Qc Microbiologist 1

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Join us in our fight to make access to the highest quality hygiene, wellness, and nourishment a right and not a privilege.

**Research & Development**:
**About the role**:
**Your responsibilities**:

- Ensure the assigned task for raw materials, in-process, utility, base powder and finished goods samples are tested in a timely manner to meet TAT according to established test methods, technology and quality requirements to provide accurate results which include the sample compositing for both base and finished goods.
- Basic knowledge of GLP, GDP and GMP for working in laboratory to maintain the microbiology lab in good manner.
- Basic knowledge on the Root Cause Analysis to support the OOS/deviations/atypical results/invalid results investigation.
- Be able to support the Method Verification and Method Validation (when required). Support the Global Analytical Method Harmonization activities i.e. method transfer and implementation.
- Collect and analyse the routine and non-routine Environmental Monitoring samples including swab, air sampling and water Samples to make sure plant is in good hygiene condition.
- Be able to support the Environmental monitoring swab and testing if needed.
- Require to support the urgent business need by doing sampling or testing over the time or at weekend where is required.
- Maintain current, complete, legible notebooks and laboratory records in compliance with good laboratory practices.
- Maintain a good inventory of QC materials such as reagents, chemicals and consumables to support testing.
- Use GLIMS laboratory data management system effectively to manage the laboratory generated data. Be able to use GLIMS to retrieve the results to support the data trending and investigation purpose.
- Maintain housekeeping standard of laboratory, work area and equipment (e.g. practice 5S), observe safety requirements and Good Laboratory Practice in the laboratory which is compliant with company and regulatory standards.

**The experience we're looking for**:

- At least degree holder at microbiology, food science or related with 1 to 3 years of testing experience, preferable in infant formula manufacturing industry.
- Hands on experience on microbiological laboratory testing technology and instruments such as autoclave, Vitek, Vidas, incubator and MDS etc.

**The skills for success**:
Business Strategy, Task Execution Under Pressure, Makes strategic Business Decisions, Business Acumen, Commercial Awareness, Objective Setting, Accountability, Consumer Insight, Creative Direction, R&D, Change Leadership, Product Lifecycle Management, Business Partnership, Collaboration and partnership building, Relationship Management, Adapt to changes in technological development plans, Ability to challenge the status quo and propose improvement, Innovation Processes, Digital transformation for R&D, Quality and Manufacturing.

**What we offer**:
With inclusion at the heart of everything we do, working alongside our four global Employee Resource Groups, we support our people at every step of their career journey, helping them to succeed in their own individual way.
We invest in the wellbeing of our people through parental benefits, an Employee Assistance Program to promote mental health, and life insurance for all employees globally. We have a range of other benefits in line with the local market. Through our global share plans we offer the opportunity to save and share in Reckitt's potential future successes. For eligible roles, we also offer short-term incentives to recognise, appreciate and reward your work for delivering outstanding results. You will be rewarded in line with Reckitt's pay for performance philosophy.

**Equality**:
We recognise that in real life, great people don't always 'tick all the boxes'. That's why we hire for potential as well as experience. Even if you don't meet every point on the job description, if this role and our company feels like a good fit for you, we still want to hear from you.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, disability or medical condition; colour, ethnicity, race, citizenship, and national origin; religion, faith; pregnancy, family status and caring responsibilities; sexual orientation; sex, gender identity, gender expression, and transgender identity; protected veteran status; size or any other basis protected by appropriate law.