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🟢 Actively Hiring · Posted 24d ago ⏳ Closes in 67 days UK Corridor 🛡️ UK Work Eligibility 🏢 Company - Public

production support

🏢 SGS • 📍 Aberdeen, Scotland • 🕒 Sep 14, 2026
Salary Range
£28,000 - £25,000
£2,333 - £2,083 / mo

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Location Base
Aberdeen, Scotland
Tier-1 UK Economic Zone
Est. Take-Home Pay
68% - 74% (After PAYE & NI)
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1.0 GBP ≈ $1.28 USD Living Standard
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Position Overview & Specifications

Company Description


We provide the world’s most comprehensive range of integrated inspection, testing, certification and advisory services, powered by the latest technology and digital tools. Our global network of experts helps you to navigate a wide range of new standards, regulations and corporate responsibilities.

Our innovative solutions enable you to ensure the integrity, safety and reliability of your activities, equipment and operations, while helping you take more sustainable approaches to infrastructure, transportation and business operations. This helps you to protect workers and the environment, generate customer confidence, enhance brand reputation, manage risk and increase business efficiency


Job Description
  • Job Title: Production Support Chemist
  • Location: Aberdeen
  • Salary: £25-28k + offshore nightly allowance DOE

Main Purpose of Role

  • Deliver consistently high standards of analytical performance to ensure the that company quality, health and safety protocols are adhered to while achieving commercial objectives nd continued operation of platform laboratory.
  • Perform sampling and analysis to recognised international methods and documented procedures and the preparation of reports/
  • Maintain and develop positive relationships with clients, Where appropriate, finding solutions for client enquiries and process issues.

Key Accountabilities

  • Demonstrate compliance to all test methods, procedures and quality systems essential criteria essential for best practices.
  • Liaise with line manager/ on shore support/ if a problem with equipment, methods or samples occurs and initiate corrective actions to ensure continuity of service.
  • Identify and implement improvements to current laboratory operations in order to maximise equipment availability, ensure technical standards are maintained and improved thus ensuring profitability.
  • Ensure adequate stock of consumables to ensure continuous productivity.
  • Ensure testing equipment is calibrated and safe/ suitable for use.
  • Completion of daily, weekly and monthly routine sampling, analysis and reporting as per client procedures.
  • Delivery of agreed analysis to timescales and cost to enable fulfilment of contractual KPI’s and maximise profitability.
  • Comprehensive understanding and knowledge of laboratory and analytical techniques and equipment to promote continuous improvement and provision of quality service to client.
  • Resolution of enquiries in a timely and effective manner to ensure consistency of service delivery and agreed contractual obligations.
  • Provision of reports to line manager/ onshore support/ to assist in service, standards and delivery.

Qualifications


How to be a
successful candidate

To be a successful candidate you would need to have experience of Off-shore Oil Industry related analysis encompassing a broad spectrum of methods and analysis to meet exacting process and client demands. And you must have HNC level in chemistry or related science based subject, or equivalent.

Desirable

  • Valid Medical/BOSIET/MIST
  • Preparation of laboratory techniques and documentation.
  • Knowledge and experience of process management and chemical optimisation.
  • Off-shore medical certificate.
  • Off-shore survival certificate.
  • MIST On line Training
  • SBT01
  • Oil in Water
  • H2S Sampling Experience

Additional Information


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Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process

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Application & Resume Screening

Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.

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Technical & Competency Interviews

Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.

3

Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation

Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.

4

Onboarding & Corporate Integration

Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.

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Corridor Intelligence

Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:

🇬🇧 Skilled Worker Visa (Tier 2)

Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.

🏛️ Settlement (ILR) Pathway

Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.

⚖️ Official regulatory reference: UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) & Home Office Sponsor Register.

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Recruitment Insights

Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for production support roles across SGS's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:

1. Domain Competency

Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to Business Consulting.

2. Behavioral & Leadership

STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.

3. Compensation Alignment

Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £28,000 - £25,000 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.

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