Vacancy title:
Laboratory Technician (Food Chemistry)

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Public Administration, and Government, Category: Science & Engineering, Civil & Government, Installation, Maintenance & Repair]

Jobs at:
Malawi Bureau of Standards (MBS)

Deadline of this Job:
Thursday, May 28 2026

Duty Station:
BLANTYRE | Blantyre

Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, May 13 2026, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

The Malawi Bureau of Standards (MBS) is a statutory organization established in 1972 by an Act of Parliament (Cap 51:02) with a mandate to promote standardization of commodities and their manufacture, production, processing or treatment and to provide for the verification and calibration of weighing and measuring instruments; and further to provide for matter incidental to or connected with standardization.

The MBS is inviting applications from suitably qualified and interested persons to fill the following vacancies:

Job Purpose

Process and analyse samples.

Responsibilities or duties

Key Roles and Responsibilities

• Preparing reagents, glassware and samples for analysis
• Analyzing samples and recording of analytical results in workbooks
• Reporting results to supervisor
• Ensuring that all equipment is in good working condition
• Reporting faulty equipment to the supervisor
• Initiating acquisition of laboratory supplies such as glassware, equipment and other consumables
• Ensuring that work benches, equipment, glassware and the Laboratory in general is clean at all times
• Organizing disposal of obsolete samples from the laboratory
• Undertaking calibration checks for equipment and arranging for their calibration
• Initiating preventive and corrective maintenance of equipment
• Sampling of test items
• Appraising the performance of Senior Laboratory Assistants

Required Academic Qualifications and Experience

The ideal candidate should possess:

• A Diploma in Applied Sciences from a recognized institution plus at least 2 years’ practical experience in a similar field OR
• A Bachelor’s Degree in Applied Sciences/Engineering obtained from a recognized institution plus at least 1-year practical experience in a similar field

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 24

Level of Education: bachelor degree

Job application procedure

Interested persons who meet the above specifications should submit a written application letter together with copies of relevant certificates, detailed current Curriculum Vitae, names and contact details of three traceable referees plus a copy of the National Identity Card in a sealed envelope clearly marked on top with post being applied for before close of business on 28th May, 2026 to:

The Director General
Malawi Bureau of Standards
P O Box 946
BLANTYRE

NOTE: THOSE THAT RESPONDED TO THE EARLIER ADVERT ON THE ABOVE POSITIONS SHOULD NOT RE-APPLY

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