Report On

Internship
SGS Private Limited Lahore,
Pakistan.

Submitted By:

Muhammad Hasnain Gul

(MME-18-31)

Institute OF Advanced Materials

Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan

Acknowledgement
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At first I am thankful to our Allah Almighty, who gives me strength to complete this report.
Then I would like to thank my honorable teacher “Dr. Waheed Ahmad” for giving me the
opportunity to do my internship under her guidance. I am very much gratified to our teacher
“Dr. Waheed Ahmad” for making me work and also guiding me in my internship which is a
very important aspect of my study life that will help me a great deal in my professional life.

There is no doubt of the fact that preparing this report has been a great experience for me while
doing my internship in SGS. I also thank to my honorable “Sir Ahmad Hasan Sahb.”
Operations Manager at SGS Pakistan Private Limited Lahore for consulting me and the great
cooperation. According to his direction, I become capable to make the report more
appropriately.

Many people, especially Industrial & Environmental Department SGS team members have made
valuable comment suggestions on this proposal which gave me an inspiration to improve my
report. I thank all those people for their help directly and indirectly to complete my internship
report.

Finally, I owe many thanks to my respective teacher & my family for their constant support and
encouragement.

Declaration
This is informing that the internship report in “SGS Pakistan Private Limited, Lahore.” has been
prepared in partial fulfillment of my B.Sc. degree from Bahuddin Zakariya University Multan. It
has been prepared for academic purposes only. I also confirm that this report is uniquely
prepared by me after the completion of my practical experience in SGS Pakistan Private Limited,
Lahore as an intern.

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Objectives of Report

i. To fulfill the partial requirement as Internship of B.Sc. Metallurgy & Materials

Engineering program.
ii. To gain knowledge of different department working in SGS Pakistan Private Limited,
Lahore.
iii. To have some practical experience about employee skill improvement program.
iv. Also to have some practical experience in employee’s recruitment.
v. To find out the internal and external lacking in the training activities of SGS Pakistan
Private Limited, Lahore that can be solve by redesigning the developing program
effectively to increase employment skill.
vi. Developing leadership skills, motivation, loyalty, better attitudes, and other aspects that
successful workers and managers.

Methodology of the report

The methodology is a systematic way to gather the information which is applied to establish a
report. In this internship report, the data is gathered through both primary and secondary
sources.

Primary Source

As this is an internship report, the major concepts of the topic have come through active
participation and observation of fifteen (15) days internship program in SGS Pakistan Private
Limited, Lahore. Beside that some questionnaires were asked to the concerned personnel for
comprehending the concept more.

Secondary Source

Besides the primary source, some data has collected through different books, articles and
website, others report on Internship project.

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Limitations of the report

The following limitations are faced during the course of the study:

i. Shortage of time: Time shortage is a big constrains. This is really difficult to absorb the
vast area of corporate experience within such short time. And so the time constraint of
the study hindering the course of vast area and for preparing a report within the
mentioned period is really difficult.
ii. Busy working environment: The officials had some rush with their huge routine work.
Thus, the assigned internship schedule from the manager could not be followed
properly.
iii. Insufficient data: Sensitive company information cannot be displayed in this report.
Due to confidentiality of the department, some delicate information cannot be collected.
iv. As SGS is a multinational company, internet information is not sufficient.

v. As per company policy financial data are not accessible.

Company Profile

History

SGS established in 1878, SGS transformed grain trading in Europe by offering innovative
agricultural inspection services. The Company was registered in Geneva as Société Générale de
Surveillance in 1919. Shares were first listed on (SWX) Swiss Exchange in 1985. Since 2001, it
has only one class of shares consisting of registered shares.

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From our beginnings in 1878 as a grain inspection house, it has steadily grown into role as the
industry leader. SGS have done this through continual improvement and innovation and through
supporting our customers’ operations by reducing risk and improving productivity.

Introduction

SGS is the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company. It
recognized as the global benchmark for quality and integrity. SGS has more than 97,000
employees. It operates a network of more than 2,600 offices and laboratories around the world.
SGS began as a grain inspection house, and has steadily grown into the industry leader. They
have done this through continual improvement, innovation and dedication to meet the needs of
their valued customers.

Core Services

SGS core services can be divided into four categories, they are described in the bellow:

i. Inspection: It has comprehensive range of world-leading inspection and verification

services, such as checking the condition and weight of traded goods at transshipment,
help you to control quantity and quality, and meet all relevant regulatory requirements
across different regions and markets

ii. Testing: SGS global network of testing facilities, staffed by knowledgeable and
experienced personnel, enable to reduce risks, shorten time to market and test the
quality, safety and performance of products against relevant health, safety and
regulatory standards.

iii. Certification: SGS enable to demonstrate that products, processes, systems or services
are compliant with either national or international standards and regulations or customer
defined standards, through certification

iv. Verification: SGS ensure that products and services comply with global standards and
local regulations. Combining global coverage with local knowledge, unrivalled

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 experience and expertise in virtually every industry, SGS covers the entire supply chain
from raw materials to final consumption.

SGS Business Principles

SGS has six business principles. They are:

i. Integrity (Making sure we build Trust).

ii. Health & Safety (Making sure we establish safe and healthy workplaces).

iii. Quality & Professionalism (Making sure we act and Communicate

Responsibility).

iv. Respect (Making sure we treat all people fairly).

v. Sustainability (Making sure we add long-term value to society).

vi. Leadership (Making sure we work together and think ahead).

SGS IN PAKISTAN

SGS Pakistan was established in 1952 and was one of the first Swiss companies to be set up in a
newly born country. Today, SGS Pakistan has evolved into a dynamic team of specialists in the
related disciplines of quality verification, supported by state-of-the-art testing laboratories and
advanced technology.

Our philosophy is aimed at customer satisfaction, quality staff development and teamwork. With
our head office in Karachi and offices across the country, we offer a broad range of services to
all sectors, including agricultural, mineral, environmental, oil, gas and chemical, and industrial,
helping to mitigate risks, expedite workflow and assure quality standards. We protect the
interest of our clients and provide peace of mind enabling our clients to focus on their core
business.

Mission

To insure Customer needs are met, enhance development and satisfaction of employees as well
as increase trust of their clients & customer.
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Job Description

As an intern of SGS Pakistan Private Limited Lahore, I was assigned to work under the
Industrial & Environmental Department. By this I get the opportunity to learn about the
corporate tasks of Industrial & Environmental materials testing and inspection in different span
of this sector. According to my engineering discipline (Metallurgy & Materials Engineering), I
was mostly work in Industrial Department.

First (1st) Week Assign Work

Visit civil lab

i. Learn about different Equipment / Machines & Tools (like as Sieve Analysis, Abrasion
Testing Machines, Soil Testing Equipment / Machines, Soil Compaction Machine etc.)
ii. How can perform bend test, tensile test on different materials by Universal Testing
Machine (UTM)?

Pipeline Integrity Management Services (PIMS)

i. SGS provides Pipeline Integrity Management Services-PIMS which embodies leak-free,

spill-free and incident-free continuous operation of a pipeline system whether it is
onshore or offshore.
ii. To gain knowledge of pipeline inspection and pipeline protection.
iii. Study about Public Safety, Environmental Protection and Operational Reliability.
iv. Improve reliability and deliverability to ensure continuous and safe operation.

Reciprocating Compressor

i. To gain knowledge of vibration analysis and spectral criteria of reciprocating

compressor.
ii. Learn about pump, compressor and its types.

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Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) Techniques

i. Study of different Non-Destructive Techniques such as Visual Testing (VT), Ultrasonic

Testing (UT), Magnetic Particle Inspection (MPI), Liquid Penetrant Inspection (LPI),
Radiography Testing (RT) and many more.
ii. How can perform different Non-Destructive Techniques on different materials and how
can inspect different materials in detail?

Lifting Equipment

i. How can lift work in different building, offices and houses?

ii. To gain knowledge of different lifting equipment such as Crane Types (Overhead Crane,
Mobile Crane, Tower Crane), Forklift, Wire Rope Sling.
iii. How can Non-Destructive Testing perform on lifting equipment?

Second (2nd) Week Assign work

Visit Environmental Department

i. To gain knowledge of Air Condition Monitoring of different industrial project and how
can air and water inspection take place?
ii. How can mineral testing work take place and learn about different types of scrapes used
in industries such as Heavy Metal Scrap, Serrated Steel Scrap, local scrap?

Visit Environmental Lab

i. Learn about how can air and water testing is performing and different equipment related
to air and water testing.
ii. What is function of Muffle Furnace in Environmental lab which is related to our
Engineering Discipline?

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Site Visit

IZHAAR Steel Private Limited, Multan Road, Lahore

i. Learn about manufacturing of different equipment such as Boilers, Storage Tanks,

Pressure Vessels and Pipes
ii. How can perform different Non-Destructive Techniques such as Ultrasonic Testing,
Radiography Testing?
iii. Gain knowledge of different machines / Equipment working for manufacturing such as
Rolling, Welding, Gas Cutting, Lathe, Shearing Machines.

Findings & Analysis

During my internship in SGS Pakistan Private Limited Lahore, Especially Industrial Department
Team Members helped me a lot to know about the company very properly. As well as SGS
Pakistan Private Limited Lahore has a good practice that they have introduced with their intern
& give a visit to their all functions So, I get the opportunity to find out some observation for the
company are given bellow:

Employees of all departments especially Industrial Department Team Members is very

supportive & co-operative.

Recommendations

i. SGS need to provide more internship platform to the students to show their skills and
enhance their experience every year.
ii. SGS has too many customers, so their work load is very high. But they do not have
sufficient employees for allocating all tasks. So they need to recruit more people in work
place for minimizing workload.
iii. SGS need to take regular survey on their employees.
iv. SGS provide PRB (Profit Revenue Bonus) to the permanent employee around 20% of
profit annually & provide Dress allowances benefit for the employees.

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 v. First Aid kits needs to check regularly. First Aid Kits will be managed by designated first
aiders. They will respond immediately if any accident happened and will provide first
aid.

Summary

SGS recognized as the global benchmark for quality and integrity. In Pakistan, SGS Pakistan
Private Limited Lahore has been doing their business and properly maintaining social
responsibilities. SGS has a strong network overall in Pakistan. The main job is earning profit,
creating job opportunity, though trade and commerce.

SGS Pakistan Private Limited Lahore always try to contribute on national G.D.P and G.N.P. not
only local business but also internationally. They always try to contribute to employee
satisfaction and given to employees all types of compensation benefits with others
complimentary benefits. It has always been a dream to be able to work for a highly reputed
company.

Here, interns are not treated as guests. They also treated as the regular employee. At last I can
say that by follow the recommendations I mention above SGS Pakistan Private Limited Lahore
will be more effective and efficient. So, the employee will be more satisfied than that before.

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