Food Safety Quality Chemist — 12-Hour Rotating Shift

Iowa Ag; Sioux City (IA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Cargill, Inc in Eddyville, IA is seeking a Food Safety Quality Associate Chemist on a 12-hour rotating shift to ensure products meet quality and safety requirements. You will apply basic understanding of plant processes to monitor QA systems, calibration, crosschecks, and analytical testing in control rooms.

The role includes training of chemists and operators, data analysis, corrective actions, and supporting production to minimize waste and cost while improving customer satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
• Willing and able to work 12-hour rotating shift including nights and weekends.
• Strong analytical skills to evaluate change factors and formulate independent decisions.

Responsibilities

• 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

Skills

Data analysis

Analytical thinking

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Email applications

Job description

Cargill, Inc in Eddyville, IA is seeking a Food Safety Quality Associate Chemist on a 12-hour rotating shift to ensure products meet quality and safety requirements. You will apply basic understanding of plant processes to monitor QA systems, calibration, crosschecks, and analytical testing in control rooms.

The role includes training of chemists and operators, data analysis, corrective actions, and supporting production to minimize waste and cost while improving customer satisfaction.