Laboratory Technician

SUMMARY:
To conduct microbiological and analytical tests on raw materials and finished products manufactured.

POSITION INFO:
Operations Responsible for laboratory testing and analysis of raw materials and finished products to support food safety, quality and production standards. Job Purpose To conduct microbiological and analytical tests on raw materials and finished products manufactured. Ensuring results are communicated and corrected. To comply with the organisational as well as legal standards and procedures. To carry out any other relevant duties as required. Key Accountabilities and Outputs Product and Raw Material Testing Conduct microbiological and analytical testing on the following products using approved testing methods as per SOP Carbonated soft drink Incoming raw material and verification of consignment products External verification tests by a SANAS accredited laboratory Equipment calibration and or daily verification Conduct analytical tests in water as follows: pH., Brix, CO2, FS02, Turbidity and Alcohol %, TSO2, etc. Organoleptic checks Packaging quality checks Seam evaluation quality control checks Conducting microbiocidal testing of the final product, surfaces, and the environment, etc. Non-product environmental testing Conduct micro-testing on equipment, environment, water, and air by plating on Agar plates Conducting micro-testing on environmental swabs Communication, reporting of results, and deviations, and investigation Communicate any deviations to the Team Leader and\/or Quality manager and assist in root cause analysis to identify the source of deviation\/ non-conformity Ensure all reagents to be used are available and discard all waste generated during analysis Plans work accordingly and request reagents if not available or about to expiure Correct and safe packing of waste for disposal Health, Safety, Quality and FSSC 22000 Visual inspection on plant and products Ensure adherence to standards Ensure that all work is done in a safe manner and all equipment used complies with safety standards. Support the companies Health and Safety as well as Quality programme to achieve the identified objectives and targets and fulfil the responsibilities assigned by management Adhere to all food safety standards and report on all issues with regards to the food safety management system to the Food Safety Team Ensure that the Critical Control Points (CCP1) and Operational Prerequisite Programs (OPRP2) are measured, monitored and verified at predetermined frequencies as per SOP Quality and Experience Grade 12 BSc in Microbiology, BSc\/ Biotechnology Diploma or B.Tech Food Technology qualification 1 year product testing in FMCG 1 year laboratory experience