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Job title : Lab Technician (Analytical) – Prospecton Brewery
Job Location : KwaZulu-Natal, Durban
Deadline : November 04, 2024
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Key Roles and Responsibilities:
- Responsible for meeting Quality KPIs
- Prevent quality non compliances
- Promote quality awareness
- Contribute to quality performance at the site
- Promotion of a quality culture
- Maintain housekeeping and 5S standards
Maintain Equipment and Workplace
- Maintain and calibrate equipment
- Maintain a safe and healthy environment
Analyse Samples
- Prepare samples
- Conduct analyses
Compliance to VPO Quality Pillar and other applicable VPO requirements
- Execute VPO activities in accordance with the VPO work practices
- Execution of activities to ensure compliance to food safety and quality management systems
Process Control
- Sampling is carried out as per manualised methods
- Samples are identified, verified and handled to retain integrity as per manual
- Samples are prepared and dispatched, if necessary, as per manualised method
- Relevant apparatus, equipment and reagents are prepared as per manualised method
- Analysis is performed using fundamental laboratory techniques and practices
- Accurate results generated at specified times
- Results are recorded and reported as per standard manuals
- Non conformance identified
- Out of control procedure adhered to
- VPO compliance
Lab Equipment
- Equipment is maintained and calibrated according to manualized methods
- Equipment calibration frequencies are adhered to
- Calibration records available and update
Safety and healthy work environment
- Adherence to PPE policy
- Unsafe conditions and work practices are identified and actioned
- Chemicals and reagents are handled as per manualized procedure
- Hazardous substances are stored, handled and disposed of as per procedures
- Adherence to documented lab safety rules, guides and practices
- Incidents are reported and actioned as per procedure
- House keeping schedules are adhered to
Specialist Analysis
- Carry out specialised and highly specialised quality analyses where required
- Record the results of analyses conducted on appropriate information systems and communicate results accordingly
- Conduct analysis of results to identify problems and improvement opportunities timeously
- Assist the plant in the execution of quality analysis, where required
- Conduct calibration of specialist equipment for which the labs are responsible
Quality Auditing
- Conduct required and requested quality audits, completing the appropriate documentation and communicating the results
- Review quality analysis procedures of production teams, identifying problems or training needs and communicating these to the team leader
- Conduct regular audits of calibration procedures of production teams and communicating results
- Conduct audits of analytic procedures to ensure compliance with Zone/Global guidelines, and identifying corrective actions required
- Where required, initiate corrective actions coming out of the quality audits in areas that impact the laboratory
Continuous Improvement
- Carry out specialised analyses in support of the evaluation of continuous improvement opportunities
- Determine additional analytical work required evaluating continuous improvement opportunities
- Take part in regional and divisional process optimisation initiatives as required
Key Attributes and Competencies:
- Problem Solving – Support the production teams in problem solving, providing specialist assistance and techniques. Furthermore, assist with coaching/mentoring of production teams on problem solving and correct use of problem solving techniques as require
- Training – Support the training of the production teams and assist with coaching/mentoring of production teams on quality analyses and correct use of analytical techniques
- Proactive
- Proven leadership ability
- Ability to utilise computer programmes
- Analytical ability
- Communication skills and interpersonal skills (Communicate effectively in the workplace)
- Problem solving skills
- Precision and accuracy, attention to detail
- Numeracy
- Contribute to self and team development
Minimum Requirements:
- Min –National Diploma Chemistry, Food Science, Biotechnology
- B Tech Chemistry or equivalent (Desirable but not essential)
- 2-3 Years in Laboratory, Understanding of process control within the malting process environment (Desirable but not essential)
- Good understanding of the principles and practices of VPO (Desirable but not essential)
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