Job Description

• Conduct end to end analytical laboratory testing including titrations, pH measurements, peroxide value testing, salt content analysis, and moisture determinations.
• Safeguard product quality, safety, and compliance by generating reliable analytical data and preventing non conforming materials from entering production or dispatch.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Perform titrations, pH measurements, peroxide value testing, salt content analysis, and moisture determinations using approved laboratory methods.
• Prepare chemical reagents, standard solutions, and reference materials following controlled laboratory protocols and safety standards.
• Calibrate, verify, and maintain laboratory instruments and equipment prior to executing analytical testing.
• Record observations, raw data, and test results promptly to ensure complete, traceable, and audit ready documentation.
• Identify, document, and contain non conforming raw materials, in process samples, or finished goods, escalating deviations through appropriate channels.
• Participate in evidence based root cause analysis and support the verification of corrective and preventive actions.
• Maintain the laboratory environment, equipment logs, and test procedures to ensure continuous readiness for internal and external audits, including UNBS inspections.
• Follow all occupational safety, food hygiene, chemical handling, and personal protective equipment protocols to protect laboratory integrity and personal safety.

Skills

• Wet chemistry analysis and standard laboratory testing procedures
• Laboratory equipment calibration, maintenance, and verification
• Chemical reagent preparation and laboratory safety practices
• Analytical documentation, record keeping, and data integrity
• Technical quality judgement and non conformance detection

Education Qualifications & Experience

Education Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Chemistry, Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Biochemistry, Food Science and Technology, Food Processing Technology, Microbiology, Biological Sciences, Biotechnology, Laboratory Science, Applied Sciences, Chemical Engineering, or a closely related science discipline.
• Higher Diploma, Ordinary Diploma, National Diploma, or recognized technical laboratory qualification in Laboratory Science, Industrial Chemistry, Food Processing Technology, Applied Sciences, or a related discipline.

Experience

• No prior work experience required.
• Includes 1 month of lab orientation and testing procedure training.