Primary Responsibilities
Responsible to understand and carry out testing methodologies as outlined in the Canadian Methods and Procedures, and/or equivalent documentation (ISTA, AOSA, REGAL).
The Accredited Seed Analyst ensures that the laboratory meets quality and customer expectations in a timely and effective manner while in compliance to corporate quality, environmental, Health & Safety requirements.
Specific Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:
- Prepares samples for testing, planting, and evaluating for areas trained and accredited for
- Directly supervise Seed Analyst Trainees and Lab Technicians
- Ensures that all staff under their supervision or operating in their work areas, are aware of the occupational health and safety risks of the area and are using personal protective equipment as necessary.
- Accredited Analyst Scope of Accreditation: Tables 1 through 20
- Understand and apply the SGS Code of Integrity
- Understand and apply the Global SGS Quality and Professionalism Policy Statement
- Understand and apply the Quality Policy of SGS Crop Science and all aspects of the Quality system.
- Take action to prevent a non conformance from reaching a client.
- Identify and report quality problems in processes to the Quality System.
- Control further processing until the problem is corrected.
- Recommend or provide solutions to non-conformance