Senior Material Testers (Various Sites) (Smt25)

Company Description

SGS is the world's leading Testing, Inspection and Certification company. We operate a network of over 2, laboratories and business facilities across countries, supported by a team of 99 dedicated professionals. With over years of service excellence, we combine the precision and accuracy that define Swiss companies to help organizations achieve the highest standards of quality, compliance, and sustainability. SGS South Africa, Matrolab Division, is seeking to fill a key role in its Civil Engineering Sites and Commercial Laboratories.

Job Description

The role includes assisting the Supervisor / Laboratory Manager with all tasks, whether on site or in the commercial laboratory. Responsibilities include:

1. Cleaning all equipment regularly.
2. Completing preparation of materials to be tested in the laboratory division (including soils, asphalt, seals, concrete, aggregate).
3. Performing bench calculations as required for testing.
4. Ensuring that the laboratory is clean at all times.
5. Carrying out all work-related instructions from technicians / supervisors or authorized personnel.
6. Supervising and/or carrying out testing for all tests that the employee is deemed competent for, strictly in accordance with prescribed methods.
7. Cleaning up the site or workshop after the task is completed or at the end of the day, ensuring it is free of all consumables used to perform the job (masking tape, tins).
8. Adhering to all quality and safety requirements of the SGS management system.
9. Orally reporting any deviations, irregularities, and non-conformances.
10. Performing any other reasonable tasks assigned by the authorized site supervisor / laboratory manager and regional manager.
11. Completing timesheets accurately on a daily basis.
12. Ensuring discipline within the assigned department.

Qualifications

Grade 12 / NQF4 or an additional three years relevant experience for each year of schooling below grade 12. Knowledge, skills, and experience sufficient to be recognized as a qualification through Recognition of Prior Learning. Proficiency in English (Read, write, speak). Computer literacy in Word, Excel, Outlook. Competent and comfortable with the SANS and THM 1 test methods.

Additional Information

Sampling and preparation experience is advantageous. Administration experience will be advantageous. Fieldwork experience (densities, layer / stockpile sampling, manufacture and handling of concrete cubes, DCP, Ring and Ball test (road surfaces), Sand Patch, On Site Viscosity tests, Sampling of Asphalt and Bitumen). Competent and qualified to do all tests in all laboratory divisions including soils, asphalt, seals, concrete, and aggregate. Performing all calculations related to the tests mentioned above. Controlling laboratory activities such as quality control under supervision. Physically able and willing to work with, move, and pick up samples as required.