Job Description
Duties & Responsibilities
- Maintains an up to date collection of all standard operational procedures and makes relevant SOPs available to the organisational units.
- Prepares the laboratories for accreditation and proposes the necessary measures for the maintenance and extension of scope of accreditations;
- He assists the Management in the conduct of regular internal audits of the performance of the system and organises the contacts with the accreditation bodies chosen;
- He promotes the use of validated standards in laboratories.
- Development, documentation and management of the quality system; Ensuring participatory performance of laboratory staff for quality improvement through quality circle discussions.
- Arranging regular audits and follow up on audit findings; Arrangement of the annual management review meeting and follow up of decisions taken at the meetings to ensure improvements in the quality management system.
- Arranging with the technical manager the Proficiency Testing programs and follow up actions based on results of Proficiency testing.
Job Specification
Qualifications & Skills:
- Master degree or Bachelors degree in Science.
- A minimum of three years (maser) or five years (bachelor) experience in laboratory work; Training on quality management systems.
- Experience in laboratory management system (ISO 17025).
- Hands on specialized training on quality management in laboratories.
- Experience in chemical laboratory preferably food chemical laboratories.
- Excellent spoken and written English with excellent communication skills.
- Excellent computer skills including Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint.
- Ability to adjust to new and changing environments, priorities and/or ideas.
- Flexibility and willingness to accept additional responsibilities.
- Preferably, attendance of training courses, workshops relevant to the field of work.
- Working knowledge of laboratory methods and procedures.
- Working knowledge of the types of laboratory equipment essential to the operation of clinical or environmental laboratories.