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Job title

Laboratory Technician

Location

Vadu, Romania

Type of activity

Permanent

Post date

19 June 2023

Job description

The Laboratory Technician will provide instructional support services by performing technical work in a chemistry laboratory: order, issues, prepares and maintains laboratory materials, supplies and associated equipment. Duties assigned to the Laboratory Technician require considerable technical knowledge and abilities in the Oil & Gas field. The Laboratory Technician will be accountable in the performance of duty and responsible for supervising and maintaining all laboratory supplies, material equipment and records all data.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Inventory, orders, receives and stock materials, supplies and equipment for laboratory use.
Issue and maintains the records on materials loaned and maintain records on lockers.
Demonstrate and provide proper use and care of laboratory materials and equipment.
Maintaining security of laboratories, laboratory equipment, supplies and materials.
Prepare and dispenses solution and chemical material used for laboratory which may include reagents, chemicals, acids, bases, buffers, stains and unknows.
Perform analyses on water, reagents, and unknown compounds
Clean up after each laboratory analyses session by washing, and if is necessary, sterilizing tools, equipment.
Calibrates and maintains scientific equipment and supplies.
Monitor production of collects and process hazardous waste material and toxic chemical material resulting from laboratory analyses and properly stored hazardous waste.
Evaluate chemicals and equipment for suitability, cost, availability, and other factors.
May assist and supervise the sample collection activities.
May maintain expenditure records and provide data for budget estimates.
Performs related duties as required.

Familiar with analysis methods such as:

Gas Chromatography, SR EN ISO 6974-1: SR EN ISO 6974-5/2014: PS-CSO-02
Sulphur compounds in natural gas: ASTEM D 5504-20
Aromatic hydrocarbons in natural gas: Gas-chromatography
MEG/TEG analysis:
- pH determination
- Total iron concentration
- Chloride content
- Petroleum products
- Suspended solids, determined gravimetrically
- Density, SR EN ISO 12185/2003 using an densitometer Anton Paar 35 at room temperature
- Water content, determinate acc. to ASTM E1064-16 by Karl-Fisher titration-coulometric method, using a Cou-Lo Aquamax KF Moisture Meter titration and Metrohm Titration 852 titrator.
- Viscosity performed according to ASTE D 7042/16.
- Flash point according to ASTEM D 3828
- CCO-Cr determined by spectrophotometric after acid digestion of sample
Diesel Analysis
- Density at 20ºC and 25 ºC according with SR EN ISO 12185/2003.
- Impurity contends by centrifugal method (mechanics, water emulsion).
- Water contends according with SR EN ISO 9029/2002.
- Chloride contends according with ASTM D #@#)/2029.
- Frozen point, according with STAS 39/80.
- Cinematic viscosity by ASTM D 7042/16cs.
- Distillery, by initial point (100ºC) up to final point (300ºC) and 100 % volume.

EDUCATION & QUALIFICATION

Technical knowledge

Course content, equipment, safety and other procedure, suppliers and reference material related to appropriate science laboratory.
Concept associated with chemistry.
Mathematics skill to make calculations such as metric weight and volumes, percent, and molar solutions
Method and procedure of preparing materials used in laboratory.
Sufficient human relation skills to guide the operation personnel and to convey technical concepts
Operational characteristics of laboratory apparatus, equipment and materials pertaining to assigned laboratory and subject area.
Occupational hazard and standard safety practices including methods and techniques used in handling and disposing of hazardous chemicals
Principles and procedures of record keeping and filing.
Basic inventory and purchasing process and procedures.
Good command of English language (written and spoken)

Abilities

Read and understand technical manuals and protocols.
Listen actively and effectively, identify and solve problems and facilitate problem solving.
Operate office equipment including computers and supporting work processing.
Perform routine record keeping and report writing duties, work independently and collaboratively.
Plan and organize work to meet changing priorities and deadlines.
Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the work.
Set up, modify, adjust and make minor repairs to laboratory apparatus and equipment.
Operate, calibrate and perform minor troubleshooting and repair of laboratory and office equipment and tools.

Terms and conditions:

Duration: Permanent
Location: Vadu Gas Treatment Plant, Constanta

If interested and qualified, please upload your CV in the form below by July 5th, 2023.

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