QC Student

BBI Solutions - Maine (Formerly Maine Biotechnology Services); Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading biotechnology firm in Cape Town is looking for a QC Student for a full-time, fixed-term position. This role involves conducting laboratory analyses, supporting quality control processes, and gaining hands-on experience in compliance with laboratory standards. The ideal candidate will be pursuing a Biotechnology or Analytical Chemistry diploma and possess strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Join our team to advance health and make a difference.

Benefits

Provident Fund

% Contributory Retirement Scheme

Death in Service Insurance

Disability Insurance

Funeral Benefit

Private Healthcare Scheme

15 days Annual Leave

Birthday leave

Long Service Awards

Global Employee Wellbeing Programme

Reward and Recognition Programme

Commitment to Career Development

State of the Art Facilities

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in Biotechnology / Analytical Chemistry diploma.
• Must have completed all subjects leading up to in-service training.
• Able to adhere to workplace policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Perform analyses of samples according to specifications.
• Report results with urgency to relevant personnel.
• Log and report non-conformance results.

Skills

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Problem-solving

Education

Biotechnology / Analytical Chemistry diploma

Tools

Analytical equipment

Job description

Overview

Vacancy Name: QC Student

Basis: Fixed Term • Duration: Full time

Location: Cape Town

BBI exists to help our customers create advances that improve health and save lives. We are seeking a QC Student to join our team. This is a fixed-term, full-time position based at our site in Cape Town. Join our team: advancing health, together.

The Role

The Company will employ the student to conduct a Work-Place Learning experience in order for them to complete their Biotechnology / Analytical Chemistry diploma. They will be based in the QC laboratory reporting into the Laboratory Supervisor and may be required to work in production together with the QC Scientist & Microbiologist in order to gain experience in those areas of our business. They will be trained in our methods by our current QC Scientists & Microbiologist in routine and non-routine analyses of intermediate products. They will be included in investigation work that is carried out in compliance with laboratory systems in accordance with Good Laboratory Practices (GLP), current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) and ISO standards. The student will utilize specialized equipment and analytical techniques to provide support to operations, team members, including cross functional investigation.

In This Role Your Responsibilities Will Include

• Analysis of all samples according to the relevant specification and according to approved test methods and laboratory standards.
• Recording and publishing/reporting of results to relevant personnel with the appropriate urgency to ensure SPC plotting.
• Responsible for reporting the status of consumables/stock levels to the Laboratory Supervisor.
• Report on specification results and conduct primary investigation of out of specification results
• Supports any testing for cross functional investigations.
• Reports faulty equipment to the QC & Microbiology Laboratory Supervisor.
• Adhere to and assist with company standards/programs e.g. Health and Safety programme, GLP and cGMP.
• Apply and maintaining standards by following the prescribed test method.
• Take part in Gage R&R/Proficiency Testing when required.
• Trend data pertaining to product performance characteristics.
• Investigate out of specification results according to QMS OOS Guidelines and solve technical problems.
• Conduct internal audits where required.
• Ensure personal training plan is achieved
• Must have completed all subjects leading up to in-service training. Company not able to grant time off to student weekly to attend classes due to operational requirements.
• Must be prepared to work overtime on weekends if requested.
• Must keep a portfolio of evidence of all training and experience gained and ensure that the relevant training forms are completed and signed off by the trainer.
• Must adhere to all criteria to meet the deliverables to complete their Workplace experience.
• Adhere to workplace policies and procedures.
• Log Out of Specification and Non-Conformances reports
• Close out Corrective Actions as per target dates and maintain compliance KPI >85%.
• Provide solutions to specific technical challenges encountered with laboratory equipment and troubleshooting during Out of Specifications.
• Provide solutions to service demands expected from laboratory team and meet daily sample testing targets.

Our Recruitment Process

If this role sounds like it’s for you, click ‘apply’ today. Once we’ve received your application, a member of our recruitment team will be in touch to arrange a call. On this call, we’ll be able to tell you a lot more about working here at BBI Solutions, how ‘a day in the life’ of this position looks and discuss the next stages of the recruitment process.

If you are an internal employee applying for this vacancy you and your manager are required to complete an internal transfer form. This needs to be completed in full and attached to your application along with your CV and cover letter.

As part of career development and succession planning internal applicants will receive priority consideration initially, please ensure that you apply within the initial two-week period to support this.

Why Choose BBI

We are committed to promoting and protecting the physical, financial, and emotional well-being of all our employees. With our employees focused on others, we’re focused on them. That’s why, at BBI, we’re dedicated to providing our employees with access to global resources and site-specific benefits that support their health and wellbeing.

• Provident Fund
• % Contributory Retirement Scheme
• Death in Service Insurance
• Disability Insurance
• Funeral Benefit
• Private Healthcare Scheme
• 15 days Annual Leave, which increases by 1 day per annum to 20 days
• Birthday leave
• Long Service Awards
• Global Employee Wellbeing Programme
• Reward and Recognition Programme
• Commitment to Career Development
• Refer A Friend Scheme
• State of the Art Facilities – Certified Centres of Excellence

We’re also focused on development, creating an environment that allows our employees to nurture their talent and empowers you to make a difference. This is achieved by providing our employees with access to learning opportunities to help achieve personal career goals.

About BBI

For more than 70 years, we’ve been perfecting reagents, both native and recombinant, to help IVD and life-science teams turn breakthrough ideas into reliable, life-saving advances.

Great products are only the start. From troubleshooting tricky performance issues and customising reagents to meeting new regulatory standards, our scientists work to clear obstacles and accelerate progress. That’s why we continue to invest millions in new recombinant capabilities that help create diagnostics that improve health and save lives - in a more ethical and sustainable way than ever before.

Equal Opportunities

BBI are an equal opportunity employer and believe in fair treatment for all candidates. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, pregnancy, citizenship, marital status, gender expression, genetic information, political affiliation, or any other characteristic protected by law.

We ask that all applicants complete an equal opportunity monitoring form on a voluntary basis, with all submissions remaining anonymous. The information on the form will be used for monitoring purposes only and will not be used in any decision affecting you.

“AA candidates will be given preference in line with our AA requirements; however, we will select candidates from all groups.”

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