Food Safety, Quality Chemist
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Job Description
About Cargill
Cargill is a global leader in nourishing the world, safely, responsibly, and sustainably. With 160,000 employees in 70 countries, we connect farmers with markets, customers with ingredients, and people and animals with the food they need to thrive.
Food Safety, Quality Chemist
Cargill is seeking a Food Safety, Quality Chemist to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of plant processes and quality assurance systems, and will be able to provide technical advice and support to production operations to ensure product quality, minimize process variation, and reduce waste.
Responsibilities
• Assure product meets compliance specifications and overall final product approval checks.
• Data analysis, trend identification, troubleshooting, corrective action and communication with regard to processing data.
• Assess process quality parameters and food safety and quality systems daily, including cross checks, raw materials, calibration, maintenance, procedures, food safety, training, auditing and oversight of analytical testing performed in control rooms.
• Training of new food safety and quality chemists, analysts, operators, technicians and personnel from other functional areas.
• Handle basic issues and problems under direct supervision, while escalating more complex issues to appropriate staff.
• Other duties as assigned
Qualifications
• Currently pursuing or have recently graduated with a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a technical science program (i.e. Chemistry, Food Science, Biochemistry, Microbiology, Biology, Animal Science, Meat Science, or related technical science degree with the exception of the social sciences), and graduating between December 2022 – Summer 2024
• Ability to work a 12-hour rotating shift that includes nights, weekends and holidays
• Geographically flexible to relocate to one of the locations listed in the job description
• Ability to work optimally with individuals from a diverse set of backgrounds and cultures
• Ability to contribute, both as part of a team and individually
• Strong communication skills – written and oral
Preferred Qualifications
• Ability to adapt and learn in a changing work environment
• Experience with email, spreadsheet and word processing applications
• Strong analytical skills to evaluate change factors and formulate independent decisions
• Ability to anticipate, recognize, and seek process and laboratory problems, implement improvements based on the findings
Cargill is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet.
