Graduate Lab Coordinator

Recruiter:

Jean Fowlds Consultancy

Job Ref:

GSjfLAB

Date posted:

Friday, September 5, 2025

Location:

GAUTENG, South Africa

Salary:

Salary. Benefits come into play after completion of successful probation period.

SUMMARY:
Ensure factory fproducts adhere to required standards and produced in cost effective way. This is done by controlling raw materials and process parameters, testing finished goods technical properties ensuring they adhere to standards and inspecting quality on the box of finished goods

POSITION INFO:

LABORATORY COORDINATOR

Manufacturing Industry

Gauteng

Job description

Lab Coordinator must ensure that the factory finished products adhere to the required standards and are produced in the most cost effective way. He/she does this by thoroughly controlling raw materials and process parameters, testing finished goods technical properties to ensure they adhere to the required standards and over inspecting quality on the box of finished goods.

Minimum qualifications and job requirements

Chemical Engineering Graduate (BScEng or BEng) / or similar field. (Not Btech)

Key responsibilities

Implement and/or maintain Quality Management System
Ensure raw material availability
Ensure raw material are within spec before entering the process
Control process parameters
Control finished product properties
Over inspect Quality on the Box
Develop body formulas
Engage with raw material suppliers
Effectively communicate to the team non-conformities picked up at lab
Help production departments to identify & resolve non conformities

Key strengths & abilities

Ability to pick up raw material or process parameters that go out of spec
Ability to design or modify testing methods for raw materials and process
Ability to work under pressure
Good communication and interpersonal skills
High ethical standards of work and personal conduct
Thorough, accurate & high attention to detail
Ability to work without supervision & driven to continuously improve

The organization is committed to employment equity. Preference may be given to appointable applicants from the underrepresented designated groups in terms of the relevant employment equity plans of the company.

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