South Africa Job Openings

PepsiCo

Laboratory Assistant - Durban Mill

Durban

September 19, 2024

Overview:

We are Pepsi Co

Pepsi Co is proud to be one of the world’s leading food and beverage companies. Every day, we are dedicated to bringing our mission to create more smiles with every sip and every bite to life. Our products are enjoyed more than one billion times a day in more than 200 countries and territories around the world. Our portfolio — including Lay’s, Doritos, Gatorade, Pepsi and Quaker — consists of many iconic brands that generate more than US $1 billion each in estimated annual retail sales, helping to deliver more than US $70 billion in net revenue in 2020.

Guiding Pepsi Co is our vision to Be the Global Leader in Beverages and Convenient Foods by Winning with Pepsi Co Positive. Through Pepsi Co Positive, we are charting a new course to drive positive action for the planet and people. Pepsi Co Positive is an end-to-end strategic business transformation with sustainability at the centre of how we will create growth and value by operating within planetary boundaries and inspiring positive change.

In South Africa (SA), you will find our products across the region at breakfast, lunch, or dinner. At the gym or on the field. In the office or on the go. We refresh, restore, and rejuvenate our consumers all day, every day with our key brands including Simba, Lay's, Liqui Fruit and Bokomo range of cereals. Pepsi Co SA employs more than 13, 000 people across our three business divisions: Bakeries, Grains, Foods, Fruit, Snacks, Juice & Beverages.

Responsibilities:

Assist in preparing the media for microbiological analysis and chemicals or solution to be used in laboratory
Assist in washing and cleaning of equipment and test tubes
Taking finished recipes out to the archive room
Record analytical results of batches releaed in analytical lab
Inspect retention samples and record deviation according to procedure
General cleaning of incubation room according to master cleaning schedule
Prepare retention samples for fermentation test and arrange samples in the incubation room
Perform ad hoc tasks
Take swabs on equipment and packaging materials
Sample water for micro-analysis
Do on-line quality control
Chemical analysis according to work instructin and sensory evaluation of product conform to specification
Maintain housekeeping of laboratory
Verification of laboratory equipment and completion of all records
Shift handover done daily
Conduct proficiency testing
Reaction to bad trends and investigate deviation on spot
Apply good laboratory practices
Adhere to legal requirments

Qualifications:

1 Year experience in FMCG
Matric
National diploma/degree in food technology
Organize own work
Apply practices, policies, standards, procedures, and methods
Satisfy ‘customers’
Maintain manager and peer relationships

“Pepsi Co is an Equal Opportunity Employer in line with the Employment Equity Act"

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