Laboratory Technician

Listing reference: twizz_000771
Listing status: Online
Apply by: 30 April 2026
Position summary
Industry: FMCG & Supply Management
Job category: FMCG, Retail, Wholesale and Supply Chain
Location: Bellville
Contract: Permanent
Remuneration: Market Related
EE position: No
Introduction
The purpose of this role is to conduct microbiological and analytical tests on raw material and finished products manufactured ensuring results are communicated and corrected. To comply with the organisational as well as legal standards and procedures. To carry out any other relevant duties as required.
Job description

Product Testing 
  • Conduct micro. and analytical testing on the following products using approved testing methods as per SOP
  • Carbonated Soft Drinks and Alcoholic beverages
  • Incoming Raw, Liquid, and Dry Material Inspection and verification of consignment products
  • External verification tests by a SANAS Accredited Laboratory
  • Equipment Calibration and/or daily verifications 
  • Conducts analytical tests on products as follows: pH, Brix, CO2, FSO2, Turbidity and Alcohol %, TSO2, pressure, etc. 
  • Organoleptic checks
  • Packaging Quality Checks
  • Seam evaluation Quality Control checks
  • Conduction microbiocidal testing of the final product, surfaces and the environment
  • Complete documentation as required on testing results,  inspections and verifications
Non-Product Environmental Testing
  • Conduct micro-testing on equipment, environment, water, and air by plating on Agar plates
  • Conducting micro-testing on environmental swabs
  • Complete documentation as required on testing results, inspections, and verifications
Communication, reporting of results and deviations, and Investigation
  • Communicate any deviations to the Team Leader and/or Quality Manager and assist in root cause analysis to identify the source of deviation / non-conformity. 
Ensure all reagents to be used are available and discard all waste generated during analysis
  • Plans work accordingly and request reagents if not available or about to expire
  • Correct and safe packing of waste for disposal 
Health, Safety, Quality and FSSC 22 000
  • Visual inspection on plant and products
  • Ensure adherence to standards
  • Ensure that all work is done in a safe manner and all equipment used complies with Safety Standards
  • Support the companies Health and Safety as well as Quality programme to achieve the identified objectives and targets and fulfil the responsibilities assigned by management
  • Adhere to all Food Safey Standards and report on all issues with regards to the Food Safety Management System to the Food Safety Team
  • Ensure that the Critical Control Points (CCP 1) and Operational Prerequisite Programs (OPRP 2) are measured, monitored and verified at predetermined frequencies as per the SOP

Minimum requirements

Qualifications: 
  • Grade 12
  • BSC Microbiology/ BSC or Diploma in Biotechnology/ B.Tech in Food Technology 
Experience: 
  • 1 year product testing in FMCG
  • 1 year laboratory experience

Benefits

Pension Fund
Funeral Benefit
Lyra Health

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