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Port Shepstone, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa

• Receiving and shipping of request forms and sample specimens.• Centrifuging the sample specimens.• Laboratory equipment maintenance.• Performing laboratory tests using the analysing machines such as AU 480, Mindray, Mini Vidas and Cobas.• Appropriate safety and disposal procedures.• Cleaning equipment. • Analyzing results.• Making slides for abnormal FBC results.• Performing daily quality control checks.• Preparing specimens at workstations for testing.• Classifying and labeling samples.• Documenting all activities.

Pietermaritzburg, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa

• Verifying mass balance for each bread type• Doing bread evaluation and shelf life for mould detection for each bread type.• Taking hand swabs, swabs on equipment and air plates as per the sampling schedule.• Assisting in internal audits (weekly hygiene audit and quarterly traceability exercise).• Receipting purchase order invoices on oracle.• Conducting GMP trainings such as Personal Hygiene, Allergen Management and HACCP to factory staff. • Assisting in filing the production control sheets and making sure the files are up to date for audits.• Assisting the Site Quality Manager with customer complaints investigation.

Bachelor'S Degree, Biochemistry And Microbiology

Gained hands- on experience in performing laboratory experiments as part of the requirements in obtaining this degree. o Washed glassware.

National Senior Certificate, 12

o IsiZulu- Home Language o English-FAL o Mathematics o Life Orientation o Geography o Life Sciences o Physical Sciences