Daily tasks/Routine activities

1.Conduct chemical or physical laboratory tests to assist scientists in making qualitative or quantitative analyses of solids, liquids, or gaseous materials.

2. Maintain, clean, or sterilize laboratory instruments or equipment.

3. Set up and conduct chemical experiments, tests, and analyses, using techniques such as chromatography, spectroscopy, physical or chemical separation techniques, or microscopy.

4. Monitor product quality to ensure compliance with standards and specifications.

5. Prepare chemical solutions for products or processes, following standardized formulas, or create experimental formulas.

6. Provide and maintain a safe work environment by participating in safety programs, committees, or teams and by conducting laboratory or plant safety audits.

7. Provide technical support or assistance to chemists or engineers.

8. Train new employees on topics such as the proper operation of laboratory equipment.

9. Order and inventory materials to maintain supplies.

10.Compile and interpret results of tests and analyses.

11. Develop or conduct programs of sampling and analysis to maintain quality standards of raw materials, chemical intermediates, or products.

12. Write technical reports or prepare graphs or charts to document experimental results.

13. Direct or monitor other workers producing chemical products.

14. Design or fabricate experimental apparatus to develop new products or processes.

15. Operate experimental pilot plants, assisting with experimental design.

16. Develop new chemical engineering processes or production techniques.

Key knowledge areas

The following knowledge areas aid a  Chemical analyst to execute his/her duties better;

Chemistry — Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods.

Mathematics — Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.

English Language — Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.

Skills

The following skills aid a  carry out his/her duties with ease ;.

Science — Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.

Critical Thinking — Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.

Reading Comprehension — Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.

Monitoring — Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.

Active Listening — Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

Abilities

Information Ordering — The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).

Oral Comprehension — The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.

Written Comprehension — The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.

Deductive Reasoning — The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.

Inductive Reasoning — The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).