Lab Co - ordinator - Micro/Biotech

Recruiter

Fenris Personnel CC

Job Ref

JHB002153/AB

Date posted

Wednesday, May 6, 2026

Location

Durban, South Africa

Salary

300000 Annually

SUMMARY

Vacancy exists for a Laboratory Co-ordinator in the food manufacturing sector. This candidate will provide a technical service to Operations to ensure that Food Safety standards are met during the production stages. These checks in the lab are critical and requires the expertise of a microbiologist who has a BSc in Microbiology or Biotechnology, a min of 2 yrs in a supervisory role in a production facility. Should you have any queries call Antoinette or Kaylin on 0861 FENRIS (336747).

POSITION INFO

Product testing against specification: accurate & precise testing against published validated work instructions / reporting of deviations and propose areas for improvement.

Test Equipment Calibration: equipment calibration/ring test analysis to ensure accuracy of analyses in addition to normalizing and variation between ring tests.

Communication with Production, Processing and Packaging daily regarding results .

In-process & Final Testing: release & hold of product based on reliable test results / reporting deviations.

Personal Development: improve self-knowledge of Lab/Plant Operations & Industry / continuous upskilling

Food Safety HACCP/ISO: ensuring compliance, testing, incident reporting, reviewing work instructions, raising DRC on Tempo, Doc Control. Assisting with audits, regular environmental & water analysis.

Managing pathogen testing from Jhb, Dbn, CT samples.

Lab Activities/Analyses: coordinate all analyses, Preparation of salt solutions for Lab & Drying Plant, Daily sample collection.

Coordinate testing of molasses, effluent, Cultures preparation, Archiving of retention samples, Coordinate vitamin and nutrient makeup and recording of usages variances, Effective organization of cold room and retention library.

Problem Solving/Trouble Shooting: Maintain quality standards for all product streams and investigate deviations.

Admin: data Collection, Recording, Data Capture, Filing, Ordering of consumables, Invoice payments

Creating COC's & COA's,.

Tanker and Stock recon spread sheets. Filing of Certificates, Worksheets, Temp charts. Sending and receiving ad hoc samples for testing between business units.

B.Sc Microbiology

Minimum 2 years lab supervisor/co-ordinator or related experience in production environment

MS Office/Tempo/Opsuite/Syspro- Computer Competent/generating of reports

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.