Lab Technician

**Requisition ID** 51289
**Position Type** FT Fixed Term
**Recruiter **#LI-TP1
**Posting Type** LI

**About Kerry**:
Kerry is the world's leading taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Every day we partner with customers to create healthier, tastier and more sustainable products that are consumed by billions of people across the world. Our vision is to be our customers' most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition. A career with Kerry offers you an opportunity to shape the future of food while providing you opportunities to explore and grow in a truly global environment.

**About the role**:
As a Lab Technician at Kerry Plentong, you will assist the Quality team with various laboratory duties. This is a 6-month contract position, Monday to Friday, able to work on with shift-based working hours: 12h shifts 7-to-7 (7am-7pm and 7pm-7am); 5 + 2 shift pattern (5 working days, 1 off day, 1 rest day).

**Key responsibilities**:
Lab Analysis and Lab Management:

- Assist in ensuring the product attributes of quality and specification are met.
- Ensure process equipment and pipelines are free from allergen contamination.
- Assist in implementing GMP and HACCP
- Sample preparation Lab analysis, including physicochemical testing (e.g., pH, Brix, salt, etc.) and sensory evaluation.
- Test results entry into ERP system (SAP)
- Instrument calibration (e.g., pH meter, refractometer, etc.)
- Preparation of chemicals and standardization of titrants
- Environmental surface swabbing (e.g., ATP swabs)
- Product trial support
- Manage and coordinate benchmark samples.
- Consumables stock monitoring and requisition
- Overall management of lab orderliness and cleanliness

**Qualifications and skills**:

- A minimum of Diploma/Certificate in any science discipline
- Fresh graduate or minimum 2-year experience in analytical laboratory in food or relevant industry.
- Able to work shift rotation under pressure, with minimum supervision.
- Good knowledge of quality assurance and quality control principles eg HACCP, GMP.
- Ability to form strong and effective working relationship with QA and other technical disciplines.
- Ability to handle simple equipment like pH meter, refractormeter, consistometer, skills in titration, sensory.
- Ability in communication skill either in verbal and written form (Malay and English).
- Basic understanding problem solving / trouble shooting skills/ analytical skills/ good mathematic skills.
- Basic competency on computer program/ software such as Microsoft word, Outlook, Excel and Power Point