Assistant Chemist

Responsibility

The common responsibilities for this position include performing testing and inspection according to prescribed procedures, handling laboratory-related work, quality control, data logging, and data analysis. The role also involves performing instrument calibration and maintenance, preparing standard, working solutions, and reagents based on SOP, and managing tools/glassware inventory control, purchasing, and environment monitoring. Additionally, the assistant chemist is responsible for assisting in updating quality and technical documents according to HOKLAS & ISO/IEC 17025 requirements, providing assistance in developing testing procedures/method validation, and reviewing/testing standards. Furthermore, the position includes supporting daily operations in the chemical laboratory by performing test assignments and quotations for consumer testing products, assigning chemical tests based on international regulatory requirements and client specifications, and preparing breakdown worksheets to assign chemical tests to components of submitted samples. Lastly, the role requires assisting with data entry and sample preparation, and completing any ad-hoc tasks as assigned.

Job Growth

Skills Requirement

The percentages next to each skill reflect the sector’s demands in these respective skills. E.g., 30% means this skill has been listed in 30% of all the job postings in this sector.

• Skill Categories
• Specific Skill Sets

Skills Distribution

The skills distribution tells you what specific skill sets are in demand. E.g., Skills with a distribution of “More than 50%” means that these skills are wanted in more than 50% of the job postings.

• More Than 70%
• More Than 50%
• More Than 30%
• More Than 10%