Food Safety Chemist

Cargill, Incorporated; Ankeny (IA); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Cargill is seeking a Food Safety Chemist I in Ankeny, Iowa, to ensure quality and safety of products. The role involves monitoring quality assurance systems and providing technical advice for production operations. Suitable candidates will possess a relevant degree and foundational lab skills. Training will be provided for new team members.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required.
• Basic lab skills needed; experience with SOPs is preferred.
• Proficient with analytical instruments.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance specifications and product approval.
• Train new food safety and quality personnel.
• Maintain QC Lab instruments and equipment.

Skills

Basic lab skills

Data analysis

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Tools

pH meter

Analytical balance

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 animal nutrition and health business, where we improve animal lives through better nutrition. Our team researches, innovates and creates solutions that deliver healthy results for our customers.

Job Purpose and Impact

The Food Safety Chemist I, 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.
• Maintain QC Lab instruments and equipment and general lab condition and contract testing labs.
• Handle basic issues and problems under direct supervision, while escalating more complex issues to appropriate staff.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
• Basic lab skills: able to pipette, use analytical balance, pH meter, good technique to prevent cross contamination.
• Experience using SOPs (standard operating procedure) to perform assays and other quality tasks.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with email, spreadsheet and word processing applications

Position Information

Relocation assistance will not be provided for this position.
Location: Ankeny, Iowa

Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet.