MICROBIOLOGIST

SGS, the world's leading testing, inspection, and certification company, is seeking a Microbiologist. The role involves ensuring timely and accurate test results, implementing and maintaining quality systems (MS ISO/IEC 17025), ensuring confidentiality, and complying with QA/QC procedures. The Microbiologist will also be responsible for equipment maintenance, investigating non-conformities, and supervising lab technicians. Adherence to HSE policy and good laboratory practices are essential.

Must Have

• Ensure timeliness and accuracy of daily test results
• Implement and maintain MS ISO/IEC 17025 and Group Quality System
• Ensure client information confidentiality
• Comply with testing and QA/QC procedures
• Maintain and calibrate analytical equipment
• Investigate non-conformities and customer complaints
• Train, supervise, and monitor lab technicians
• Ensure standard methods are up to date
• Maintain Good Housekeeping and Good Laboratory practice
• Adhere to SGS Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) Policy
• Bachelor degree in Microbiology or related field
• Minimum 1 year experience in microbiological analytical laboratory or fresh graduate with positive attitude
• Experience in related testing

Good to Have

• Able to work independently with minimum supervision

Company Description

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We are SGS – the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company. We are recognized as the global benchmark for quality and integrity. Our 96,000 employees operate a network of 2,500 offices and laboratories, working together to enable a better, safer and more interconnected world.

Job Description

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• To ensure timeliness and accuracy to meet turnaround time and that the daily test result is produced accurately and precisely.
• Effective implementation and maintenance of MS ISO/IEC 17025 as well as Group Quality System.
• Ensure that the information from the clients is kept as strictly confidential and never revealed to the third party.
• Ensure compliance to testing and QA/QC procedures.
• Ensure all analytical equipment, apparatus etc are to be appropriately maintained and calibrated as per the required schedule.
• Ensure root-cause of all non-conformities or customer complaints are to be investigated and identified with appropriate corrective and preventive actions.
• To treat Proficiency Testing Program or Round Robin seriously and make sure the result obtained is most accurate and precise.
• To train, supervise and monitor lab technician with assigned test methods and procedures.
• To ensure all the standard methods are up to date or the latest version.
• To ensure all controlled quality procedures, test methods and document are kept confidentially and restricted within SGS premise.
• Ensure Good Housekeeping and Good Laboratory practice in the laboratory.
• Adherence to SGS Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) Policy by uphold a good safety behavior and exercising necessary standard and process when carry out your responsibilities at all times to ensure compliance to the HSE requirements.
• Perform any other responsibilities as assigned by your reporting manager and/or Senior Management

Qualifications

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• Bachelor degree in Microbiology or related field from recognized university/college.
• Minimum 1 year experience in relevant microbiological analytical laboratory however fresh graduates with right and positive attitude are acceptable as training will be provided.
• Experience in related testing.
• Good personality and good communication skill.
• Able to understand the required test standard/procedures.
• Good knowledge in read and write in English and local language.

Additional Information

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• Able to work independently with minimum supervision.