Microbiologist

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  Hands on leadership role with a highly skilled & engaged team:

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Career Progression, generous staff benefits and competitive salary on offer

The Company
At Coca-Cola Europacific Partners, you always know you are a part of something special and iconic. We are international in presence but local at heart. We are the faces that make our nations' favorite beverages and food brands a reality.

Firmly invested in our local economies and the communities we love; our focus is on building portfolios defined by relevance and choice.

In all that we do, our passion for individual businesses and the pride of being part of the greater CCEP story shines through.

It fuels our pursuit of a shared vision:
to create millions of moments of happiness and possibilities every day.

With world-class sales and manufacturing capabilities, unrivalled relationships, reach and execution, we are the power behind the region's favorite brands.

The Role

This role will be responsible for efficiently and effectively conducting product and process microbiological testing, ensuring that product quality and systems are of the highest standard.

The Key Responsibilities

• Conduct microbiological analysis on incoming raw material, water treatment plant, packaging, syrups and finished beverage products as per the approved testing method and schedule
• Ensure microbiological safety of products produced by completing testing on time and raising any out of specification result immediately
• Undertake microbiological investigations on out of specification results, create a corrective action plan and implement with the approval of the manager
• Participate in root cause analysis to drive continuous improvement.
• Conduct monthly GMP audits as per schedule and provide feedback to the operations team on areas of improvement with follow up checks completed once actions are closed out
• Conduct spring water product testing results daily and authorise the release all product within specification
• Organise all external laboratory testing that is required, action as required and file reports
• Monitor incoming spring water, raise issues and manage the close out of actions with key stakeholders
• Ensure all results are recorded on a daily basis, filed in designated location and archive as required

Complete all annual refresher training

• Participate in monthly safety observation walk, report findings in Beacon and take corrective action on safety issues

Ensure Micro laboratory equipment is calibrated and documented as per defined schedule
- _Equipment is maintained in working order and organize external verification as per defined schedule_

• Assisting with training of new staff

About You

• Tertiary qualification
• Experience in a similar FMCG industry role (working with water/wine/juice preferably)
• Hands on style, roll up your sleeves, happy to get your hands dirty
• Excellent relationship building skills is essential

We are eager to meet you and look forward to you applying.

Culture at Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
Our success is defined by the passion, hard work and commitment of the people who work at CCEP.

We have a world class frontline salesforce who are dedicated to delivering the best possible service to all our customers.

We bring together our combined, diverse experience of different markets, cultures and consumers to go further together.

We want CCEP to be a great place to work, where people can grow, be happy and be well in a safe, open, diverse and inclusive workplace.

We're investing to make sure our people have the tools and capabilities needed to win.

_Coca-Cola Europacific is committed to the health and safety of all employees and to equal employment opportunity for all employees to ensure that our employees have a safe work environment that is also free of discrimination and harassment.

This obligation may also extend to include a pre-employment health evaluation process that is aimed at determining if prospective new employees are able to safely undertake the inherent requirements of the role without putting themselves or others at risk.

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