LAB TECHNICIAN (ANALYTICAL)

Dreaming big is in our DNA. It’s who we are as a company. It’s our culture. It’s our heritage. And more than ever, it’s our future. A future where we’re always looking forward. Always serving up new ways to meet life’s moments. A future where we keep dreaming bigger. We look for people with passion, talent, and curiosity, and provide them with the teammates, resources and opportunities to unleash their full potential. The power we create together – when we combine your strengths with ours – is unstoppable. Are you ready to join a team that dreams as big as you do?

The key purpose of this role is to ensure that quality analysis and procedures are compliant to the company standards and specifications on packaging production lines and teams. The key purpose of this role is to carry out sampling, sample preparation and analysis including Sensory analysis of packaging raw materials, in -process samples of packaging product from packaging production Lines.

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

• Perform routine and non-routine analytical tests (e.g. Chemical, Physical chemistry and Sensory where applicable)

• Operate analytical instruments (e.g. Spectrophotometers, GC, HPLC, Alcolyser and pH meters)

• Follow approved Global Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and test methods.

• Ensure accuracy, precision, and repeatability of results

Quality Control and Assurance:

• Maintain detailed and organized records, ensuring traceability and regulatory compliance.

• Assist with report writing and presentations as needed.

• Analyze and interpret data from tests,

• Monitor and maintain an adequate inventory of reagents, supplies, and consumables.

• Maintain a clean, organized, and sterile laboratory environment including waste management of biohazardous substances etc.

• Participate in the development and optimization of Analytical methods and procedures.

Governance:

• Standards are in place and well understood at Quality at source frontline teams

• Training and operational assessments are done against the specified methods

• Verification of the execution of the procedures to ensure that they comply with the standards

• Verifying Quality Control and Analysis in utilized by packaging, raw materials and quality production teams

• Ensuring quality packaged products is delivered by designated production lines

• Ensuring execution of required quality checks and analyses, and accuracy of results input on the appropriate information system

• Ensure that VPO tools are utilized and imparted to production teams 

Maintenance of Equipment:

• Ensure and conduct autonomous operations as defined for the instrumentation

• Ensure equipment is operated according to SOP’s 

• Perform routine maintenance, cleaning, and calibration of laboratory equipment. 

• Develop work instruction to empower autonomous maintenance of equipment, to ensure its uptime 

• Identify defective equipment, and report these to the Team Leader, Instrumentation Technician and Lab Specialist 

Communication: 

• Issues, problems and improvement opportunities 

• Make use of relevant communication media to stay informed and inform others of issues

• Utilizing VPO digital tools to improve understanding of process and standards

• Required to escalate out-of-control processes to all Stakeholders

• Communicated Actively participate in shift meetings, asking questions to test understanding and contributing suggestions.

• Making use of the action logs to record 

• Complete required handover to incoming shift team members, ensuring the issues relating to plant performance, quality and maintenance

Problem-Solving:

• Ensure Problem solving for all out-of-control processes using the VPO problem solving tools to resolve and record the issues

• Ensure QFR and 5why are done timeously

Minimum Requirements:

• MSc/BSc Chemistry, Analytical and Biotechnology or equivalent

• Minimum of 1 - 2 years working experience in FM CG industry

• Understanding of brewing & packaging process and environment

• Assertive and analytical

• Proactive

• Proven leadership ability

• Understanding of the principles and practices of Manufacturing Excellence

• Available immediately

Additional Information:

• BAND: X

SAB is an equal opportunity employer, and all appointments will be made in line with SAB employment equity plan and talent requirements. The advert has minimum requirements listed. Management reserves the right to use additional/ relevant information as criteria for short-listing.