QC Analyst

About Us

Established over a hundred years ago, Takasago is a global leading company in the flavour and fragrance industry, having developed flavours and fragrances for some of the world’s most successful manufacturers of foods, beverages, fine fragrances, home, and personal care products.

For over 35 years, we have been a leading industrial producer of L-Menthol, using our core technology, asymmetric synthesis.
This technology enables us to produce unique, novel, and nature-identical aroma ingredients, and in addition, to manufacture pharmaceutical intermediates, functional materials, and other fine chemicals.

Takasago Group maintains offices, production sites, and R&D centers in twenty-seven countries and regions.

Responsibilities:

• Perform inspections on raw materials, intermediates and finished products by conducting sensory evaluation and carrying out physical and analytical tests to ensure compliance with specifications and standards.
• Document non-conformance and conduct investigations on customers’ complaint samples or rejected items (Internal & External).
• Issue various documents (TDS, COA) and reply to technical enquiries raised internally (e.g. inter-department, affiliates) or externally (e.g. by customers).
• Ensure preventive maintenance and external calibration of lab equipment is carried out duly.
• Ensure proper functioning and running of QC laboratories (Chemical, sensory, microbiology, retain sample room) in accordance with ISO9001, 5S, lean principles, ISO14000 and OSHAS 18001 standards and procedures.
• Assist and support in the implementation of continuous improvements in QA/QC functions.
• Carry out ad-hoc duties as assigned, when and where necessary.

Qualifications:

• Minimum Diploma or Degree in Chemistry, Food Science and Technology, Analytical Chemistry or equivalent in years of similar experience.
• Overall work experience of 2 to 3 years in a similar position.
• Basic knowledge & interpretation of gas chromatography, knowledge of densimeter and refractive index equipment preferred.
• Basic knowledge of chemistry.
• Basic sensory evaluation capability / potential capability preferred.
• ERP knowledge will be an advantage.

If interested, kindly apply via:

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