Senior Chemical Analyst 5-shift (Vlissingen)

Do you have a completed MLO or HLO education and at least 5 years of work experience as an analyst in the (petro-)chemistry? Then we are looking for you!

Furthermore, you are:

• Prepared to work in 5 shift duties;
• In possession of a B driver's license and own transport in connection with shift duties.

You have a good command of the Dutch and English languages.

With us, you will get an independent and versatile job with a lot of responsibility. We pay a lot of attention to your personal and professional growth and development. Furthermore, we offer you:

• A salary that matches your knowledge, experience and the responsibilities of the position.
• 25 vacation days (based on 40 hours) 
• 8% holiday allowance
• Travel allowance: you receive an allowance of €0.21 per kilometer for commuting
• The possibility to further develop within SGS
• Participation in the pension scheme with a fixed employee contribution of 6%
• Participation in the SGS sports and bicycle plan
• Active staff association: become a member and enjoy fun activities and events.

Our Natural Resources - Oil, Gas & Chemicals business line carries out port-related inspections, controls and analyses in the oil and (petro)chemical industry. The activities consist primarily of performing quantitative and qualitative inspections and analyses on a very wide range of liquid petroleum/petrochemical products.

In the role of Senior Chemical Analyst in the Vlissingen laboratory, you are responsible for the total analysis package on a very wide range of liquid petroleum/petrochemical products and liquid gases.

Drawing from your experience with analytical techniques such as wet chemical and physical tests (cloud point, pour point, viscosity, hydroxyl number, etc.) and instrumental analyses (GC, GC/MS, HPLC, ICP, XRF, etc.), you contribute to the quality and reliability of the analyses within the laboratory. You perform analyses independently, critically assess results, and identify deviations or opportunities for improvement in analytical methods and processes. Additionally, you make an important contribution to the development and maintenance of the quality system and act as a technical point of contact within the team.

Further tasks within this role are:

• Reporting of activities;
• Ensuring the correct application of safety equipment, PPE, and measuring equipment in the practical environment;
• Maintaining both internal and external contact with, among others, customers, terminals, installations, the laboratory, the customer service department, coordinators, and cargo inspectors;
• Acting proactively in the context of quality monitoring.
• Thinking along regarding the optimization of analytical methods and supporting and guiding (junior) analysts where necessary

The above activities are carried out in a 5-shift roster.