SGS
Technical Specialist
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Job Description: Technical Specialist
About SGS
We are SGS – the world's leading testing, inspection, and certification company. Recognised as the global benchmark for sustainability, quality, and integrity, our 99,600 employees operate across 2,600 offices and laboratories, enabling a safer, better, and more interconnected world. Our commitment to "when you need to be sure" reflects our dedication to trust, integrity, and reliability.
Our SGS Industries and Environment services help businesses ensure safety, sustainability, and compliance through testing, inspection, certification, and consulting—supporting sectors from manufacturing to infrastructure and environmental management.
Job Title
Technical Specialist (Oil Conditioning Monitoring)
Job Type & Details
- Employment Type: Permanent
- Location: Ellesmere Port (onsite)
- Hours: 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday, 8.30 AM – 5:00 PM)
- Salary: From £25,000 per annum (DOE)
- Industry: Oil Conditioning Monitoring
Main Duties & Responsibilities
- Ensuring all samples received are diagnosed and issued within turnaround times, aligned with business and customer requirements
- Conducting investigational analysis, including:
- Planning and executing out-of-scope operations
- Generating bespoke reporting in line with business and customer needs
- Providing technical support to team leaders and colleagues to maintain service levels and laboratory operational efficiency
- Liaising with customers to keep them informed of delays or issues (may include occasional site visits)
- Maintaining instrument uptime by assisting stakeholders in resolving issues with ICP, viscosity, and FTIR (Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy) equipment
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Qualifications & Experience
Ideal Candidate Qualifications
The candidate should possess:
- Experience in a used oil laboratory environment or a technical role within the lubricant industry
- Knowledge of Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) and conducting Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
- Familiarity with wet chemistry analysis
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel (MSP Excel Exceed & VBA skills)
Essential Academic & Technical Qualifications
- Mechanical Engineering / Chemistry qualification (e.g., C&G, HNC, HND)
- Time-served experience interpreting analytical data from:
- FTIR (Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy)
- GC-MS (Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry)
- ICP (Inductively Coupled Plasma) spectroscopy
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Benefits
At SGS, we reward commitment and hard work with a range of benefits, including:
- Performance-related bonus (discretionary, subject to eligibility)
- Private medical cover (immediate access)
- Competitive pension scheme with life assurance
- Generous annual leave (gradually increasing with service) plus bank holidays
- An additional day off for your birthday
- Retailer discounts
- Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption pay
- Length of Service Awards
- Health and Wellbeing initiatives
- Discounted Gym Membership
Our Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion
SGS is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to recruiting, hiring, training, and promoting persons of all backgrounds without regard to:
- Race, colour, religion
- Sex, national origin, disability
- Age, marital status
- Sexual orientation, gender identity/expression
- Genetics, protected veteran status
- Or any other characteristic protected by law
To apply, please submit your application via our careers portal. If shortlisted for an interview, we’ll contact you directly for further consideration. APPLY NOW.
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