Graduate Lab Coordinator

Jean Fowlds Consultancy; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 30 000 - 60 000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Laboratory Coordinator to ensure factory-finished products meet required standards while optimizing cost-effectiveness. This role involves controlling raw materials, testing finished goods, and maintaining quality management systems. The ideal candidate will possess a Chemical Engineering degree and demonstrate strong communication skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work under pressure. Join a forward-thinking organization committed to excellence and continuous improvement, where your contributions will directly impact product quality and operational efficiency.

Qualifications

• Chemical Engineering degree required for this role.
• Ability to maintain quality management systems and control process parameters.

Responsibilities

• Implement and maintain Quality Management System.
• Ensure raw materials are within spec before entering the process.
• Control process parameters and inspect quality of finished goods.

Skills

Ability to pick up raw material or process parameters that go out of spec

Ability to design or modify testing methods for raw materials and process

Ability to work under pressure

Good communication and interpersonal skills

High ethical standards of work and personal conduct

Thorough, accurate & high attention to detail

Ability to work without supervision & driven to continuously improve

Education

Chemical Engineering Graduate (BScEng or BEng)

Job description

Laboratory Coordinator must ensure that the factory-finished products adhere to the required standards and are produced most cost-effectively. She does this by thoroughly controlling raw materials and process parameters, testing finished goods and technical properties to ensure they adhere to the required standards, and inspecting the quality of the box of finished goods.

Minimum qualifications and job requirements

• Chemical Engineering Graduate (BScEng or BEng) / Not Tech

Key Responsibilities

• Implement and / or maintain Quality Management System
• Ensure raw material availability
• Ensure raw materials are within spec before entering the process
• Control process parameters
• Over inspect Quality on the Box
• Develop body formulas
• Engage with raw material suppliers
• Effectively communicate to the team non-conformities picked up at the lab

Key strengths & abilities

• Ability to pick up raw material or process parameters that go out of spec
• Ability to design or modify testing methods for raw materials and process
• Ability to work under pressure
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• High ethical standards of work and personal conduct
• Thorough, accurate & high attention to detail
• Ability to work without supervision & driven to continuously improve

The organization is committed to employment equity. Preference may be given to appointable applicants from the underrepresented designated groups in terms of the relevant employment equity plans of the company.