Job Description

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Job Title: Lab Technician

Company: Coconut Products

Department: Quality Control

Reports to: Mill Operations Manager

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Primary objective of the job:

This position is responsible for conducting chemical analysis of water treatment plants and coconut oil
treatment.

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Main Duties and Responsibilities:

Monitor to ensure compliance of quality standards are maintained

• Oversee, monitor and schedule Lab analysts and Lab Sampler work.

• Testing oil samples for FFA/Color

• Test total residual oil in cake (meal)

• Test Moisture for cake (meal)

• Organise and systematically monitor the quality control parameters for crude coconut oil extraction and provide feedback to production maintenance team for adjustments of process machinery.

• Collect, compile reports and analyze production data.

• Monitoring of production targets to maintain quality while minimizing losses.

• Discuss ways to improve production quality through control measures

• Mini-extraction of random copra to establish oil ratio to estimate oil tonnage

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Academic qualifications and experience required for job:

Bachelor of Science Degree in Food Technology or Chemistry

• With 1 to 2 years work experience

• Experience in testing, quality inspection and auditing

• Strong computer skills and good understanding of laboratory information systems and automated laboratory equipment.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Meticulous attention to detail.

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Functional Skills:

• Communication skills

• Computer literacy

• Database management

• The ability to consistently identify mistakes across thousands of inspections

• The ability to closely follow quality standards

• Decision-making skills

• Time Management Skills

• Be a Team Player