Quality Control Chemist (2nd shift)
Job Location:
Buckeye, AZ - USA
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Job Summary
Cargill is a family company committed to providing food and agricultural solutions to nourish the world in a safe responsible and sustainable way. We sit at the heart of the supply chain partnering with producers and customers to source make and deliver products that are vital for living. By providing customers with lifes essentials we enable businesses to grow communities to prosper and consumers to live well.
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.
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 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.
- Provide analytical support to Rapid Technology Application platform by releasing precise and accurate results and ensure scope of testing parameter is sufficient to build MPA module.
- Provide ongoing technical support to stakeholders investigate quality problems from raw materials in process testing and finish goods testing and deliver improvement actions with follow up.
- Perform method validation and verification to roll out new testing method 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 quality control system.
- Perform quality inspections on raw materials and finish good materials.
- Maintain systems and techniques for reporting data across functional areas.
- Familiar and expose to wet chemistry as well as working with other analytical instrumentation.
- Handle basic issues and problems under direct supervision while escalating more complex issues to appropriate staff.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Relocation assistance is NOT provided for this role
MINIMUM
- Bachelors degree in a related field or equivalent experience
- Availability to work a 2nd shift (M-F from 2 pm to 10 pm)
- Willing and able to lift up to 50lbs
PREFERRED
- Able to work independently possess positive working attitude with high initiative level and communicate effectively with limited supervision.
- Necessary English reading capacity
- Experience with chemical analysis (preferable)- oils and fats starch sweeteners etc.
- Knowledge in calibrate maintain and troubleshoot 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
Equal Opportunity Employer including Disability/Vet
Required Experience:
IC
About Company
Cargill, Incorporated is an American privately held global corporation based in Minnetonka, Minnesota, and incorporated in Wilmington, Delaware. Founded in 1865, it is the largest privately held corporation in the United States in terms of revenue.
