Lab Technician

Seniority Level:

Deployment of existing and new operating practices across the department

Contribute to the prevention of quality defects from reaching our customers

Provide QA support across site, reacting and responding to quality issues

Monitor performance ensuring that specifications, systems and procedures achieve intended product quality and food/feed safety requirements

Undertake routine analysis of samples

Perform calibration and maintenance on laboratory instrumentation

Assist with basic Microbiology

Complete required data entry and interpret and report data

Present data at production meetings

Manage hold beer inspections

Prepare taste room for tasting sessions

Train and audit Brewing and Operations staff on QA processes

Involvement in root cause analysis and driving process improvements

Control of cost and budget

Contribute to initiatives to ensure cost optimisation across all areas of the department

Contribute to projects and perform required activities on time and to budget

Quality, Environment, Health and Safety and compliance to standards

Promote safe working practices

Ensure compliance with Food Safety, Integrity, Legality and Quality Standards.

Ensure compliance with all company and departmental standards and processes and legal obligations

Take ownership for creation and maintenance of Departmental SOP’s

Ensure appropriate SLA’s are met in regards to maintaining quality standards and specifications

Support audits undertaken by Zone Brewery Support

Represent the Quality department in other departmental meetings as required

Ensure activity within QA department is aligned with the requirements of VPO

Key Skills, Knowledge & Competencies:

Degree qualified in a scientific or engineering subject or equivalent qualification.

Excellent computer, numeracy, literacy and verbal communication skills

Ability to operate effectively as part of a team and to work on own using initiative

Results focused with a strong attention to detail and an ability to work flexibly to achieve departmental goals

Strong organisation skills with a structured and systematic approach, adhering to deadlines, able to work on own initiative and prioritise workload effectively

Experience in contributing to delivery of process improvement

Excellent knowledge of manufacturing principles, tools and techniques

Excellent knowledge of the quality management process and the ability to coach and share that knowledge to develop others

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