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Vacancy NameWork Experience Biochemistry Vacancy NoVN774 BasisInternship Duration Work LocationCape Town Job Details

BBI exists to help our customers create advances that improve health and save lives. We are seeking a Biochemistry Work Experience candidate to join our team. This is a permanent, fixed term contract position based at our site in Cape Town, South Africa. Join our team: advancing health, together.
The Role
Responsible for providing technical support, technical troubleshooting, route cause analysis and continuous improvement for the Enzymes value steam, primarily focussed on the production within South Africa with scope to support the UK team as required. It is likely that a role may initially be assigned to a specific area of the business, however the nature of the organisation is such that roles will be expected to operate across those different parts of the organisation so that the right skills are deployed where needed as determined by the business.

In This Role Your Responsibilities Will Include

• Providing technical support to the Enzymes Technical Leader and wider Production team for troubleshooting & problem solving of technical process issues and maintaining the Rapid Response System.
• Providing technical support to BBI's operational departments.
• Assist in the manufacture of operational custom pipeline.
• Completion of appropriately assigned Continuous Improvement initiatives, including updating of controlling systems (CIPs) and communication to stakeholder, and clearly track the benefits.
• Perform duties in accordance with the department standard work to ensure performance of the operating systems.
• Support the Technical Lead with the implementation of the 'Working Ways' and any Service Level Agreements for all Technical Support activities to stakeholders, value stream leaders and appropriate Leadership Teams including generation of reports, metrics and KPI's where required.
• Create baseline on project quality metrics for NC/CC/Customer Complaints and then measure improvement for the baseline.

You Should Apply If

• Educated to degree level (BSc Hons) in Biological or Chemistry discipline.
• Practical Laboratory experience
• Knowledge or experience of Enzyme extraction, purification and manufacturing
• Experience of applying Lean and / or Six Sigma techniques advantageous
• Track record of successful completion of complex technical troubleshooting projects on time and to budget
• Proficient in computer usage and technical report writing.
• Planning, resourcing and project experience
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Evidence of excellent communication skills
• Ability to identify and implement technical improvement opportunities

Our Recruitment Process
If this role sounds like it's for you, click 'apply' today. Once we've received your application, a member of our recruitment team will be in touch to arrange a call. On this call, we'll be able to tell you a lot more about working here at BBI Solutions, how 'a day in the life' of this position looks and discuss the next stages of the recruitment process.

If you are an internal employee applying for this vacancy you and your manager are required to complete an internal transfer form. This needs to be completed in full and attached to your application along with your CV and cover letter.

As part of career development and succession planning internal applicants will receive priority consideration initially, please ensure that you apply within the initial two-week period to support this.

Why Choose BBI
We are committed to promoting and protecting the physical, financial, and emotional well-being of all our employees. With our employees focused on others, we're focused on them. That's why, at BBI, we're dedicated to providing our employees with access to global resources and site-specific benefits that support their health and wellbeing.

• 15 days Annual Leave, pro rata if applicable
• Birthday leave
• Reward and Recognition Programme
• Commitment to Career Development
• Refer A Friend Scheme
• State of the Art Facilities – Certified Centres of Excellence

We're also focused on development, creating an environment that allows our employees to nurture their talent and empowers you to make a difference. This is achieved by providing our employees with access to learning opportunities to help achieve personal career goals.

About BBI
For more than 70 years, we've been perfecting reagents, both native and recombinant, to help IVD and life-science teams turn breakthrough ideas into reliable, life-saving advances.

Great products are only the start. From troubleshooting tricky performance issues and customising reagents to meeting new regulatory standards, our scientists work to clear obstacles and accelerate progress. That's why we continue to invest millions in new recombinant capabilities that help create diagnostics that improve health and save lives - in a more ethical and sustainable way than ever before.

Equal Opportunities
BBI are an equal opportunity employer and believe in fair treatment for all candidates. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, pregnancy, citizenship, marital status, gender expression, genetic information, political affiliation, or any other characteristic protected by law.

We ask that all applicants complete an equal opportunity monitoring form on a
voluntary
basis, with all submissions remaining anonymous. The information on the form will be used for monitoring purposes only and will not be used in any decision affecting you.

"AA candidates will be given preference in line with our AA requirements; however, we will select candidates from all groups."

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Please note that we reserve the right to close this advertisement at any time upon securing a suitable candidate.

IT Dynamics is offering a 12-month work experience opportunity to a recent IT-graduate (applicants must have completed at least a 3-year IT Degree or Diploma). The primary intention of this opportunity is to provide learners with a chance to put into practice what they have studied, and to gain confidence and competence in a real-world setting. The role itself is positioned within the Infrastructure Services Support Team, with training and experience taking place predominantly in this context. Training, resources, mentoring and coaching provided to the graduate are therefore geared to equip them to operate successfully in this environment.

This opportunity offers a stipend of R5000 per month. Preference will be given to candidates from disadvantaged backgrounds. Applicants must meet the criteria stipulated below to be considered for the role.

Experience and Requirements

• Graduated within the last 24 months
• Must not have held a job in IT before (i.e. no prior IT work experience)
• Must enjoy analytical and problem-solving activities
• Strong attention to detail
• Excellent communication skills
• Technical IT knowledge and an inclination towards technical work (see responsibilities section)

Responsibilities

Workstation Setups

• Setup of new workstations
• Installing custom applications
• Handover of device to the user
• Re-imaging and returning of old hardware

Service Desk

• Fielding, qualifying and assigning tickets correctly
• Resolving tickets
• Escalating when required
• Attending site visits with the roaming technician

Qualifications

• A 3 Year Tertiary Degree / Diploma in IT
• A South African Driver's license is considered advantageous

Role: Business Analyst III - Business Systems Analyst

Salary budget: Up to approximate R55,000 per month

Location: Cape Town, South Africa

Working mode: Hybrid

Experience required: 7 years of experience

Employment type: Contract for 5 years (long term project)

Summary of Job:

Envision, plan, design and coordinate the implementation of systems and processes that provide strategically aligned business value.

Key Role and Responsibilities:

1. Technical (65%)

• Assess business needs utilizing a structured requirements process (elicitation, gathering, analyzing, documenting, and managing changes) to assist in identifying business priorities and advises on options.
• Compile, define, and communicate business requirements and functional specifications for the implementation of business solutions.
• Analyze business processes and procedures to understand their strengths and weaknesses to determine opportunities for improvements.
• Develops user test cases and system integration testing and validates test

2. Stakeholder Management (10%)

• Foster and maintain superb communication between team members and business units

3. Management (10%)

• Maintain business unit backlog management processes
• Maintain the stability of all systems for which you are responsible and/or that your business units rely on

4. Business (10%)

• Understand the domain(s) for which you will be responsible.
• Work closely with functional business units to achieve strategic priorities through the implementation or refinement of business systems and processes.
• Proactively seek opportunities for automation or scale within the business.
• Establishes and maintains a good working relationship with business units in order to provide effective solutions to their problems
• Manage ambiguity and dependencies around business requirements.

5. Personal (5%)

• Focus on continuous self-improvement.
• Build and maintain a mutually respectful relationship with fellow team members

Education and Experience:

• At least 4 years+ ICT job-related experience of which 1+ years should be as a Business and/or Systems Analyst.
• Very good communication skills required.
• A good understanding of a wide variety of technologies. Previous technical experience preferred.
• Experience and certification in process thinking (Lean, KanBan, 6-Sigma, etc.) preferred.
• Experience leveraging Software as a Service to achieve business value delivery.
• Proficient in SQL, MySQL.
• Exposure to Project Management best practices and processes advantageous.
• IT framework certifications (ITIL, COBIT, etc.) advantageous.
• Experience in Process Mapping and Improvement (UML, BPMN 2.0).
• Demonstrated analytical skills, including aptitude towards problem identification, resolution, comprehension and interpretation of technical procedures.
• Interpersonal/relationship building skills with technical and business personnel.
• Ability to manage time and prioritization of workload.
• Ability to work in a team within a diverse/ multiple stakeholder environment.
• Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills.
• Degree in ICT Related field preferred.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: R40 000,00 - R55 000,00 per month

Application Question(s):

• Do you have IT framework certifications (ITIL, or COBIT, etc.) ?
• Do you need Employer to provide you a work pass to work in South Africa?
• Why do you think you are good fit for this role? Which are the skills/ certification/ work experience you have that matched the JD?
• What is your minimum expected salary per month in South Africa currency?

Education:

• Bachelors (Preferred)

Experience:

• Process Mapping and Improvement (UML, BPMN 2.0): 4 years (Required)
• SQL, MySQL: 5 years (Preferred)
• Business Analyst: 4 years (Preferred)

Language:

• English (Required)
• Afrikaans (Preferred)
• Zulu (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• IT framework certifications (ITIL, COBIT, etc.) (Preferred)

Location:

• Cape Town, Western Cape (Preferred)

Willingness to travel:

• 50% (Preferred)

Work Location: In person