Laboratory Technician

2 months ago

Port Elizabeth, South Africa Aspen Pharma Group Full time

**Overview**
- Perform sampling, labelling and inspection of material.
- Perform routine testing.
- Maintain good housekeeping.

**Responsibilities**

**Planning and Operational Support**
- Facilitate implementation of current processes
- Identify gaps in current policies and procedures.
- Provide input into changes or improvements to processes, tools and techniques.

**Test Preparation**
- Handle materials in sampling areas according to SOPs
- Maintain good housekeeping in sampling areas.
- Prepare reagents and solutions when required.
- Prepare lab according to SOPs.
- Prepare and maintain equipment, PPE, and facilities.
- Sample materials for testing according to SOPs and sampling plans
- Analyse samples to ensure compliance with specification.
- Report any non-conformances/ compromised samples.
- Document released test samples for customer consumption.
- Label and release sampling material according to SOPs.

**QC Lab Testing**
- Perform routine testing on equipment according to SOPs.

**Stability Testing**
- Perform routine stability tests according to SOPs.

**Water Testing**
- Perform daily and weekly water testing according to SOPs.

**Package Testing**
- Perform routine package testing according to SOPs.
- Examine labelling/ artwork and identify mislabelling/ breaches, report discrepancies.

**Reporting and Record-Keeping**
- Document and file data according to SOPs and regulation
- Update records and systems as required.
- Record and report results; OOSs to be reported to supervisor.

**Skills Required**:
**Background/experience**
- Grade 12 with Mathematics and preferably Physical Science or Biological Sciences
- 1 to 3 years laboratory experience

**Specific job skills**
- Comprehensive understanding of pharmaceutical testing
- methods, laboratory processes and procedures
- Good Laboratory Practice
- Pharmaceutical standards and compliance requirements
- Ability to interpret and implement policies, processes and objectives.

**Competencies**
- Information Gathering
- Interrogating Information
- Maintaining Accuracy
- Following Procedures

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