Laboratory Assistant

**Laboratory Assistant**

**Ref: LA0420**

**Reporting to: Laboratory Manager**

**Department: Quality Management**

**Location: Paarl**

**Division: Operations**

**Purpose**:To provide a general manual support and cleaning service to all the laboratory staff, including assisting with general maintenance of equipment.

**Minimum Requirements**:

- Grade 12
- Physically healthy, able to stand and walk working all hours and able to move and carry equipment, furniture and containers with samples around
- A valid light vehicle driver’s licence
- Experience in a similar position in a laboratory will be advantageous

**Skills Required**:

- Good communication
- Good planning skills
- Attention to detail
- Ability to work independantly

**Job Summary**:

- Assist with general maintenance, cleaning, setting up of equipment and sample preparation in the laboratory e.g. instruments, glassware, harvest laboratories, gas bottles, etc
- Maintain tidy and orderly storage of equipment, glassware, chemicals, samples, documents, etc
- Ensure the laboratory vehicle is in a good condition all the time
- Oversee the preparation of sufficient laboratory quality water
- Control the orderly movement of samples in the laboratory e.g. samples received, tastings, WIP bench, retention storage, disposal, etc
- Assist with transport of samples, equipment, chemicals, etc. for the laboratory
- Do administration and other tasks required by a lean, self-driven team

Closing date**: 1 May 2023**

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Application Deadline: 2023/05/01