CPS SG Lab Chemist

Based in Tuas, Singapore

(2-way transportation provided at selected MRT locations)

Pacific Refreshments Pte Ltd (The Coca-Cola Company) is a strategic concentrate manufacturing plant in Asia. We are an export facility, specializing in the manufacturing of concentrates and beverage bases, with a complex portfolio, supporting the ASEAN, South Pacific and Southwest Asia business units. We are on a journey of growth - having completed the construction and expansion of our site towards doubling our manufacturing capacity in recent years. We have also embarked on our digital transformation journey, striving to be the Lighthouse for the Consumer Products Supply (CPS) plants in Asia and to be a leader in digital transformation.

• Ensure all raw and packaging materials and finished product comply with Company technical specifications including process water.
• Follow company physical-chemical analytical testing procedures to ensure ingredients, packaging materials, intermediate and final products to comply with Company requirements.
• Ensure analytical equipment is calibrated accordingly and is fit for use.
• Ensure ingredients have all pertinent documentation (Certificates of Analysis, pre-shipment approvals, etc.) before their final release.
• Prepare and store retention samples for ingredients and finished products.
• Ensure all analytical testing procedures and testing results are recorded accordingly to reflect Company, ISO and local standards and requirements are met.
• Complete the approval and release procedures for ingredients, packaging materials and finished product.
• Sample ingredients, packaging materials, intermediate and final products both within the premises and at external storage if required.
• Coordinate with other concentrate plant laboratories, release testing of pre-shipment samples.
• Coordinate raw materials pre-shipment samples submission.
• Coordinate approval of raw materials direct shipments to bottling operations.
• Develop or approve manufacturing working instructions to reflect Company standards are followed.
• Coordinate with other Company operations (R&D centers, Ingredient Quality Department, other laboratories) new product introduction quality checks and any approval issue.
• Coordinate with ESLP team to carry out risk assessment on possible safety/environment hazard from the analytical work. Ensure compliance to safety and environment requirements when conducting analytical work and discarding materials (reagents, samples, etc.) to minimize any risks identified.

• Participate in root cause analysis sessions to solve non-conformances from Company or Integrated Management System Standards.
• Develop formal corrective actions to avoid issues recurrence.
• Follow up on supplier corrective actions.

• Support implementation and validation of new analytical methods.
• Support internal Company requirements and Good Manufacturing Practices audits.
• Periodically validate process water and waste water discharge parameters.
• Support supplier development initiatives (e.g. new packaging, ingredients suppliers)
• Support the purchasing of chemical reagents, supplies and analytical equipment.
• Be a member of the sensory analysis panel.
• Develop and execute laboratory operations productivity improvement initiatives.
• Jointly work with R&D Centers and Supply Chain in value management initiatives (e.g. formula rationalization, formula change, ingredient substitution, etc.)

• University Degree in Chemistry/Food Technology.
• Minimum of 3-5 years experience in food/beverage or pharmaceutical multinational organization's QA department/laboratory operations.
• Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and Good Laboratory Practices (GLP) experience is required.
• Quality systems (ISO 9001, ISO 22000 and ISO 17025) knowledge is required.
• Demonstrated ability of executing food industry analytical testing.
• SAP knowledge would be considered as an advantage.
• Internal Auditor certification would be considered as an advantage.
• Able to work from 730am - 4pm, Monday - Friday