Job Description
- Application Deadline: Thu, 30 Jun 2022 00:00:00 GMT
- Position: QC Chemist - Edible Oil Refinery
- Job Type Full Time
- Qualification BA/BSc/HND
- Experience 5 years
- Location Anambra
- Job Field Science 
- Salary Range ₦100,000 - ₦150,000
Chemist duties include:
- Conducting experiments using proper lab equipment
- Preparing and testing solutions
- Analyzing and reporting on test results
Job brief
We’re looking for a chemist to join our team and help us build safe, high-quality products. You will conduct various tests on chemical products, analyze their compounds and refine their composition.
you’ll need extensive knowledge of techniques like distillation, crystallization and titration and hands-on experience with spectrometers and chromatographers. You should also be comfortable writing technical reports and analyses of your findings.
Responsibilities
- Prepare solutions by weighing ingredients and dissolving and diluting substances
- Analyze organic and inorganic compounds to determine their composition
- Conduct qualitative and quantitative experiments taking into account the volume and structure of ingredients
- Customize formulas and use different reagents to test chemical reactions
- Write technical reports of the test results
- Develop nonstandard tests for chemical products
- Maintain lab equipment and troubleshoot or report on malfunctions
- Refine chemical products to improve their quality
- Ensure compliance with laboratory health and safety guidelines
- Sterilize equipment and store materials in secure places
Requirements and skills
- Previous experience as a chemist
- Laboratory work is a plus
- Hands-on experience with spectrometry and chromatography instruments and techniques
- Good knowledge of laboratory health and safety standards
- Excellent analytical and research skills
- Attention to detail
- BSc in Chemistry