Laboratory Assistant - Temporary - Lima

Description

Job Summary: As a Laboratory Assistant, you will conduct microbiological and physicochemical analyses of food and materials, ensuring reliable results according to GLP, Safety, and ISO 17025 standards. Key Responsibilities: 1. Perform microbiological and physicochemical analyses. 2. Participate in internal and external audits. 3. Support continuous improvement activities. **Job Summary:** Laboratory Assistant **Location:** Peru – Cercado de Lima **Employment Type:** Full-time **Reports To:** Laboratory Coordinator **Position Purpose:** Perform microbiological and physicochemical analyses of food, raw materials, and other materials, ensuring reliable and timely results in accordance with Good Laboratory Practice (GLP), Safety, and ISO 17025 standards. Additionally, contribute to factory microbiological and physicochemical monitoring, support continuous improvement initiatives, and ensure the quality of analytical processes. **A Day in the Life of...** * Perform microbiological and physicochemical analyses according to established methods and procedures. * Carry out sampling for the factory microbiological, pathogen, and physicochemical monitoring plan. * Prepare and condition materials, culture media, chemical solutions, and equipment required for analyses. * Record, report, and ensure the reliability of obtained results. * Manage analysis requests, sample receipt, sample creation in SAP, and preparation of test reports. * Participate in internal and external audits, ensuring compliance with quality and safety requirements. * Maintain up-to-date laboratory supply inventory, ensuring FIFO compliance. * Support continuous improvement activities, method validation, and verification. * Comply with corporate safety, biosafety, quality, and 5S standards. **What Will Make You Successful:** * Bachelor's degree, graduate, or candidate in Biology, Microbiology, Chemistry, Biochemistry, or related fields. * Experience in food, water, or environmental testing laboratories. * Knowledge of microbiological and physicochemical analyses. * Familiarity with ISO 17025 standard. **Competencies:** * Proactive collaboration * Initiative * Leadership * Discipline