Chemist

NatureWorks LLC; Nebraska; On-site; USD 65,481 - 80,033; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation time: 120 hours

Family sick time: 56 hours

401k plan with 5.5% automatic contrib.

50% match on the first 6% of your 401k

Comprehensive medical plans

Disability insurance (LTD/STD)

Benefits eligibility on day 1

8% bonus potential

Job summary

NatureWorks LLC in Nebraska seeks a Laboratory Chemist to ensure products meet quality and food-safety specifications by developing systems, calibrating instruments, performing analyses, and presenting results. You will support in-process and final checks while striving to minimize waste, cost, and process variation.

Responsibilities include conducting experiments, reviewing data from established methods, and maintaining compliance with internal and external specs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
• Proven written and verbal communication skills.
• Able to work a flexible schedule including nights, weekends, and holidays.

Responsibilities

• Conducts simple experiments with minimal complexity
• Generates and analyzes data from well-established methodologies under standard conditions
• Follows template or standard procedure to review and present results
• Assure products meet specifications through in-process and final product approval compliance checks relative to internal and external specifications
• Completes specifically assigned tasks accurately and on time, including some instrument maintenance
• Generates and interprets technical results and documents information
• Provide process improvement support, specialized testing, training, system audit support, data analysis, trend identification, troubleshooting, corrective action, and communication regarding in process data and final product.
• Operates safely within NatureWorks policies, procedures and governmental regulations and fully participates in and champions NatureWorks Environmental, Health & Safety (EH&S) Programs

Skills

Team collaboration

Communication skills

Flexibility

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience

Job description

Join NatureWorks and be part of a fun, dynamic team dedicated to sustainability and excellence.

The Laboratory Chemist ensures that products meet or exceed customer specifications for quality and food‑safety related requirements by developing an in depth understanding of specific systems including instrumentation, calibration, maintenance, crosschecks, methods, procedures, raw materials, food safety, and training. In this role, you will ensure customer satisfaction while helping to minimize cost, waste, and process variation.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Conducts simple experiments with minimal complexity
• Generates and analyzes data from well‑established methodologies under standard conditions
• Follows template or standard procedure to review and present results
• Assure products meet specifications through in‑process and final product approval compliance checks relative to internal and external specifications
• Completes specifically assigned tasks accurately and on time, including some instrument maintenance, drawing on detailed instructions or previous experience with similar tasks
• Generates and interprets technical results and documents information
• Provide process improvement support, specialized testing, training, system audit support, data analysis, trend identification, troubleshooting, corrective action, and communication regarding in process data and final product.
• Operates safely within NatureWorks policies, procedures and governmental regulations and fully participates in and champions NatureWorks Environmental, Health & Safety (EH&S) Programs

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience
• Ability to contribute, both as part of a team and individually
• Proven written and verbal communication skills
• Able to work a flexible schedule including nights, weekends, and holidays

Comp and Benefits:

• 120 hours of vacation
• 56 hours of family sick time
• 401k plan with a 5.5% automatic contribution and 50% match on the first 6% of your contributions
• Comprehensive medical plans to meet individual and family needs
• Fully paid Long‑Term and Short‑Term Disability (LTD/STD) insurance
• Benefits eligibility on day 1
• Compensation for this role is $72,757.71 annually with an 8% bonus potential.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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