Quality Control Chemist (2nd shift)

This position is in our specialized portfolio enterprise where we serve diverse businesses who support unique customers or markets, including animal nutrition and health, bioindustrial, road safety salt, and Cargill joint ventures.

About the role

The Quality Control Chemist (2nd shift) will provide expertise with all daily operations in quality control laboratories and aid production operations in an ingredient-based personal care manufacturing site. In this role, you will support the buildup and maintenance of the rapid technology platform by providing reliable, accurate analytical figures as well as perform validation and troubleshooting of new analytical methods to ensure they meet the requirements and deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Provide analytical support to the Rapid Technology Application platform by releasing precise and accurate results and ensure the scope of testing parameters is sufficient to build the MPA module.
• Provide ongoing technical support to stakeholders, investigate quality problems from raw materials, in-process testing, and finished goods testing, and deliver improvement actions with follow-up.
• Perform method validation and verification to roll out new testing methods in the lab.
• Document standard operating procedures, identify possible trends in testing results with data analysis software, and provide input to team members to improve the quality control system.
• Perform quality inspections on raw materials and finished goods.
• Maintain systems and techniques for reporting data across functional areas.
• Familiarize and work with wet chemistry as well as other analytical instrumentation.
• Handle basic issues and problems under direct supervision while escalating more complex issues to appropriate staff.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
• Availability to work a 2nd shift (Monday–Friday, 2 pm to 10 pm).
• Willing and able to lift up to 50 lbs.

Qualifications

• Able to work independently, possess a positive working attitude with a high initiative level, and communicate effectively with limited supervision.
• Necessary English reading capacity.
• Experience with chemical analysis (preferably oils and fats, starch, sweeteners, etc.).
• Knowledge in calibrating, maintaining, and troubleshooting various analytical instruments such as GC, HPLC, etc.
• Able to demonstrate and understand operations, method validation, and report writing.
• Minimum of two years of working experience in the chemical industry lab.

Relocation assistance is not provided for this role.