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Vantaa, Uusimaa, Finland

Karkkila, Uusimaa, Finland

SGS Analytics Finland Oy merged with SGS Finland Oy and the company name changed.

Karkkila, Uusimaa, Finland

Synlab Analytics & Services was sold to SGS in 2021 and company name was changed from Synlab Analytics & Services Finland Oy to SGS Analytics Finland Oy.

Karkkila, Finland

Elemental analysis chemist (ICP-OES & ICP-MS, TOC). Managing our small but efficient ICP-laboratory and leading ICP-team. Problem solving. Making day-to-day decisions. Keeping things flowing in a fast paced service laboratory. Method development and validation. Environmental chemistry. Hands-on laboratory work. Reporting results. Customer service. As on environment laboratory we analyze wide variety of elements from matrices such as water, soil, waste materials, food, feed, plant materials, pharmaceuticals (GMP), supplements, fertilizers, building materials etc.

Helsinki Area, Finland

Project researcher at the inorganic chemistry laboratory division. I worked on veryfying the country of origin of strawberries sold on market as Finnish products. The aim of this pilot study was to develop analytical methods to fight food fraud.Main duties:- Elemental analysis by ICP-MS and ICP-OES- Method development and validation- Analysing samples (practical laboratory work including sample pretreatment, microwave digestion, dilution, standard preparation, operating laboratory equipment etc.)- Solving analytical problems, maintaining equipment in running condition, troubleshooting in error situations- Checking and approving analytical results and quality control data (LIMS)- Data processing using R-programming and multivariate statistics (PCA, LDA etc.) (learning independently how to code R in order to process chemistry data)- Reporting results- Updating guidelines concerning analytical methods- Learning about stable isotope ratio analysis (SIRA) and future possibilities in food authenticity research- Participating in the installation of new IRMS (isotope ratio mass spectrometry) equipment. Keeping track of the equipment setup and participating in the training issued by the equipment manufacturer.- Working at ISO 17025 accredited laboratory.Setting up a new chemical analysis method is basically a form of product development. Planning, researching the subject, problem solving and analytical thinking were central themes in this position. Working with an analytical method linked to food authenticity and traceability was highly interesting to me as food safety is one of my biggest professional interests. Working with this project I validated new elements for the laboratorys collection of analytes to measure and produced plenty of data about elemental composition of strawberries for further study. I enjoyed the mixture of practical and rational laboratory work and the opportunity to use my analytical side to solve problems and to research.

Helsinki Area, Finland

Working as a maternity leave substitute laboratory technician at chemistry departments sample pretreatment laboratory.Main duties:- Recording samples to Eviras Laboratory Information Management System ELMO (LIMS)- Checking sample and documentation compliance with sampling guidelines- Sample preptreatment and distributing ready samples to different laboratory sections to be further processed- Sending out sampling materials- Participating in laboratory LEAN-project (5S) that focused on streamlining the sample arrival and pretreatment process in the laboratory.This work required good organizing skills, ability to collaborate with other laboratory staff and the ability to prioritize and schedule work. This task involved daily co-operating with laboratory technicians, chemists, customers and control officers. Keeping up with the whole chemistry sections incoming sample flow and the sampling material packages to be sent out required systematic working approach as well as the flexibility to adjust plans in case of more urgent jobs at hand. Majority of the samples were animal products (milk, meat, liver, kidney, fish, eggs) related to food control, inspection, monitoring or surveillance programs and preset food control plans (for example contaminant residue monitoring progam). There was also a wide range of different types of project samples and commercial chemistry laboratory samples going through this laboratory.

Helsinki Area, Finland

Working as a substitute laboratory engineer at animal pathology laboratory.Main duties:- Histology laboratory work (tissue sample preparation and staining to be viewed under a microscope) - Microbiological parasite detection (Cryptosporidium ja Giardia microscopy)- Safe handling of different solvents, reagents and chemicals- Tissue paraffing block making and trimming with a microtome- Operating laboratory equipment (tissue processor, slide printer, centrifuge, staining robot etc.).For me this job required the ability to quickly familiarize myself with completely new branch of laboratory work, as I had no previous experience in histopathology. I found this brief temporary post very interesting as I have always had personal interest in pets and other animals. I found helping to solve the puzzle of why an animal died highly meaningful. Key factors to thrive in this position were listening, asking questions and having an internal motivation towards animal welfare. I got to utilise what I had previously learned during my food science studies about microbiology, cell biology and anatomy in this job. After this job I can also confidently state that i have no fear of guts or internal organs...

Helsinki Area, Finland

Summer job at the publishing department of Finnish Standards Association SFS. Mainly word processing (MS Word), layout making, updating different databases, layout proofreading etc.This job required attention to details, good basic IT-skills and the ability and willingness to learn how to use previously unfamiliar software (xml-based layout making).

Helsinki, Finland

Working temporarily at Finnish Standards Association SFS while studying. My employment contract was renewed many times during years and combined hours on this job equate about 15 months of full time work.Main responsibilities: word processing, proofreading documents, scanning paper documents into digital form and archiving standards.This job required accuracy, capability to use MS Word and other computer programs and the ability to work independently. Standards are applied almost in every aspect of life and I have read hundreds of them, mostly in finnish and english language. Detecting typographical errors and misprinting especially in translated standard publications is obviously important regarding the quality of the documents and requires attention to details. Most of the time the language in these documents is highly technical and my interest in natural sciences and the ability to read fast were beneficial in this job.

Vantaa, Finland

Working temporarily at a food production factory while studying. Company: Starfood Finland Oy (formerly Finncatering Oy, currently Evertaste Oy). I worked with a zero-hour contract as a rental worker through a staffing company.Mainly preparing snack products (sandwiches, salads etc.) to be selled in aeroplanes and retail trade. Duties included also in-house quality control in the form of temperature measurements to ensure cold chain in the production. This job was all about teamworking promptly and hygienically. I gained hands-on practical experience concerning the food production industry and factory scale food production on this job.

Helsinki, Finland

Summer intern at Laboratory departments Chemistry and Toxicology units inorganic contaminants division. Food chemistry laboratory work including sample preparation (microwave digestion using Milestone and MARS microwave digestion systems), standard and sample solutions preparation, handling acids and other chemicals, ICP-MS and LC-ICP-MS analysis. Assisting with elemental speciation method development (arsenic speciation by LC-ICP-MS). Pipetting and filling up volumetric flasks. Avoiding element contamination while handling and treating samples. Operating liquid chromatography (HPLC) and mass spectrometry equipment. The form of chromatography used was ion chromatography (IC), more spesifically anion exchange. Result processing and reporting.

Porvoo, Finland

Customer service. Porvoo is a bilingual town, which means I worked both in finnish and swedish language daily. I worked in retail trade during a gap year after finishing upper secondary school.

Mäntsälä, Finland

My very first job was assembling light fixtures in a factory. This was basically manual labour involving collecting right parts, screwing electrical apparatus together from pieces, testing the functionality of the devise and piling ready products on a pallet. This job required hands-on attitude and not being afraid of tools and technical stuff.

Master Of Science (M.Sc.), Food Science - Food Chemistry

Major: Food Chemistry Minors: Food Safety and Food Product Development Master's Thesis title: Detection of strawberry jam adulteration.

Bachelor Of Science (B.Sc.), Food Science – Food Chemistry

Major: Food Chemistry Minors: Chemistry and Nutrition Courses related to basic studies in food science: Basic Course in Microbiology.