Laboratory Technician (Fixed Term)

We have temporary vacancies for Laboratory Technicians to attend to our Athlone facility and carry out activities. The aim of these temporary vacancies is to Verify that all quality assurance/food safety/health and safety standards/Specification and  operating procedures are followed within the factory areas.  

Key Responsibilities: 

• Perform chemical and microbiological analyses on raw milk, fresh milk, buttermilk, cream, yoghurt and juice product, sample(s) of products, finished products, Incoming goods and end of shelf life as per prescribed procedure and practise.

• Ensure equipment used for analysis are calibrated and / or verified daily. 

• Compliance checks in Milk, Yoghurt and Juice Factories. 

• Ensure Lancewood food safety standards/ health & safety / Environmental Standards and key account specifications are complied with during raw milk intake, pre-production, in- & post-production phases. 

• Obtain an in-depth knowledge of all products; product specifications and use knowledge in the quality inspections and problem finding. 

Minimum Requirements 

• Matric Certificate

• Focus areas of Pure Mathematics and Science  

Fixed Term Contracts

• 1 December 2026 – 28 February 2027

• 1 December 2026 – 31 March 2027  

Work Experience 

• 1 year’s production or laboratory experience (FCG/Agriculture) 

Requirements 

• Must reside in the Cape Flats area 

• Must be willing to work shifts 

• Must be willing to rotate within the Quality Department 

• Own transport 

• Dairy Experience (1 year) 

• Matric 

Application deadline: 13^th November 2026                 

If you have not received a response within four weeks of the closing date for applications, kindly consider your application unsuccessful.

Please note:

In order to consider any application for employment, we will have to process your personal information.  The Protection of Personal Information Act, 4 of 2013 (POPIA), provides that when one processes another’s personal information, such collection, retention, dissemination and use of that person’s personal information must be done in a lawful and transparent manner.

To give effect to the above, we are required to provide you with information regarding the processing of your personal information.  This information is recorded under the HR Processing Notice, which can be accessed and viewed on the Company website at https://www.libstar.co.za/legal/.  Printed copies of this Processing Notice can also be accessed from the HR department.  We kindly request that you read the HR Processing Notice to ensure that you understand how Libstar uses and processes your personal information.