Job Description
- Required to perform analysis of non-critical raw materials, active ingredients, intermediates and finished products.
- Improve on analytical and lab procedures to improve accuracy and productivity.
- Required to trouble shoot on instruments when analytical problems are experienced.
- Maintenance and control of reagents inventory.
- To investigate customer complaints on in-house products.
- Required to manage laboratory waste.
- Preparation of analytical standards and reagents.
- Liaison with Production Team Leaders with regard to out of spec products.
- Housekeeping, maintenance and clearance of retention stores.
- To undertake any legal ad hoc tasks for which the incumbent is competent as directed by management.
- To adhere to statutory and legal requirements
- To participate and assist to maintain SHEQ Management Systems certifications/standards.
- To ensure that non-conformance issues are reported according to the no-conformance procedures.
- To ensure that actions emanating from non-conformance investigations are closed out timeously.
- Participate in all internal and external audits done for SHEQ Management Systems pertaining to areas of responsibility.
Qualifications & Experience
- Minimum educational requirement Grade 12 with post matric tertiary qualification of a National Diploma in Analytical Chemistry.
- Minimum of 2-3 years’ work experience in a Quality Control Laboratory.
- Experience in an agricultural /pharmaceutical environment is advantageous.
- Requires a minimum of 2 years work experience in the operational of HPLC, GC, AA, GC-MS, density meters, FTIR, Ph. meters and various physical analyses.
- Must be computer literate MS Office (Word/Excel and Outlook.
