




Job Summary: A professional responsible for developing and implementing standard procedures, conducting audits, managing non-conformities, and training staff to ensure continuous improvement and regulatory compliance in a laboratory environment. Key Highlights: 1. Focus on continuous improvement and regulatory compliance 2. Laboratory work involving analyses and development of methodologies 3. Ensuring product quality and safety **Mission:** Develop standard procedures for various areas to ensure continuous process improvement through internal and external audits, handling of non-conformities, identification of process improvement opportunities, and provision of staff training. Ensure compliance with the company's regulatory requirements. **Experience:** Experience in university or industrial laboratories. **Education:** **Minimum:** Completed undergraduate or technical degree in Chemistry, Biology, Pharmacy, Biomedicine, Physics, Chemical Engineering, Food Engineering, or related fields. If the undergraduate or technical degree is not yet completed, at least one year of verified laboratory experience is required. **Knowledge:** Good Laboratory Practices and Good Manufacturing Practices (GLP/GMP), routine physicochemical analyses, intermediate-level Microsoft Office suite, academic/scientific writing, operation of laboratory equipment, environmental monitoring. Desired: basic English proficiency. **Responsibilities:** * Ensure smooth laboratory operations while adhering to Good Laboratory Practices and Good Manufacturing Practices, and meeting agreed deadlines for routine analyses; * Perform routine analyses with emphasis on data integrity and assist in investigations of out-of-specification/out-of-trend results; * Assist in developing analytical methodologies, troubleshooting, and deviation investigations; * Assist in developing protocols and reports; * Coordinate, when necessary, activities involving quality control and in-process control; * Maintain laboratory organization, implement the 5S program, and manage reagent and supply procurement; * After training, perform environmental monitoring (swab and plate tests) and instrumental analytical tasks (maintain calibration, verification, and qualification up-to-date); * Release products/inputs both in the system and physically; organize inventory upon request; * Collaborate with Continuous Improvement initiatives and actively participate in committees when requested; * Ensure laboratory cleanliness and maintenance, and strictly comply with appropriate PPE usage requirements; * Perform other duties pertinent to the position as assigned; * Carry out responsibilities in accordance with technical, safety, quality, and environmental preservation standards and procedures; * Actively participate in company meetings, commitments, and trainings when requested; * Provide operational support to the work area and perform other tasks of similar nature and difficulty level, or as directed by the immediate supervisor; * Perform responsibilities in alignment with Maxinutri’s culture regarding Good Manufacturing Practices to ensure products are manufactured and controlled according to required quality standards; * Implement actions to ensure Food Safety in line with Maxinutri’s culture, applying established Food Defense and Food Fraud standards defined by the Quality Department; * Conduct responsibilities in accordance with the company’s Code of Ethics and Conduct, which establishes internal norms, guidelines, and rules.


