Company Description
We are SGS - the world's leading testing, inspection and certification company. We are recognized as the global benchmark for sustainability, quality and integrity. Our 99,600 employees operate a network of 2,600 offices and laboratories, working together to enable a better, safer and more interconnected world.
Job Description
PLEASE NOTE - This is a full-time, 40+ hrs seasonal position based in ANCHORAGE, AK! We are looking for candidates in the Austin, TX area who are interested in relocating to Anchorage, AK.
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. In the Waters Department, you will work on bench chemistry methods, including
colorimetric ,
gravimetric
and
potentiometric
techniques. In the Metals digestions department, you will work with strong acids using
HotBlock
and
AutoBlock
techniques. In the Organic Extractions department, you will work with
Solid Phase ,
Liq/Liq
and
Horn Sonication
techniques. Finally, in the Sample Control department, you will receive samples and log them into our
LIMS
following the
CoC . You will prepare sample kits and transfer samples throughout the whole 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 representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required.
This job description should not be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements, but a general description of the job. Nothing contained herein restricts the company's rights to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.
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