Lab Technician

SUMMARY:
New vacancy has become available for a Lab Technician for our client in the Chemical Industry based in Durban.

POSITION INFO:
Requirements/Duties:

• Daily validation of laboratory equipment and updating the calibration records
• Routine analyses of incoming raw materials that need to be analysed
• Final testing of products produced as per test methods and reporting variances
• Entering QC data on the QC spreadsheets
• QC testing of toll manufacturing raw material samples and finished Blends and updating on both raw material and finished products cardex
• General housekeeping of the laboratory as per Good laboratory practise
• Maintenance of laboratory equipment and scheduling of external calibrations as per calibration inventory
• Assist with the research and development of products to meets customer requirements
• Assist with stock taking
• Conducting research on customer complaints and reporting findings
• Creating COAs for all products manufactured and updating on drop box system
• Sending of COAs upon request either from sales department or toll customers
• Purchasing of laboratory reagents required for testing and standardizing them
• Printing of passed products batch stickers
• Filling of batch sheets, BP COA of raw materials and Panoil COAs
• Arranging for Monthly Panoil microbiological testing and analysis and capturing of results 
• Handling stocking and storage of all retention samples of finished products and raw materials
• Requesting labels for Engen products for blends manufactured
• Send of samples for finished products that require external testing to designated laboratories and capturing results provided.
• Adhering to ISO 9001:2015 and FSSC 22000 requirements.
• Generate standard operating procedure as and when required.
• Provide staff with training on standard operating procedures applicable to the laboratory department.
• Assist with research and development requirements as per the company standard operating procedures as and when required.

• Grade 12, Diploma in analytical chemistry or BSC Chemistry, 3 – 5 years working experience and computer literate.