Lab Assistant at Trouw Nutrition

Job Description: 

Laboratory support:

• Takes care of the logistics process of samples (fetching, delivering, and storage) in order to support an efficient testing process, preventing delays in the
• testing and / or production process.
• Ensure that samples of non-confirming products are sent to the lab for testing.

Quality control:

• Monitor online quality by carrying out inspections on on-line activities and completion of necessary check sheets.
• Verify effectiveness of flushing and product change over to prevent cross contamination.
• Conduct product colour and texture checks for premixes.
• Verification of PRP’s and OPRP’s.
• Ensure product rejected by metal detector is safely isolated, verified, safely disposed and records maintained.
• Monitoring of process control sheets for completion.
• Monitoring of labelling and coding on product from receipt to finished product in accordance with traceability system.
• Practices good housekeeping in their areas of work.
• Monitors the verification activities of the Food safety system such as Metal detectors , Magnets, scales.
• Ensure rework generated per shift is recorded.
• Ensure retention samples are properly labelled.
• Conduct locker, change rooms, canteen and maintenance toolbox inspections for hygiene and pests
• Random verification checks on final product or raw materials release at dispatch .

Reporting:

• Reports deviations through NCA system and advises of the necessary corrective actions to Supervisors, Maintenance and Quality when required.
• Report all FS risks to the Supervisors, Maintenance and Quality when required.

Quality Assurance:

• Comply with the ISO 22000:2018 FS requirements.
• Comply with legal and company rules and procedures in the areas of quality, safety and environment 

Maintenance:

• Conduct locker, change rooms, canteen and maintenance toolbox inspections for hygiene and pests.
• Perform random verification of weigh bridge details and deviations reported.

Other duties:

• Perform random verification of supplier documents against product label details.
• Perform weekly checks at the warehouse to verify FIFO/FEFO, product spillages and correct sampling verification.
• Random checks on the truck inspections checklists for receiving and dispatch.