Jr. Laboratory Analyst – Cane Testing Unit Operations
About the role
Belize Sugar Industries is looking for a Jr. Laboratory Analyst for its Cane Testing Unit. The analyst helps make cane-quality testing accurate, which supports fair cane payment and factory efficiency, and runs bagasse quality analyses and reports the results.
Responsibilities
- Operate and monitor the core sampling equipment, including its calibration and maintenance
- Take a 1 kg sample from the shredded cane and press it into juice and bagasse
- Weigh the bagasse and deliver the juice sample to the Sr. Analyst
- Run bagasse moisture analysis
- Prepare samples by shredding, mixing and sub-sampling
- Carry out basic laboratory tests and record results accurately and on time
Requirements
- Associate's degree or diploma in Agriculture, Chemistry, Engineering or a related field
- 0–2 years of experience in a laboratory, agricultural or industrial setting
- Strong attention to detail
- Working knowledge of Excel
- Good written and spoken communication
- Willing to work rotating shifts, nights and weekends during crop season, in dusty, hot and noisy conditions
Preferred qualifications
- Basic knowledge of cane quality parameters