Laboratory Media and Quality Assistant

2 weeks ago


Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa TASK Full time

Overall Purpose of the Position:

To prepare and check all consumables for all clinical tuberculosis laboratory services and projects within the scope of activities. To ensure that all internal quality control is completed before consumables are released for laboratory operations. This position requires a highly focused, independent, and self-motivated individual who takes pride in their quality of work.

Key Performance Areas (KPAs) & Responsibilities include, but not limited to:

-
Media:_

  • Preparing all inhouse made consumables, including but not limited to the following:
  • Middlebrook 7H11S agar plates
  • Middlebrook 7H10 agar plates
  • Middlebrook 7H9 broth (MIC medium)
  • Middlebrook 7H9 storage media
  • Water, Tween-Saline and Saline
  • Sputum storage preservatives
  • Leading media and media laboratory stock take
  • Generating of H37Rv and M. smegmatis aliquots for testing and IQC purposes
  • Conducting all IQC tests for all inhouse produced media and consumables (media lab and BSL3).
  • Assisting with aliquoting and labelling of all tubes for all reagents used by technical staff
  • Checking that all media production and media IQC files meet standards of ISO 1518
  • Conducting IQC testing on purchased media and consumables, including but not limited to blood agar, Sabs, LJs, MGIT etc
  • Monitoring waste/waste containers and assist with waste removal
  • Maintaining and plating of E. coli and Candida cultures for IQC testing
  • Assisting with labelling of CFU plates for all EBA studies
  • Checking logs (Freezer room/Media/BSL2)
-
Quality:_

  • Ensuring all Internal Quality Control (IQC) logs are completed according to Good Document Practices (GDP) & Good Clinical Laboratory Practices (GCLP) guidelines, scanned, and filled accordingly
  • Checking that all relevant information has been recorded on the IQC forms by technical staff & approaching the relevant person if there is any information missing on the form
  • Assisting with maintaining the obsoleted document list and archiving the obsoleted hard copies
  • Verifying all IQC documentation from the BSL2 & BSL3 laboratories and filing accordingly
  • Maintaining the various sponsor laboratory study files
  • Assisting with filing (electronic & hardcopies) and archiving laboratory and sponsor source documents
  • Assisting in obtaining the finalized corrective action reports to ensure the timeframes are adhered to
  • Preparing verified documentation for Sponsor monitoring visits and various laboratory audits under the guidance of the laboratory management team
  • Carrying out any duties relevant to the position as may be delegated by the lab management team

Ideal Requirements

  • Relevant education and training as a Laboratory Technician or Biotechnician (B.Tech or B.Sc)
  • Experience as a laboratory assistant or working in an accredited laboratory, microbiology laboratory or similar environment
  • Experience working in a Biosafety Level 3/2 Laboratory is preferred
  • Experience in the pipetting, micropipetting and plating

Key Personal Inherent Characteristics

  • High attention to detail
  • Good team player, has diplomacy and tact
  • Ability to develop trusting and meaningful relations and always be professional
  • Excellent follow up skills
  • Planning and organizing skills
  • Good problemsolving skills
  • Ability to work under pressure and manage deadlines

Details:

Area:
Parow, Cape Town

Contract Type: 12 Months Fixed Term

Applications Close: 21 June 2024

  • TASK reserves the right to withdraw this advertisement and not fill the abovementioned vacancy at any stage during the recruitment process._
  • Meeting our employment equity goals will be acknowledged during the recruitment process. _

Job Types:
Full-time, Temporary

Contract length: 12 months

Application Question(s):

  • What are your gross monthly salary expectations (before deductions)?
  • What is your notice period?
Application Deadline: 2024/06/21
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