1. Ensures accurate and timeous completion of prescribed analytical protocols and accompanying administrative duties.
2. Optimizes the use of the equipment in the preparative section of the laboratory
3. Ensure service delivery to customers
4. Self-Management
5. Minimize Financial Risks
6. Statutory Duties
7. Implementation of QMS (ISO 17025)
8. Communication and reporting to internal stakeholders.
Key responsibilities: The LT would be required to work in the Mycotoxin unit. The following key responsibilities would form part of the particular position:
Statutory Duties
- Compliance to statutory requirements
- Optimum use of analytical equipment to ensure maximum through-put in the laboratory
- Maximize analytical sample volumes per day
Maintenance and improvement of methods
Ensure that any improvements are made to the methods if necessary.
- Ensure equipment maintenance and verification
- Participate in proficiency testing.
Quality Control
- Performs Internal verification of Equipment.
- Ensures that the accommodation and environmental conditions of the lab are controlled and recorded accordingly.
- Checking quality and suitability of chemicals.
Technical processes -implementation
- Extraction of raw materials
- Weighing, mixing and filtering
- Equipment verification (balances, volumetric flasks, pipettes)
- Preparation of reference standards (weighing, mixing filtering).
- Preparation of daily solvents and standards.
- Participation in proficiency testing schemes.
Meetings
- Participate in laboratory staff meetings
Implementation of QMS (ISO 17025)
- Implement standard QMS protocols
- Consistent and correct application of analytical methods
- Compliance to statutory requirements
- Records all non-conformances observed for further investigation.
Communication, Advising and Reporting
- Comment and report timely on irregularities
- Advise Senior Analyst on achievements and short comings of Lab QMS (ISO 17025)
- Effective communication and reporting that leads to improved internal relationships and decisions
- Ensures that all test results comply with the documented quality control criteria
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