Microbiologist - Voltic Ghana

An exciting job offer exists in Voltic (GH) Limited for a Microbiologist. Voltic (GH) Limited, has been known for manufacturing of the leading premium water brand in Ghana for over two decades. Currently, Voltic (GH) Limited has expanded its portfolio to cover alcoholic beverages, carbonated soft drinks, Juices and Value-Added Dairies. This role reports to the QAT(GMP Technologist) in the Manufacturing Function. The job incumbent will be to lead and conduct the Quality Microbiology team to ensure products safety, plant hygiene, and to give feedback to users and management

Key Duties & Responsibilities

Manage analysis and reporting of micro results and other micro processes

• To provide accurate, reliable, repeatable results to customers, (Production, supply chain etc)
  
• To attend to critical out of spec results/ emergency assignments as assigned by the Quality Control Manager
  
• Prepare Daily, Weekly and Monthly reports.
  
• Support the team to improve on micro issues and productivity.
  
• To be involved in any plant investigation into micro issues
  

Manage fixed and variable costs

• Ensure consumable usage is within budget and sufficient stocks are held
  
• To ensure overtime costs are within budgets
  

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Maintain safety standards and House keeping

• To provide safe working environment and laboratory safety measures
  
• Ensure all Micro procedures have Health and Safety issues highlighted and all staff are trained and monitored against standards
  
• Maintain good housekeeping and safety within the Micro lab.
  
  

Quality Performance

• Accurate, reliable, repeatable results to customers, (Packaging, Blowing, Utilities, Distribution and Supply Chain)
  
• Ensures products meets specification (microbial contamination prevention)
  
• Ensures samples for external analysis are dispatched on the due date
  
• Quality Index
  
• IQMS parameters
  
  

Health, Safety and Environment

• Adherence to PPE policies
  
• General laboratory housekeeping
  
• Identification of unsafe practices
  
• Safety inspections conducted
  
• Ensure all lab procedures have health and Safety issues highlighted and all staff are trained and monitored against the standards