Microbiologist: Lab Assistant

Looking for a detail-oriented Microbiologist Lab Assistant with experience in media preparation, housekeeping, quality control testing, and general lab maintenance.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Media preparation
• Assist with autoclaving of specimen bottles, labware etc daily to ensure sufficient for use.
• Assist with preparation of working stock culture bottles, slants and deeps.
• Responsible for preparation of liquid media as required per work schedule/weekly production plan.
• Responsible for preparation of solid media as per weekly production plan and planned QC testing.
• Responsible for batching, labelling, logging and storage of plates in cleanroom.
• Assist Senior Microbiologist with routine QC testing (Fungi & Inoculants plants).
• Housekeeping
• Responsible for ensuring labware are washed on a daily basis.
• Assist lab intern with cleaning of lab counters, cupboards, and instrumentation daily.
• Responsible for cleaning the cleanroom daily.
• Assist with environmental monitoring on a weekly basis.
• Autoclave hazardous waste daily.
• Quality Control Testing
• Assist with routine QC testing, shelf-life testing and environmental monitoring as required.
• Responsible to record all test results in protocol daily.
• Responsible for reporting non-conformances to QC Manager immediately.
• Responsible for analysing and capturing results from protocols daily onto QC database.
• General
• Replenishing of stock in all areas of lab.
• Responsible for doing manual temperature monitoring daily.
• Maintenance of lab stock sheet (chemical and consumables).
• Assist with water, air and surface testing as required.

Requirements:

• National Diploma in Biotechnology or equivalent
• Computer literacy (MS Office…Outlook, Word, PowerPoint and Excel)
• Fast learner
• Multi-Tasking ability
• Professionalism
• Problem-solving & analytical ability
• Ability to work under pressure
• Time management
• Good work ethic
• Critical thinking
• Ability to work both independently and in team setting
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Technical competency
• Flexibility