Laboratory Associate (Temporary - 18 months)

Cargill; Clavet; On-site; CAD 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in agricultural solutions is seeking a Laboratory Associate to uphold quality and food safety standards. In this pivotal role, you will monitor quality assurance systems, provide technical support to production, and ensure that products meet customer specifications. Your analytical skills will be vital in troubleshooting and improving processes, ultimately enhancing customer satisfaction. Join a collaborative team dedicated to making a positive impact in the agricultural supply chain, where your contributions will help nourish the world responsibly and sustainably.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical skills and ability to implement improvements.
• Experience with data analysis and troubleshooting in a lab environment.

Responsibilities

• Ensure product compliance and quality through monitoring systems.
• Train new personnel on food safety and quality processes.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Problem Solving

Data Analysis

Adaptability

Tools

Email Applications

Spreadsheet Applications

Word Processing Applications

Job description

Cargill’s size and scale allows us to make a positive impact in the world. Our purpose is to nourish the world in a safe, responsible and sustainable way.
Cargill is a family company providing food, ingredients, agricultural solutions and industrial products that are vital for living. We connect farmers with markets so they can prosper. We connect customers with ingredients so they can make meals people love. And we connect families with daily essentials — from eggs to edible oils, salt to skincare, feed to alternative fuel. Our 160,000 colleagues, operating in 70 countries, make essential products that touch billions of lives each day. Join us and reach your higher purpose at Cargill.
This position is in Cargill’s agricultural supply chain business. We sit at the heart of the supply chain, partnering with farmers and customers to source, make and deliver essential products.

Job Purpose and Impact

The Laboratory Associate will ensure products meet or exceed customer requirements for quality and food safety. In this role, you will apply basic understanding of plant processes to monitor quality assurance systems including instrumentation calibration, maintenance, crosschecks, methods, procedures, raw materials, food safety, and training. You will provide technical advice and support to production operations to ensure product quality, minimize process variation, process recoveries, waste reduction and cost minimization, and improve customer satisfaction.

Key Accountabilities

• 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.

Position Information

• Relocation assistance will not be provided for this position.

Qualifications

Preferred

• Ability to adapt and learn in a changing work environment.
• Ability to anticipate, recognize, and seek process and laboratory problems, implementing improvements based on the findings.
• Strong analytical skills to evaluate change factors and formulate independent decisions.
• Experience with email, spreadsheet, and word processing applications.

Cargill is an equal opportunity employer and committed to providing accommodation to our job applicants with disabilities.