Senior 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 procedures. In conjunction with providing guidance and support to junior analyst staff in the laboratory.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Conducts chemical and physical analysis of various material and metals.
• Advices and 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.
• Monitors internal processes throughout all day to day activities.
• Works independently without supervision.
• Operates high asset laboratory equipment.
• Takes decisions during emergencies.
• Develops new methods whenever required, changing from wet chemical to instrumental methods and establishes standard operating procedures.
• Assesses the operating level to comply with Dubai Municipality limits and operation’s parameters.
• Competently uses 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 requirement.
• 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.
• Safely handles dangerous, toxic and corrosive chemicals and demonstrates competency in operating sophisticated laboratory equipment.
• Ensure to adopt Continual Development in day-to-day activities.

QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS:

• BSC in Chemistry or equivalent is preferred.
• High or Secondary school standard education is essential.

Minimum Experience:

6-7 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.
• Be able to demonstrate the ability to operate laboratory equipment and be able to conduct physical and chemical analysis and tests, whilst interpreting the results, and preparing reports.
• Good understanding of the process for which the material is being analysed.
• Ability to work with minimal or no supervision.