Blue Waters St. Lucia Ltd - Quality Assurance Technician
Blue Waters St. Lucia Ltd is seeking to invite suitably qualified and experienced persons to join our team in the capacity of Quality Assurance Technician.
General Purpose:
The Quality Assurance Technician ensures that all required analyses are performed at the specified intervals. He/ She also ensures conformance to all Quality Control processes to meet the requirements of the Company’s Quality System and Standards
Main Duties & Responsibilities:
- Ensuring Raw Water is treated to meet and maintain the required Treated Water specifications
- Calibrating of all relevant instruments in Lab
- Ensuring that all in-process quality analyses are performed
- Ensuring that finished product is bottled at the required specification and adjustments are carried out as necessary.
- Ensuring that all packaging quality analyses are performed
- Setting Date Coders
- Ensuring that an adequate stock of reagents and chemicals are maintained and requisitions prepared as required
- Performing microbiological analyses
- Performing daily Sanitation on Fillers and Contact Tanks in accordance with required specifications
- Participates in approved training opportunities relevant to personal development and upgrade of job skills/capability
- Ensuring the facility is maintained in a clean and sanitary condition according to GMP guidelines
Education & Experience:
- A minimum Tertiary level education in Biology and Chemistry
- Minimum 2 years’ Experience in Food & Beverage or Manufacturing Industry
- Ability to perform appropriate laboratory tests
- Maintaining accurate records of all quality tests
- Knowledge of quality systems and food safety management.
- Knowledge of HACCP.
- Knowledge of the requirements of the St. Lucia Bureau of Standards and other statutory authorities
Key Competencies:
- Willing to work long hours when required
- Dedication towards meeting deadlines
- A team player, committed to achieving team goals
- Attention to detail and accuracy
- Strong work ethics
- Good Oral and written communication skills
- Stress Tolerance
Compensation:
We offer a competitive remuneration and benefit package which will be influenced by the successful candidate’s qualification, experience and skill.
Please submit a comprehensive CV to kchiquot@bluewatersslu.com by Tuesday 30th April, 2019.
*NB: Only suitable applicants will be acknowledged.
