Lab Analyst

Job Description

Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?

Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It With Pride.

You provide hands-on assistance to support the operation and goals of the laboratory by planning and conducting experiments and applying your understanding to analyze results. With guidance, you plan and implement assigned projects.

How you will contribute

You will perform a range of analyses, prepare and maintain standard equipment and chemicals required for running of an analytical laboratory, support laboratory activities while ensuring compliance to the appropriate internal and external standards, and capture and report data with technical rigor and accuracy. To succeed in this role, you will maintain a clean, tidy and safe working environment and be proficient in generic and specific software packages.

What you will bring

A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career and the following experience and knowledge:

• Working on teams and independently with the guidance of more senior team members
• Proactively identifying problems and assisting in creating and implementing solutions
• Maintaining equipment to ensure they are always operable
• Applying your technical understanding of equipment to support laboratory operations

More about this role

• Recording and reporting data and activity outcome accurately
• Working in laboratories
• Relevant industry and/or academic experience

What you need to know about this position:

• Ensure compliance to regulatory requirements & Mondelez requirements in terms of microbiological safety of the finished product 
• Carrying out microbiological pathogenic and non-pathogenic analysis of finished products, semi-finished products, and raw materials. 
• Responsible for pathogenic and non-pathogenic environmental monitoring analysis & reporting as per the Mondelez international policy & approved Mondelez methods 
• Receiving packaging materials (Wrappers, DCs, OCs and indirect materials and conduct the required analysis such as seal strength, compression,  
• Responsible for reviewing COAs (certificate of analysis) come from packaging suppliers and to make sure all tests are complying with MDLZ standard    
• Review actual wrappers, DCs and OCs complying with AW (Artwork). 
• Review allergen declaration in actual wrappers, DCs Vs MDLZ standard 
• Review color of wrappers, DCs Vs standard color shade. 
• Responsible for maintaining GLP of lab as per the Mondelez global standards 
• Contribute to Proficiency test samples and deliver 100% microbiology proficiency result 
• Monitoring of water, plant environment and plant air for microbial contamination and ensuring that they comply to Mondelez and regulatory standards 
• Ensuring compliance to organizational policies including HSE & Quality and Food Safety 
• Responsible for conducting required chemical analysis by using approved Mondelez methods & equipment 
• Responsible for training the core team on chemical analysis and conduct weekly validation on results 
• Responsible for ensuring that RM & PM are within specifications through CoA verification and inbound inspection 
• Responsible to raise lab capabilities to achieve all required inbound inspection 
• Responsible to improve supplier quality through raising quality notifications to suppliers 
• Conduct raw material and packaging materials release within lab lead time 
• Work with Lab Supervisor to monitor & maintain stock levels of lab consumables  

Education / Certifications:

• Bachelor degree in Science, Agriculture, food science or Pharmacy. 
• Specialization in microbiology is preferred 
• Up to 2 years if experience in laboratory of food safety, preferably in FMCG industry.

Work schedule:

Full Time

Business Unit SummaryMondelēz International in the Middle East, North Africa and Pakistan serves the Middle East and Africa markets as well as Australia, New Zealand, the UK and Canada. Headquartered in Dubai, UAE, we have more than 2600 employees working across seven plants and six commercial offices; we make, bake, sell and deliver our products to customers. We are market leaders in key snacking categories with iconic global and local brands including Cadbury Dairy Milk chocolate, Milka, Oreo and belVita biscuits, Barni Cakes,Tang powdered beverage, Chiclets and Trident gum and Halls candy. 

Mondelēz International is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Job TypeRegularSupply Chain Quality AssuranceProduct Quality, Safety and Compliance

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