Laboratory Technician at Acacia Mining, Apply Before: 12 Jul 2016

JOB TITLE:LABORATORY TECHNICIAN POSITION
Job Description
Laboratory Technician-078884
Description

LABORATORY TECHNICIAN
Acacia Mining seeks to employ a Laboratory Technician based at Bulyanhulu Mine. This role reports to the Section Leader Occupational Health and Medical and the role holder will be accountable to provide nursing services to Bulyanhulu work force, community and employees relatives.
This is a permanent role, with the work roster being fourteen (14) days on and seven (7) days off.

CORE ACCOUNTABILITIES
• Day to day running of the Medical Laboratory.
• Timely biological sample collection, processing, analysis and reporting, ensuring quality assurance.
• To ensure that Laboratory equipment works to the optimum at all times, and to report any faulty equipment immediately to the First Line Leader.
• Maintain Laboratory inventory (medical supplies) at all times to meet the needs of the clinic.
• Timely and accurate completion of weekly Laboratory reports.
• To maintain professional conduct at all times, ensuring that that employees, contractors, the community and relatives are treated in an ethical manner all the times.
• Maintain continuous professional development.
• Ensure safe work practices, i.e. attending compulsory safety courses and meetings, use of required PPE, incident/accident reporting and ensuring total adherence to all Safety, Occupational Health and Environmental Policies of Acacia, as well as other relevant policies, procedures and guidelines.

ROLE REQUIREMENTS
Qualification Requirements:
• Relevant Laboratory Technician qualification from a recognized medical institution, e.g. Diploma in Health Laboratory.
• Current Professional License to Practice.

Experience Requirements:
• Must have at least 3 years’ experience working as a Laboratory Technician in medical institutions.

Skills / Knowledge Requirements:
• Fully qualified to practice as a Laboratory Technician in Tanzania through the government approval process.
• Knowledge of Tanzanian customs and legal process.
• Excellent knowledge in all aspects of Laboratory practice and technical ability to operate Laboratory medical equipment.
• Ongoing professional development.
• Computer literate, MS Excel, MS Word, MS PowerPoint etc.

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:

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