Job Description Summary
This position works hand-in-hand with Health Manager to ensure quality, assist in multiple procedures provides care for poultry including physical examinations, immunizations and Administering the Company Laboratories.
Job Description
- Support and coordinate day-to-day laboratory operations, including scheduling, guiding, monitoring, and assisting the lab team in performing manual and instrumental analyses.
- Ensure timely and accurate processing of samples, including sample preparation, testing, data review, and preliminary interpretation of results.
- Guide laboratory staff to ensure all analytical work is conducted in line with company standards, SOPs, and quality requirements.
- Review and verify test data for technical accuracy, completeness, and compliance with established methods and procedures.
- Assist in identifying and investigating non-conformances, supporting root cause analysis and implementation of corrective and preventive actions.
- Support training and continuous development of laboratory personnel on test methods, SOPs, biosafety practices, and regulatory requirements, ensuring proper documentation of training.
- Escalate critical quality issues and, in consultation with reporting manager, support decisions related to temporary work stoppage until issues are resolved.
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date laboratory records, documentation, and data management systems.
- Contribute to quality systems and compliance requirements, including NABL accreditation, DSIR certification, and internal audits.
- Ensure adherence to all health, safety, environmental, and biosecurity regulations within the laboratory.
- Assist in poultry health programs for internal flocks through diagnostic inputs.
- Participate in disease surveillance, post-mortem examinations, and sample collection activities as required.
- Responsible to implementing and monitoring of biosecurity standards and audit programs across operations.
- Assist in coordination and documentation related to government inspections, compartmentalisation certification, and regulatory requirements for import/export activities.
