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First seen by Alion on Oct 27, 2026. SGS scores B on the Alion truth index.
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SGS is a Swiss testing, inspection and certification company founded in 1878 as a grain inspection house in Rouen and now one of the largest verification businesses in the world. It tests and certifies goods, systems and facilities across agriculture, minerals, oil and gas, chemicals, consumer products, industrial equipment, transport and life sciences, acting as an independent third party between buyers, sellers and regulators. Headquartered in Geneva and listed on the Swiss exchange, it operates thousands of laboratories and offices and employs around one hundred thousand people worldwide.
Job Description
- Sampling of products from various sources.
- Labeling of samples, Registering and issuance to the Laboratory.
- Tank gauging to determine level of product and temperature in storage tank and issuance of dip sheet and cleanliness certificates/
- Inspection to determine cleanliness of container, eg. Road / Rail / ISO-tanks, Storage tanks, etc.
- Inspection to determine cleanliness of pipelines (line pigging) and issuance of line cleanliness certificates.
- Monitoring of Road Tankers whilst loading vessel and obtaining weight certificates for each delivery. Inspection of empty road tanker thereafter.
- Sealing of valves and hatches, eg. Pipeline / tank vales, road / rail tanker valves and hatches.
- Recording of Inspection data / results in field notebook, accurately and neatly, so as to ensure easy traceability of data / results.
- Completion of Inspection certificates and reports accurately and neatly.
- Continuous updating of the Job File with the relevant Inspection reports or results.
- To advise immediate supervisor or manager of changes / events that could have a detrimental effect on the Company or Business operations.
- Crude tank farm operations, sealing / isolating pipeline valve system, sealing tanks, gauging, sampling, water draining, water cut and issuance of dip sheets. Maintaining a log of tank farm event, delays, anomalies and deviations and reporting of these timeously to the respective surveyor / terminal personnel.
- Witness packing of containers (drums, etc.) as per clients or internal procedures or other specific requirements.
- Manning the road tanker loading of bitumen onto bitumen bulk vessels, as per internal working procedures.
- Recording and collating weighbridge certificates, inspecting of road tankers.
- Ensure sample and inspection equipment are clean and in working condition before and after use.
Qualifications
- Must have between NQF 2-4 in Chemical Engineering or similar
- Grade 12 / Matric or N3 with Mathematics and Science as subjects
- Must be currently unemployed
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