The Role
We are hiring a lab technician who will be preparing samples and solutions, conducting experiments, analyzing data, and maintaining lab equipment. Technicians also follow strict safety protocols, document findings, and ensure the lab is clean and organized.
Key Responsibilities
- Sample preparation and analysis: Receive, label, and prepare samples (e.g chemicals) for testing.
- Conducting experiments: Perform routine and complex experiments, trials, and tests to support scientific investigations.
- Data management: Record, analyze, and interpret experimental results, and prepare detailed reports and summaries.
- Equipment maintenance: Clean, calibrate, and maintain laboratory equipment to ensure it is in proper working order.
- Safety and compliance: Follow strict safety procedures and protocols and report any health and safety issues.
- Inventory and organization: Manage and maintain stock, order supplies, and keep the laboratory workspace clean and organized.
- Technical support: Provide technical support to scientists and assist in the development of new techniques and procedure
- Carry out Ad Hoc duties and tasks that are allocated to you at the discretion of management and that are within your capabilities and within the scope of your post.
- Demonstrate and champion Charles Taylor Values by ensuring Agility, Integrity, Care, and Accountability and Collaboration.
Required Skills
- Secondary school diploma in a technical field (chemistry/biology) or bachelor's or master's degree in chemistry or biology
- Knowledge of spoken and written English
- Adequate IT skills for using the internet and Office suite
- Equipment and instruments
- Products to be analysed
- Analyses to be performed (methods, etc.)
- Practice in the control, calibration and maintenance of equipment
- Sample management
- Practice in the collection and disposal of waste produced
About Us
Founded in 1884 as a mutual insurance association, Charles Taylor began under the leadership of coal merchant Charles Taylor, whose astute management set the stage for growth. Today, we are a global leader providing insurance services and technology solutions with a team of c.4,000 experts across 120+ countries on 6 continents.
Our unmatched depth of specialist expertise, from loss adjusters to forensic accountants, helps the global insurance market to address its challenges. Through our trusted partnerships model, we build long-term, personal relationships with clients based on trust and cooperation. Our powerful technology helps our clients improve their customers’ experience from start to finish. Thanks to our global reach, our clients can access our services wherever they are in the world, whenever they need us.
Our adjusting team is a unique group of experts, specialised in handling commercial losses and claims across major lines and geographies, many of which are large and complex in nature. We manage onshore and offshore claims through four main divisions: Property, Casualty, Technical & Special Risks, Marine, Aviation, and Natural Resources and are proud of our position as a leading global loss adjuster across all our disciplines.
Our CMC division is a team of specialised expert chemists who provide Marine surveys and technical consultancy services, using state-of-the-art laboratory facilities, to support forensic investigations, damage investigations, and expert witness advice in court and in arbitrations.
Expertise you can trust - for more information, please visit www.charlestaylor.com
Why join Charles Taylor?
Charles Taylor prides itself on being a people-centric business. Our culture and values define who we are, what we stand for and how we behave. They guide how we work with our colleagues and our clients, today and in the future. By living our values every day when we come to work, we deliver better results for the world of insurance.
We strive to provide a positive working environment that offers opportunities for professional development and growth across all our business areas. This includes a structured onboarding process, job-specific skills development, online and in-person training, as well as study assistance for professional qualifications.
Our Values
- Accountability (We take ownership and responsibility) We all have a role to play in Charles Taylor’s growth and overall success.
- Agility (We learn, evolve and adapt quickly) We anticipate, prepare for and adapt to change; it’s how we stay competitive.
- Care (We are compassionate and human) We are approachable and genuinely interested in others.
- Collaboration (We are one) We are unique but united in our work.
- Integrity (We do the right thing) At all times, we act with responsibility and respect.
Equal Opportunity Employer
At Charles Taylor, we are proud to be an Inclusive Employer. We foster an environment of mutual respect with zero tolerance to discrimination of any kind regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marital or family status, race, religion, sex or sexual orientation.
We recognise that Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is essential in enabling us to deliver better insurance outcomes and fulfilling our responsibilities to clients, colleagues, and the community. We proactively promote and celebrate differences and strive to create an environment where our people feel included and can reach their full potential. We take pride in our inclusive and diverse culture, which is supported by strong partnerships and a transparent, fair recruitment process.
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