Laboratory Assistant

Minimum Qualifications

• Level 4: Grade 12 (National Senior Certificate) and National Cert level 4 Certificate GET Education, Training and Development

Requirements

• Valid driver’s license (if applicable)
• Clear security screening record.
• Medically fit to work in the specific business area
• At least one years’ experience as a Laboratory Assistant within a mining Laboratory
• NQF 4 (National Senior Certificate / Grade 12 or equivalent) with Maths and Science

Key Responsibilities

• Laboratory assistance
• Prepare samples for analysis following standard operating procedures
• Operate applicable equipment effectively and safely to ensure accurate analysis
• Perform fluxing of plant, mine samples and non-routine sample, Copper mapping and tray identifications and addition of Silver Nitrate
• Particle size determination on plant samples and milled samples
• Ensure proper operation and maintenance of furnaces to produce accurate results timeously Cupellation
• Preparation of cupels before cupellation process
• Loading and offloading of cupels from the muffle
• Maintaining and controlling the exhaustion process for efficient and effective cupellation process.
• Muffle maintenance and floor levelling Parting
• Preparation of acids (dilute nitric acid)
• Addition of acids – dilute and concentrated nitric acid solutions for parting process
• Testing of deionised water
• Picking and hammering of prills, washing the prills, drying and annealing of prills and re-inquartation SHE Compliance SHE Management:
• Comply with SHE standards as per ISO45001 and ISO 14001 within the work environment.
• Participate in risk assessments, incident investigate and take appropriate action as per identified risks.
• Ensure adherence to all company policies and procedures.
• Adhere to a culture of SHE leadership within the department.
• Adhere to safety, health, and environment protection procedures in the Laboratory environment. Quality Management System (QMS):
• Comply with requirements of the Quality Management System as per ISO 17025. Focus on safe production & operational excellence
• Focus on safety and health as well as operational excellence.
• Improve our position on global industry cost curve

Additional Requirements

• None

Job Purpose

• To prepare and analyse the samples to support the operation to achieve its objectives and goals.

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