Lab Technician (perboiled rice mill)

Job Summary

Location: Alomaja, Ibadan,Oyo state
Qualifications: BSC, HND in food technology 
Experience: 1-2
Salary: 125k
Job type: Full time

Job Summary

A Parboiled Rice Mill Lab Technician ensures that processed rice meets quality, safety, and regulatory standards. They monitor the unique parboiling stages—soaking, steaming, and drying—alongside traditional milling metrics.

Responsibilities

* Quality Testing: Analyze raw paddy, in-process brown rice, and finished parboiled rice.
* Process Monitoring: Check moisture levels, degree of milling, and color consistency regularly.
* Defect Analysis: Inspect samples for chalky grains, broken kernels, discolored seeds, and foreign matter.
* Chemical Analysis: Measure starch gelatinization, alkali spreading value, and amylose content.
* Equipment Calibration: Maintain, clean, and calibrate lab tools like moisture meters and whiteness meters.
* Data Logging: Record all test results in the Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS).
* Sanitation Audits: Inspect the facility for hygiene, pest control, and food safety compliance.

Required Skills and Qualifications

* Education: High school diploma required; Associate or Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry or Food Science preferred.
* Technical Skills: Proficiency with laboratory instruments, testing chemicals, and data entry software.
* Attention to Detail: Ability to spot minute color variances and tiny physical defects in grain samples.
* Safety Knowledge: Understanding of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and HACCP food safety standards.
* Physical Stamina: Capability to stand for long periods and lift grain samples up to 30 pounds.

Interested applicant should send CV to hr.talentsource@outlook.com