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Form of workAre you a forward-looking scientific professional ready to be at the forefront of change?
Vicentia/Agrichem's primary objective is to provide safe, effective and sustainable solutions for the health of our planet through the development and use of our products and practices.
With our focus on life, sustainability, and science, Vicentia/Agrichem aims to provide the knowledge and know-how to reverse the damage that has been caused by unsustainable farming practices.
About the Role
Reporting directly to the Managing Director and working closely with the management and technical staff you will be responsible for undertaking routine media preparation, sampling and testing of bacterial and fungal cultures.
Your Responsibilities:
- Cultivation, maintenance, and inoculation of bacterial and fungal cultures using aseptic techniques.
- Maintaining growth schedules and continued process improvements
- Preparing media and agar plates, removal of contamination, storage methods (such as freezing of organisms)
- Prepare samples for testing/production. Working with the manufacturing team to meet commercial time frame.
- Investigating the growth, structure development, and other characteristics of microscopic organisms such as bacteria and fungi.
- Liaise with other organisations for testing/sampling/orders.
- General cleaning, protocol and standard operating procedure and documentations.
- Maintenance of lab equipment and inventory management.
- Troubleshooting, including ensuring non-compliances are investigated, actioned, and resolved
- Reporting results for stakeholders in a timely fashion
- Establish, review, and evaluate laboratory procedures and policies
- Ensure equipment and facilities are maintained in accordance with approved procedures
- Ensuring the timely online data entry for all sampling and testing results into LIMS.
- Perform, report, and follow up on lab equipment calibration and maintenance.
About You
You are a driven individual, who enjoys communicating with a high drive for continued success. You are a well-organised, innovative individual, who can manage their time effectively and efficiently. You are willing to adapt to the Vicentia/Agrichem way and deliver your knowledge with conviction and confidence.
Selection Criteria:
- 1-3 years of analytical laboratory experience
- BSc. University degree in Microbiology or related discipline
- Knowledge and/or practice of aseptic microbiology techniques
- Thorough understanding of laboratory best practices and quality systems/programs are necessary
- Knowledge of GLP/GMP
- Able work in a multidisciplinary team, strong work ethics and confidentiality focused.
- Problem solving, high level of detail, organisation and communication skills
