Laboratory Technician

About this role

Libstar is looking for a Laboratory Technician for its Athlone facility in Cape Town. The job is to check that quality, food safety, health and safety, and product specifications are followed in the factory areas.

What you’ll do

• Run chemical and microbiological tests on raw milk, fresh milk, buttermilk, cream, yoghurt and juice products.
• Test samples of finished products, incoming goods and products near the end of their shelf life, using the set procedures.
• Check and verify lab equipment daily, so that results stay accurate.
• Do compliance checks in the milk, yoghurt and juice factories.
• Make sure Lancewood food safety, health and safety and environmental standards, and key account specifications, are met at raw milk intake and during production.
• Learn each product and its specification well, so you can spot problems during quality inspections.

What you need

• Matric certificate, with Pure Mathematics and Science as focus subjects.
• One year of production or laboratory experience. Agriculture or FCG experience is listed as relevant.
• One year of dairy experience.
• Own transport.
• You must live in the Cape Flats area.
• You must be willing to work shifts.
• You must be willing to rotate within the Quality Department.

Is this job for you?

This job suits someone who has matric with a strong maths and science base and some lab or production work behind them. You should be happy to work shifts and move between different areas of the Quality Department.

Tips before you apply

• Have your matric certificate, proof of experience and a copy of your driver’s licence ready if you hold one.
• On your CV, list each lab or production task you have done, such as sampling or testing, and the equipment you have used.
• Show your dairy or food production experience clearly, with dates, employer names and what you did in each role.

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