Duduzile Khoza
Alberton
Summary
A proactive laboratory administrator who is hardworking, self-motivated and responsible. I enjoy meeting new challenges and seeing them through to completion whilst remaining calm under pressure. I am highly enthusiastic to learning new information and skills so as to bring about the best output in any environment.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Lab Administrator/Procurement Officer
Institute for Pharmaceutical Services
08.2021 - Current
- Purchase goods, materials, components or services in line with specified cost, quality and delivery targets
- Ensure compliance to company guidelines, purchasing policies
- Confer with suppliers regarding late deliveries and outstanding orders
- Approving bills of payment
- Determine if inventory quantities are sufficient for needs, ordering more material when necessary
- Tracking the status of requisitions, contracts and orders
- Calculate cost of orders and charge or forward invoices to appropriate accounts
- Build, maintain and manage supplier relationships and keep up good communications
- Support the purchasing function and other relevant departments and communicate any supply problems which may impact on business operations
- Maintenance of efficient and accurate system for monitoring all open purchase orders and tracking
- Compare prices, specifications and delivery dates in order to determine the best bid among potential suppliers
- Management of COA and MSDS registers
- Arranging for samples to be sent to 3rd party service providers via applicable courier
- Assisting the Quality Assurance department with the supplier selection process and evaluation
- Ensure all vendor documents are current and valid
- General filing of documents
Hazardous Waste Supervisor
Oricol Environmental Services
04.2018 - 01.2020
- Planning, organization and prioritization of daily tasks to ensure compliance to safety practices, good housekeeping and efficiency
- Supervision of day-to-day running of the laboratory and waste treatment facility
- Analysis of routine and non-routine raw material and final product to ensure they meet specifications
- Calibration, verification and maintenance of laboratory instruments and equipment to ensure proper working order and troubleshoot malfunctions
- Assisting sales team with hazardous waste quotations and related tenders
- Sample collection, preparation and measurements for EC, pH, color, SS alkalinity and turbidity
- Participated in out of specification and failure investigation and recommended corrective action
- Developed new testing methods
- Complied Risk Assessment documents for the lab and plant
- Recorded, reported and maintained accurate test results
Laboratory Technician
Tiger Chemical Treatment
12.2010 - 03.2018
- Responsible for quality control of waste stream
- Ordering of lab consumables, chemicals and maintained equipment inventory
- Ensured all laboratory equipment and instruments are calibrated and maintained according to company standards
- Analysis of soil, borehole, stream and dust samples for contaminants
- Method development
- Captured and maintained accurate records of water treatment and testing
- Preparation of samples for ICP-OES
- Ensure adherence to ISO17025
Education
High School Diploma -
Reunert College
Alberton 01.2003 - 12.2003
National Diploma - Analytical Chemistry
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg 06.2004 - 10.2008
Skills
- Organizational skills
- Interpersonal
- Problem solving
- Good communication
- Team player
- Purchasing and procurement
- Computer skills
- Client relationship
- Skill
References
References available upon request
Timeline
Lab Administrator/Procurement Officer
Institute for Pharmaceutical Services
08.2021 - Current
Hazardous Waste Supervisor
Oricol Environmental Services
04.2018 - 01.2020
Laboratory Technician
Tiger Chemical Treatment
12.2010 - 03.2018
National Diploma - Analytical Chemistry
University of Johannesburg
06.2004 - 10.2008
High School Diploma -
Reunert College
01.2003 - 12.2003
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