Lab Technician (Analytical) - Newlands Brewery at The South African Breweries (SAB)

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