Sr Laboratory Technician

Travel required: No travel is expected with this role.

Job category: Operations Group

Relocation available: This role is not eligible for relocation.

Job Summary

Entity: Customers & Products

Job Family Group: Operations Group

Job Purpose:

• Lead and manage technicians and contractor work under shift operation.
• Ensure raw materials and finished goods meet the required specification before release.
• Prepare chemical solutions, standards and reagents, utilities like distilled water and other items required for analysis use.
• Advise blend correction instruction when required.
• Ensure report all test results in a precise, accurate and timely manner.
• Conduct basic instrument monitoring, calibration and maintenance and update records.

Key Accountabilities:

• To achieve the Blending Sample Turnaround Time and Filling Sample Turnaround Time target.
• Assist in achieving Blending First Time Pass Rate and Filling First Time Pass Rate target.
• Ensure the raw materials, WIPs and finished products meet the required specification before release to the next process.
• Conduct lab trials as to rework out of spec blends within the allowable limit and advise blend correction instruction when required to the respective team.
• Work closely with Manufacturing Planning team to support base oil shipment QC test operation to avoid delay to shipment discharge operation caused by testing delay.
• Ensure safe storage of chemical, standards and gas and related records.
• Ensure and maintain good laboratory practice by keeping the work area clean, neat and safe at all times and laboratory wastes are properly disposed and labelled.
• Support other lab test activities such as Inter-laboratory comparison testing, product annual testing and product recertification.
• Taking part in lab COW activities and responsible on permit issuance as part of laboratory Issuing Authorities.
• Support on gap action closure and quality improvement for laboratory as per ATP manual, Quality Standard, ISO 9001, ISO/IATF 16949.
• Comply with the bp Health, Safety, and Environment Policy including wearing personal protective equipment, accident, near miss reporting and correct use of equipment.

Key Requirements:

• Possess minimum a certificate or technical Diploma, preferably in Science Stream or Chemistry. Other qualifications may be considered with relevant working experience in industrial laboratory.
• Minimum 3 years of experience at supervisory level.
• Strong analytical & technical skills.
• Good understanding of lab equipment and instrumentation.
• Familiar with lubricants related test methods/equipment.

At bp, we support our people to learn and grow in a diverse and challenging environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment in which everyone is respected and treated fairly. There are many aspects of our employees’ lives that are meaningful, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life! These benefits can include flexible working options, paid parental leave policy among others!

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Remote Type: This position is not available for remote working.

Skills: Control of Work, Cost-conscious decision-making, Maintenance general, Procedures and practices, Reliability general, Risk Management, Safety Leadership, Turnaround general.

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