Laboratory Chemist
2025-04-14T12:34:12+00:00
Bureau Veritas Zambia Ltd
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FULL_TIME
Copperbelt
Kitwe
10101
Zambia
Business Management and Administration
Management
2025-04-16T17:00:00+00:00
Zambia
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Introduction
Bureau Veritas Group is a multi-disciplinary organization founded in 1828, now with a presence in more than 700 locations across 140 countries around the world. Bureau Veritas Zambia was incorporated in 2015, with offices in Lusaka, Kitwe, and Ndola. As a trusted partner, Bureau Veritas helps its clients with compliance checks to improve their performance by offering services and innovative solutions to ensure that their assets, products, infrastructure, and processes meet standards and regulations in terms of quality, health and safety, environmental protection, and social responsibility.
Bureau Veritas Zambia requires services of a Laboratory Chemist to analyse samples submitted to the laboratory with the highest degree of accuracy. The Job holder will report to the Laboratory Manager and will be based in Kitwe. He/She will perform the Job in the framework of the Bureau Veritas Quality Assurance System, the code of Ethics and the Bureau Veritas Group Polices.
Minimum Requirements
- A minimum of a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry
- A minimum of five (05) years’ relevant experience in a reputable organization and Licensed
- Valid Driver’s license
- Ability to initiate and sustain activities
- Proficient in Microsoft 365
- Proficiency in both Written and spoken English
- Very good Communication and Listening skills
- Computer Skills
- Highly Ethical and professional
- Good interpersonal skills
- Team player
- Experience of working internationally and/or in a multi-
- cultural environment is an added advantage
Duties and Responsibilities
- To assist the Laboratory Manager in the smooth running of all day-to-day activities of the laboratory
- Knowledge of laboratory equipment and safety procedures.
- To review and oversee the calibration, verification and maintenance of Laboratory equipment.
- Tests and calibrates measuring instruments with standards
- Assist the laboratory in preparation of documents for audit activities.
- Must record and report results of qualitative and quantitative chemical analysis
- Carry out safety inspections to ensure that all equipment is safe to use, and that subordinate staff work safely
- Attend to any other task assigned by the Management
Environmental
- Dispose waste in a responsible manner
- Enforcing safety regulations and national regulatory laws are adhered to by all personnel
- Report all environmental incidents to management immediately or as soon as reasonably practicable
- Use natural resources in a responsible manner
- Participate in all emergency drills
- Conduct work to customer specific requirements and adhere to customer rules (where applicable)
- Participate and contribute to impact and aspect register with regards to your area of responsibility
- Ensuring compliance with legal & moral obligations with regards to the position by understanding & implementing relevant sections of the environmental requirements for Zambia
Safety
- Report all incidents and accidents to management immediately or as soon as reasonably practicable
- Take care of my own health and safety while conducting work
- Conduct work to customer specific requirements and adhere to customer rules (where applicable)
- Participating in emergency training
- Participate and contribute to hazard and risk register with regards to your area of responsibility
- Ensuring compliance with legal & moral obligations with regards to the position by understanding & implementing relevant sections of the Occupational Health and Safety requirements for Zambia
- Maintains a high standard of housekeeping by implementing the relevant procedures with regards to best practices.
- Always apply all safety rules
- Conduct 2 min for my safety before starting a task
Key Behaviour
BV Core & Business values
To assist the Laboratory Manager in the smooth running of all day-to-day activities of the laboratory Knowledge of laboratory equipment and safety procedures. To review and oversee the calibration, verification and maintenance of Laboratory equipment. Tests and calibrates measuring instruments with standards Assist the laboratory in preparation of documents for audit activities. Must record and report results of qualitative and quantitative chemical analysis Carry out safety inspections to ensure that all equipment is safe to use, and that subordinate staff work safely Attend to any other task assigned by the Management Environmental Dispose waste in a responsible manner Enforcing safety regulations and national regulatory laws are adhered to by all personnel Report all environmental incidents to management immediately or as soon as reasonably practicable Use natural resources in a responsible manner Participate in all emergency drills Conduct work to customer specific requirements and adhere to customer rules (where applicable) Participate and contribute to impact and aspect register with regards to your area of responsibility Ensuring compliance with legal & moral obligations with regards to the position by understanding & implementing relevant sections of the environmental requirements for Zambia Safety Report all incidents and accidents to management immediately or as soon as reasonably practicable Take care of my own health and safety while conducting work Conduct work to customer specific requirements and adhere to customer rules (where applicable) Participating in emergency training Participate and contribute to hazard and risk register with regards to your area of responsibility Ensuring compliance with legal & moral obligations with regards to the position by understanding & implementing relevant sections of the Occupational Health and Safety requirements for Zambia Maintains a high standard of housekeeping by implementing the relevant procedures with regards to best practices. Always apply all safety rules Conduct 2 min for my safety before starting a task
Valid Driver’s license Ability to initiate and sustain activities Proficient in Microsoft 365 Proficiency in both Written and spoken English Very good Communication and Listening skills Computer Skills Highly Ethical and professional Good interpersonal skills Team player Experience of working internationally and/or in a multi- cultural environment is an added advantage
A minimum of a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry A minimum of five (05) years’ relevant experience in a reputable organization and Licensed
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Vacancy title:
Laboratory Chemist
[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Business Management and Administration, Category: Management]
Jobs at:
Bureau Veritas Zambia Ltd
Deadline of this Job:
Wednesday, April 16 2025
Duty Station:
Copperbelt | Kitwe | Zambia
Summary
Date Posted: Monday, April 14 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
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JOB DETAILS:
Introduction
Bureau Veritas Group is a multi-disciplinary organization founded in 1828, now with a presence in more than 700 locations across 140 countries around the world. Bureau Veritas Zambia was incorporated in 2015, with offices in Lusaka, Kitwe, and Ndola. As a trusted partner, Bureau Veritas helps its clients with compliance checks to improve their performance by offering services and innovative solutions to ensure that their assets, products, infrastructure, and processes meet standards and regulations in terms of quality, health and safety, environmental protection, and social responsibility.
Bureau Veritas Zambia requires services of a Laboratory Chemist to analyse samples submitted to the laboratory with the highest degree of accuracy. The Job holder will report to the Laboratory Manager and will be based in Kitwe. He/She will perform the Job in the framework of the Bureau Veritas Quality Assurance System, the code of Ethics and the Bureau Veritas Group Polices.
Minimum Requirements
- A minimum of a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry
- A minimum of five (05) years’ relevant experience in a reputable organization and Licensed
- Valid Driver’s license
- Ability to initiate and sustain activities
- Proficient in Microsoft 365
- Proficiency in both Written and spoken English
- Very good Communication and Listening skills
- Computer Skills
- Highly Ethical and professional
- Good interpersonal skills
- Team player
- Experience of working internationally and/or in a multi-
- cultural environment is an added advantage
Duties and Responsibilities
- To assist the Laboratory Manager in the smooth running of all day-to-day activities of the laboratory
- Knowledge of laboratory equipment and safety procedures.
- To review and oversee the calibration, verification and maintenance of Laboratory equipment.
- Tests and calibrates measuring instruments with standards
- Assist the laboratory in preparation of documents for audit activities.
- Must record and report results of qualitative and quantitative chemical analysis
- Carry out safety inspections to ensure that all equipment is safe to use, and that subordinate staff work safely
- Attend to any other task assigned by the Management
Environmental
- Dispose waste in a responsible manner
- Enforcing safety regulations and national regulatory laws are adhered to by all personnel
- Report all environmental incidents to management immediately or as soon as reasonably practicable
- Use natural resources in a responsible manner
- Participate in all emergency drills
- Conduct work to customer specific requirements and adhere to customer rules (where applicable)
- Participate and contribute to impact and aspect register with regards to your area of responsibility
- Ensuring compliance with legal & moral obligations with regards to the position by understanding & implementing relevant sections of the environmental requirements for Zambia
Safety
- Report all incidents and accidents to management immediately or as soon as reasonably practicable
- Take care of my own health and safety while conducting work
- Conduct work to customer specific requirements and adhere to customer rules (where applicable)
- Participating in emergency training
- Participate and contribute to hazard and risk register with regards to your area of responsibility
- Ensuring compliance with legal & moral obligations with regards to the position by understanding & implementing relevant sections of the Occupational Health and Safety requirements for Zambia
- Maintains a high standard of housekeeping by implementing the relevant procedures with regards to best practices.
- Always apply all safety rules
- Conduct 2 min for my safety before starting a task
Key Behaviour
BV Core & Business values
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 60
Level of Education: bachelor degree
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- Please submit your CV by no later than 15 April 2025
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