Job Description

What will you be doing?
Gaining practical exposure and experience in our Milling QC/QA processes by doing the following:

• Laboratory and Quality Control
• Reporting Food safety & quality control deviations.
• Testing of raw material, in-process, and final products prior to approval.
• Active participation in INVOCOMS.
• Support of the food safety culture plan on site
• LIMS capturing and issuing of COAs

Essential skills and competence

• Good understanding of Occupational Health and Safety standards
• Good understanding of good laboratory practices (GLP) and good manufacturing practices (GMP)
• Knowledge of ISO 17025 will be advantageous
• Proactive communication skills
• Strong numerical ability
• Strong teamwork ability
• Understanding housekeeping and ensuring proactive implementation thereof
• Taking accountability for tasks
• Analytical thinking
• Decision making ability
• Supportiveness
• Innovation / continuous improvements mindset
• Sense of urgency / results orientation
• Respect for self and others Learning aptitude

Programme information:

• Accurate record keeping of your workplace exposure and experience in your logbook, to ensure compliance with Seta and your learning institution reporting
• Proactively report on any formal institutional requirement or training sessions
• Willing to learn on how to translate your theoretical learning into practice
• Perform all tasks communicated and required

Qualification Requirements

• Grade 12
• Studying towards a National Diploma: Biotechnology (final year)
• Tertiary institution logbook (stipulating the relevant exposure and experience needed)

Experience Requirements

• One year workplace exposure and learning experience

Key Outputs

• One year workplace exposure and learning experience
• Working in a pressurised factory environment
• Working in the quality team on site across all manufacturing teams