To outline the responsibilities and authorities the Technician in XRF has in relation to post requirements of managerial, technical and key support personnel
- Must be able to record, evaluate and validate all XRF data
- Must be conversant with report writing.
- Responsible for all daily document requirements and the distribution to the different departments.
- Responsible for the monthly time sheet accounting.
- Routinely provide training to operators.
- Completes tasks within the allocated time and plans work for operators to ensure that overall
- Service goals of the laboratory are met.
- Responsibility to performs routine and non-routine Analytical operation on XRF Spectrometers analysers if and as required.
- Responsible for the supervision of all analysis and reporting of results.
- Responsibility to ensure turnaround time is adhered to at all times, for work specified in regard to XRF analysis.
- Responsibility to draw up weekly status & production report with regard to internal analysis concerning the
- Responsibility, under the guidance of Section Manager, to validate any new methods or modifications made for XRF analysis
- Competent in the use of the LIMS.
- Must be able to do troubleshooting on instrument and methods used.
- Must know how to verify calibration standards / quality control standards / verification
- Standards and Certified Reference Materials (CRM’s).
- Managing Good Laboratory Practice.
- Must be able to help with the preparation of SANAS audits.
- Managing laboratory documentation.
- Responsibility to bring all problems (technical and managerial) to the attention of the Section Manager.
- Responsibility to ensure housekeeping in the XRF area is kept up to
- standard.
- Responsibility to record any day-to-day repairs, maintenance, calibration and verification of
- instruments performed.
- Adhere to all quality and safety requirements of the SGS management system.
- Perform any other reasonable tasks as assigned by direct line manager.