Microbiologist (2080956)
Overview
Reference 2080956
Salary ZAR130,000 - ZAR149,442.66/annum + Medical insurance and Provident Fund
Job Location - South Africa -- Kwazulu-Natal -- Amanzimtoti
Job Type Permanent
Posted 01 August 2022
Key Accountabilities and Outputs
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Treated water, ingredients, final syrups and final products
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Swabs
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Air
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Product Shelf Life Analysis
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Performs secondary confirmation tests
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Incubation of analysed samples
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Sub culturing of live bacteria cultures
Documentation and Record Keeping
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Reports any faulty equipment to QC Supervisor
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Raises any emerging trends that might have potential food safety risks
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Trouble shooting/investigations on ingredients, environmental or processing risk related issues
Enforces Good Lab Practices
Enforce Food Safety Requirements
Adherence to the health, safety, food and environmental standards
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Staff shall adhere to all Food Safety Policies and PRP’s and shall adhere to and enforce all food safety requirements at all times
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Staff shall adhere to Health, Safety & Environmental Policies and PRP’s and shall adhere to and enforce all Health and Safety requirements at all times
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Visitor and Contractor Policy – staff shall ensure that visitors or contractors entering the facility are signed in, escorted and wear PPE, are aware of the hygiene policies and do not smoke, eat or drink inside the facility
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Code of Practice – staff shall maintain high levels of personal hygiene in accordance with the code of conduct
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Handwashing Procedure – Ensuring staff are cleaning and sanitizing hands efficiently before handling the product.
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Physical Contamination Control Policy and Procedure – Staff shall be aware of the potential of physical product contamination. Staff is aware of control measures to prevent physical contamination.
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Safety, Health and Environment Policy – Staff take reasonable measures to ensure health and safety hazards do not occur. Should an accident occur, staff shall be aware of the procedure of reporting the incident.
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FMaintains expected performance standards
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Enforce compliance with relevant legislative and statutory requirements
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Enforce GMP’s and conduct themselves in a manner conducive with food safety practices
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Attend Training and enforce learnings from the training for Quality, Food Safety and Health & Safety that been prescribed for them
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Be vigilant of food defense and food fraud risks
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Qualifications and Experience
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National Diploma / NQF 6 in Food (Essential)
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Upto 3 years experience (Operational Execution) Technical, FMCG
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Basic MS Excel; MS Word; E Mail
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