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Responsibilities:

• Responsible for meeting Quality KPIs

• Prevent quality non compliances

• Promote quality awareness

• Contribute to quality performance at the site

• Promotion of a quality culture

• Maintain housekeeping and 5S standards

• Maintain Equipment and Workplace:

• Maintain and calibrate equipment

• Maintain a safe and healthy environment

• Analyse Samples:

• Prepare samples

• Conduct analyses

• Compliance to VPO Quality Pillar and other applicable VPO requirements:

• Execute VPO activities in accordance with the VPO work practices

• Execution of activities to ensure compliance to food safety and quality management systems

  
  

Process Control:

• Sampling is carried out as per procedure

• Samples are identified, verified and handled to retain integrity as per procedure

• Samples are prepared and dispatched, if necessary, as per procedure

• Relevant apparatus, equipment and reagents are prepared as per procedure

• Analysis is performed using fundamental laboratory techniques and practices

• Accurate results generated at specified times

• Results are recorded and reported as per Quality standard

• Non-conformance identified and escalated as per procedure

• Out of control procedure adhered to

• VPO compliance

Lab Equipment:

• Equipment is maintained and calibrated according to procedure

• Equipment and verification calibration frequencies are adhered to

• Calibration records available and update

• Safety and healthy work environment:

• Adherence to PPE policy

• Unsafe conditions and work practices are identified and actioned

• Chemicals and reagents are handled as per manualized procedure

• Hazardous substances are stored, handled and disposed of as per procedures

• Adherence to documented lab safety rules, guides and practices

• Incidents are reported and actioned as per procedure

• House-keeping schedules are adhered to

Specialist Analysis:

• Carry out specialized and highly specialized quality analyses where required

• Record the results of analyses conducted on appropriate information systems and communicate results accordingly

• Conduct analysis of results to identify problems and improvement opportunities timeously

• Assist the plant in the execution of quality analysis, where required

• Conduct calibration of specialist equipment for which the labs are responsible

Problem Solving:

• Support the production teams in problem solving, providing specialist assistance and techniques

• Assist with coaching/mentoring of production teams on problem solving and correct use of problem-solving techniques as required

Training:

• Support the training of the production teams

• Assist with coaching/mentoring of production teams on quality analyses and correct use of analytical techniques

• Continuous Improvement

• Carry out specialised analyses in support of the evaluation of continuous improvement opportunities

• Determine additional analytical work required evaluating continuous improvement opportunities

• Take part in regional and divisional process optimisation initiatives as required