Quality Laboratory Technician

Job description

The purpose of this role is to perform the analysis requested by one of our Client's on packaging, ingredients and finished goods to ensure product quality, NSV growth, cost savings, and delivery of new product launches meets the consumer requirements and reliability in the market. The critically of this role is to maintain the accuracy and trace ability of results so that the quality of analysis is sustained within the desired time frame.

Key Responsibilities

·  Manage test sample collection, logging, and storage of products, cross referencing product labelling with laboratory work request. Escalation to Senior Laboratory Technician / Project Leader if there are inconsistencies.

·  Perform and document ingredient, packaging, verification, and calibration testing.

·  Perform analysis according to required Standard Operating Procedure (SOP).

·  Collect, collate, and disseminate analytic data; providing an analytic report for the approval of Project Leaders.

·  Highlight out of specifications or data irregularities to Senior Laboratory Technician / Project Leaders.

·  Highlight variances between the practical applications of any SOP's to the accepted controlled document version.

·  Identify, recommend, and implement potential improvements to the testing protocols, results recording and ways of working.

·  Adhere to all safety procedures required for SOP's and COSHH.

·  Maintain clean desk policy in all laboratory areas. Maintain trace ability of all test data.

Knowledge/Experience

Minimum requirement:

·  Experienced with laboratory techniques and equipment.

·  Strong attention to detail & scientific background.

·  Data entry and computer literacy (Microsoft Office).

·  Able to work independently.

·  Be able to work under pressure, flexible and self-motivating.

·  Excellent communication, analytic and problem solving skills.

·  Great team worker.

Preferred requirement:

·  Skilled at technical report writing.

Experience with statistical software (such as Excel or Minitab)

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