised carbon testing equipment and any other equipment as per lab requirements.
• Ensures proper handling of the standard chemical laboratory apparatus such as balance, pipettes, burettes, conductivity and turbidity meters, pH meters, furnaces, ovens, distillation apparatus, etc.
• Ensure to adopt Continual Development in day-to-day activities.

Minimum Qualifications:

• BSc in Chemistry or equivalent is preferred.
• High or Secondary school standard education is essential.
• Post-secondary education in analytical/laboratory training or evidence of a successful completion of an Analyst training programme is preferred.

Minimum Experience:

• 3 years of both instrumental and wet chemical analysis, 1 year of which should have been in a power plant (preferably in a power and desalination plant), or aluminium smelter laboratory.

Skills:

• Knowledge of principles and techniques of quantitative and qualitative chemical laboratory analysis.
• Ability to conduct physical and chemical analysis and tests and be able to interpret the results, and prepare reports.
• Be able to demonstrate a good understanding of the process for which the material is being analysed.
• Be able to safely handle dangerous, toxic and corrosive chemicals and demonstrate competency in operating sophisticated laboratory equipment.