Lucky Makgajane
Laboratory Technician
Rustenburg,NW
Summary
Skilled in reagent preparation, conducting analyses, and investigating quality control discrepancies, consistently adhering to quality management and safety protocols to deliver reliable analytical results.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Laboratory Technician
Eskom Kendal Powerstation (Contractor)
08.2024 - 03.2028
- Maintaining Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) standards
- Conduct laboratory housekeeping to ensure safety and organization
- Manage laboratory inventory and materials
- Calibrate and maintain AAS, IC Metrohm, and Metrohm Auto-tutrando
- Prepare standards and stock solutions
- Perform quality control and assurance checks
- Support plant health monitoring and reporting of results.
- Promote laboratory safety and compliance
Laboratory Analyst Intern
Siza Coal
01.2024 - 12.2024
- Conducting Risk assessment
- Verification of weighing balances, and crusher efficiency
- Calibration of equipments
- Plotting of data results on QC charts
- Receiving of samples
- Coal preparation and analysis using Leco
- Reporting of results on LIMS
Laboratory Analyst
Mfulawamanzi
01.2023 - 12.2023
- Monitoring laboratory temperature
- Verification of weighing balances, furnaces and glasswares
- Preparation quality control standards
- Calibration of equipments using quality control samples and plotting of data and identifying out of control trends
- Receiving of samples, and sampling techniques
- Conduct wet chemistry calorimetric, and ion-selective electrode (ISE) analysis.
- Development of laboratory methods and equipments
- Perform elemental analysis using ICP-OES
- Reporting of results using LIMS
- Implementation of corrective actions for non-conformed work
Education
National Diploma - Analytical Chemistry
01-2023
NQF level 6
Matric - Maths and Science
01-2013
NQF level 4
Skills
Wet Chemistry Analysis
Sample Preparation and Digestion
Physical and Chemical Analysis
Volumetric Analysis and Titration
Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometry (ICP-OES)
Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS)
Ion Chromatography (IC)
Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (AAS)
LECO and Instrument Operation
Water Quality Analysis (pH, Conductivity, TDS, TSS, Dissolved Oxygen and Temperature)
Reagent and Standard Preparation
Quality Control (QC) and Quality Assurance (QA)
Instrument Calibration and Basic Maintenance
Sample Data Capture and Laboratory Reporting
Material Crushing, Grinding
Particle Size Distribution Analysis
Quality Management System (QMS) Compliance
Safety, Health and Environment (SHE) Compliance
Risk Assessment and Hazard Identification
Gas Cylinder Handling
Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) Compliance
Laboratory Documentation and Record Keeping
Troubleshooting Analytical Instruments
Root Cause Analysis and Corrective Actions
Microsoft Office (Excel, Word and Outlook)
Analytical and Critical Thinking
Attention to Detail
Time Management
Teamwork and Communication
Continuous Improvement and Operational Excellence
References
- Sandy, Bodiba, Laboratory Manager, +27 79 754 2358, Mfulawamanzi
- Happy, Mtsweni, Laboratory Shift Supervisor, +27 79 509 4646, Siza Coal
- Sylvia, Maluleke, Senior Laboratory Supervisor, 0764453699, Eskom Kendal Powerstation
Timeline
Laboratory Technician - Eskom Kendal Powerstation (Contractor)
08.2024 - 03.2028
Laboratory Analyst Intern - Siza Coal
01.2024 - 12.2024
Laboratory Analyst - Mfulawamanzi
01.2023 - 12.2023
Boitekong Secondary - Matric, Maths and Science
Tshwane University of Technology - National Diploma, Analytical Chemistry