Lab Technician

About the Role

Earth En Quest Advisory is seeking a skilled and motivated Lab Technician to support laboratory operations, focusing on water, wastewater, and soil quality analysis.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct physical, chemical, and other relevant analyses of water, wastewater, and soil samples.
• Perform routine laboratory tests and operate, maintain, and troubleshoot laboratory instruments and equipment.
• Follow standard operating procedures (SOPs), relevant BIS/APHA methods, and other applicable testing standards.
• Implement and maintain laboratory Quality Assurance (QA) and Quality Control (QC) procedures.
• Carry out instrument calibration, verification, routine maintenance, and proper maintenance of calibration and equipment records.
• Maintain laboratory documentation, test registers, worksheets, sample records, and quality control records.
• Support compliance with applicable NABL accreditation requirements, including ISO/IEC 17025, and laboratory quality management practices.
• Prepare accurate analytical results, test reports, and supporting documentation within agreed timelines.
• Ensure proper sample receipt, identification, preservation, storage, handling, and chain-of-custody documentation.
• Conduct field sampling of water, wastewater, and soil, whenever required.
• Assist in the preparation and updating of SOPs, laboratory manuals, quality records, and other technical documents.
• Maintain laboratory cleanliness, chemical inventory, safe chemical handling practices, and compliance with laboratory safety procedures.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Diploma, B.Sc., or M.Sc. in Chemistry, Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering, or a relevant scientific discipline.
• Practical experience in water and/or wastewater quality analysis is essential.
• Knowledge of common water and wastewater parameters such as pH, electrical conductivity, TDS, TSS, turbidity, alkalinity, hardness, chloride, BOD, COD, and other relevant parameters.
• Working knowledge of laboratory QA/QC, calibration, standardization, analytical quality control, and documentation.
• Familiarity with sampling techniques, sample preservation, handling, and transportation.
• Understanding of NABL requirements and ISO/IEC 17025 laboratory practices.
• Ability to prepare clear, accurate, and well-documented laboratory test reports.
• Good attention to detail, organizational skills, and a responsible approach.
• Willingness to undertake occasional field visits for sample collection.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience in an environmental testing laboratory, water testing laboratory, wastewater testing facility, or soil testing laboratory.
• Hands-on experience with BOD incubators, COD digesters, UV-Visible spectrophotometers, analytical balances, pH meters, conductivity meters, and other routine laboratory instruments.
• Experience with laboratory calibration records, control charts, reference standards, blanks, duplicates, and other QA/QC practices.
• Exposure to NABL-accredited laboratories, internal audits, proficiency testing, and ISO/IEC 17025 documentation.

Work Schedule & Compensation

• Working days: Monday to Saturday.
• Working hours: 9:30 AM to 6:30 PM.
• Weekly off: Sundays; alternate Saturdays off may be introduced.