Junior Microbiology Lab Analyst

The Hershey Company; Pekan Nanas; On-site; MYR 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading confectionery company seeks a Junior Microbiology Lab Analyst in Johor to monitor product quality and safety through microbiological testing. Candidates should possess a Diploma in Food Science or related fields and have 1-2 years of experience. Responsibilities include operational testing, environmental monitoring, and reporting results, ensuring compliance with relevant standards and maintaining laboratory equipment. Join our team to contribute to maintaining high-quality product standards in a dynamic working environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1-2 years of professional working experience in microbiology or related field.
• Experience with ISO 17025 standards and laboratory safety procedures.
• Ability to perform data calculations and evaluations.

Responsibilities

• Monitor ingredient and product quality through microbiological testing.
• Perform environmental microbiological monitoring and sampling.
• Prepare reports for microbiological lab testing and maintain lab equipment.

Skills

Microbiological testing

Data analysis

Instrumentation troubleshooting

Laboratory safety procedures

Education

Diploma in Food Science or Microbiology

Tools

LabWare LIMS

Autoclave

Incubator

Biological Safety Cabinet

Job description

Position Title: Junior Microbiology Lab Analyst
Location: Senai, Johor

Summary

Under light supervision, monitor ingredient, in-process or finished product quality, product safety and environment through microbiological testing. Perform simple to moderately complex micro testing techniques or using analytical equipment. Operate, maintain and troubleshoot instrumentation. Perform the environment microbiological monitoring and sampling. Prepare standards and controls. Record and evaluate data, calculate and enter results into LabWare LIMS. Prepare tables and graphs of data as appropriate. Determine validity of those results as they relate to the type of tests completed and being done according to the leadtime that has been committed. Communicate data to Microbiologist Lab executive in timely manner.

Major Duties/Responsibilities

• Perform ingredient, in-process, flushing or finished product testing and preparation job.
• Perform environmental microbiological monitoring program and support unplanned event e.g. incident, new project.
• Prepare Certificate of Analysis for the Customer.
• Check the monthly stock of the consumables, media and kits in the Micro Lab and ensure sufficient consumables, media and kits for daily operation.
• Prepare standards and controls. Record and evaluate data, calculate and enter results into LabWare LIMS. Prepare tables and graphs of data as appropriate and perform the work as per ISO 17025 standards and requirements.
• Maintain housekeeping, GLP and follow safety procedures in the lab.
• Preparation of relevant reports pertaining to microbiological lab testing, sterilization, environmental monitoring etc.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements

Minimum Diploma in Food Science, Microbiology, Food Microbiology, Food Technology, Chemical related studies with related field with 1-2 years of applicable professional working experience.

• Responsible for the test conducted at microbiology lab.
• Perform microbiological environmental monitoring program and report the result in timely manner.
• Ensure compliance of the microbiology lab testings to relevant specification, work instruction, guideline, national / international standard, references etc.
• Perform validation and maintenance of microbiology lab equipment e.g. autoclave, incubator, refrigerator, BSC etc.
• Monitor on inventory of consumables e.g. media, sampling tools and act accordingly.
• Maintain good housekeeping and GLP at microbiology lab.