QA Technician

Job Description
Vacancy: QA Technician 

A vacancy has arisen for the post of QA Technician within Operations.  Reporting to the Head of Quality, the selected candidate will be mainly required to assist in the upholding of Product Quality Assurance through continuous monitoring and testing of the Production Process at all necessary stages to ensure that factors and parameters affecting production are within laid down specifications.

The selected candidate will be required to:

• Carry out any necessary tests on different types of water required for different parts of the production process;
• Monitor cleaning, and sterilizing procedures, take microbiological samples, and perform microbiological testing;
• Check where necessary that the prescribed process parameters are within the laid down limits, according to the prescribed frequency or as instructed by superiors;
• Maintain adequate stock of chemicals and reagents as required during the course of the analysis.  Prepare chemicals and reagents from stock solutions;
• Carry out inspection tests on intermediate and finished packages;
• Collect suitable, properly and clearly labeled, samples to reflect each week's production for shelf life testing or as instructed by Main Laboratory;
• Collect and prepare routine samples earmarked for dispatch abroad to the Company's Principals (e.g. Carlsberg, Pepsi, etc.);
• Report tests and analysis as per Quality Management System requirements.

The selected candidate will:

• Ideally, have a minimum ‘O’ level pass in Chemistry and/or Biology;
• Be self-motivated; show initiative and be capable to work under pressure;
• Be ICT literate and have good organizational and communication skills.
• The selected candidate will be required to work on a shift basis. 
• Applicants with BTEC National Diploma in Applied Science or an “A” level in Chemistry and/or Biology will be considered favorably.