29/04/22

Laboratory Administrator

What is on offer?

AHK has an exciting opportunity for a Laboratory Administrator to join our Precious Metal Department based in Prescot. In this role, you will be responsible for providing administrative support to a busy Laboratory team. As part of the job, you would have to carry out office administration tasks and use various laboratory instruments.

About us

Alfred H Knight are an independent provider of inspection and testing services. Established in 1881, AHK operates in more than 40 countries with a well-earned reputation for providing reliable, professional services.

We provide specialist services for a wide range of commodities within base and minor metals, steel raw materials, ferroalloys, precious metals, platinum group metals, industrial minerals, solid fuels, and fertilisers. Our clients include miners, smelters, refineries, traders, financial institutions and government bodies.

We maintain rigorous quality standards to ensure that our operations provide the highest level of services to our clients. We achieve this through compliance with industry standards and regulations for laboratory, inspection and quality management, including ISO: IEC 17025, 17020, 9001, 14001 and 45001.

Our people are our finest asset and as a truly global company, we value diversity, and respect people from all backgrounds. Click here to find out more about AHK.

 

Do you have what it takes?

Responsibilities: 

• The organization and weighing of the daily laboratory workload to meet agreed work schedules and targets, ensuring that weighing processes are performed in accordance with documented methods and procedure.

• Ensuring that the balances that the post holder uses are regularly (daily) calibrated, and maintained clean and free from contamination at all times. In cases were balances are found to be working unsatisfactorily, it is the post holders responsibility to inform the Departmental Manager so that repair or maintenance can be organized

• Assisting the Departmental Manager in setting out and implementing suitable training programmes that will ensure that the post holder is sufficiently well trained to carry out weighing duties accurately and efficiently.

• Ensuring that the balance room work areas and work stations are kept clean and tidy and free from test sample contamination and other debris.

• Undertaking other duties of an appropriate nature in consultation with their Departmental Manager & Operations Manager.

• Maintaining a professional standard and appearance during office hours and while promoting the company when on company business.

• Ensuring the Company’s Health & Safety policy is applied effectively in areas under the Post Holder’s control.

• Ensuring at all times that a high degree of accuracy and precision is applied to methods and procedures through incorporating and promoting good laboratory practice principles.

To be successful at Alfred H Knight, you will need to display the following:

Essential

• Ability to demonstrate literacy and numeracy
• High attention to detail.
• Ability to follow instruction.
• A team player, working alongside others with positivity and respect.
• Presenting a positive attitude and take pride in their work.
• High level of interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work with minimum supervision and be able to use own initiative
• A willingness to take full ownership of the role.
• Ability to demonstrate a high degree of manual dexterity.

Hours of work – Monday – Friday – 08:30 – 17:00.

What are the benefits?

We are offering an excellent opportunity with a salary and benefits package to match including pension, life assurance and an employee assistance programme.

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