Lab Technician at The Heineken Company

Key performance areas

Quality Assurance:

Ensures consistent and accurate laboratory analysis.

• Ensure accurate laboratory analysis techniques in compliance with Heineken laboratory standards.
• Maintain laboratory analysis testing to conform to sampling plan.
• Ensure timely laboratory analysis and reporting to ensure no delays to production.
• Maintain laboratory information systems.
• Conduct laboratory audits as outlined by LSS. Ensure audits carried out by others comply with Laboratory Start System.
• Ensure CTA Laboratory achieves and maintains LSS Level 2 certification.
• Must follow and maintain requirements and procedures as laid down in the Quality system (LSS, ISO 9000, ISO 22000).
   

Process Improvement:

Participate in Process Improvement work in Brewing and Packaging.

• Provide expertise to TPM, PQ improvement teams.
• Trend and analyse quality results to identify opportunities for quality improvement.
• Work with Brewing and packaging team leaders, and operators to improve process control.
• Execute specific improvement projects.
• Participate in formal problem solving, provide technical expertise and laboratory skills.
• Conduct quality audits per schedule.
   

Laboratory Maintenance:

Maintain the Analytical laboratory to a professional standard.

• Maintain analytical testing equipment and facilities to comply with Heineken standards.
• Ensure calibration schedules are kept to schedule.
• Ensure compliance with laboratory best practices.
• Maintain calibration schedules for production laboratories.
• Maintenance and Calibration of Laboratory equipment per schedule on ARMS

Staff Development:

Assist development of Brewing and Packaging Staff with respect to microbiological control and basic hygiene.

• Coach packaging and brewing staff in laboratory analysis to ensure accurate analysis is performed in production laboratories.
• Participate in brewing and packaging performance discussions with respect to analytical control.
• Participate in Formal Problem Solving, provide technical expertise and documents the process and results.
• Facilitate implementation and coaching of technical recommendations

Safety, Health and Environment:

Ensure a safe working environment and practices within the different requirements.

• Ensure safe laboratory practices including safe chemical handling and storage.
• Identify and eliminate all unsafe, unhealthy and environmentally damaging conditions and work practices by conducting safety audits.
• Ensure compliance to ISO9001, OHSAS 18001 and ISO 14001 standards.
• Promote safety awareness.
• Ensure the department operates within company SHE standards and OHS Act, through continued education and training and obtaining the co-operation and commitment of all staff to observe all safety rules, procedures and processes in order to drive zero accident mentality.