Senior Quality Assurance Technician (12-hour Rotating Shift)

Cargill; Cedar Rapids (IA); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Cargill seeks a Senior Quality Assurance Technician in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to perform complex analytical and laboratory tests ensuring food safety and quality. The role involves analysis, data entry, problem resolution, and collaboration with facility employees, fostering a quality-driven environment that thrives on detail and accuracy.

Qualifications

• Minimum four years of related work experience in a laboratory or food manufacturing environment.
• Able to work on rotating shifts including nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Willingness to lift up to 50 pounds.

Responsibilities

• Perform routine analysis on ingredients and final products.
• Enter data into databases and communicate results.
• Support trials and experiments under senior team direction.

Skills

Laboratory instrumentation

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Time management

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Bachelor’s degree

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 Senior Quality Assurance Technician will complete complex analytical and laboratory testing in support of the food safety quality and operational teams. In this role, you will perform various analysis of product testing, be responsible for checking and monitoring instrumentation performance, conduct tests and document results into databases and communicate test results. Be part of a quality-driven group of fun, energetic people who thrive in a fast-moving environment where every day brings something new!

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Perform routine analysis on ingredients, final and in process products and ensure that finished products meet required specifications prior to releasing shipments.
• Enter data into databases and communicate results verbally or in writing, resolve problems by examining and evaluating data and select corrective steps.
• Assist with the evaluation and interpretation of highly complex data, identifies problems with atypical test results consulting with upper level personnel.
• Support trials and experiments under the direction of more senior team members.
• Perform food safety and quality leadership, coaching and mentoring to facility employees.
• Handle complex clerical, administrative, technical or customer support issues under minimal supervision, while escalating only the most complex issues to appropriate staff.
• Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

MINUMUM

• High school diploma, secondary education level or equivalent
• Possesses proven working knowledge of laboratory instrumentation
• Minimum of four years of related work experience within a laboratory or food manufacturing environment.
• Able and willing to work on rotating shifts including nights, weekends and holidays
• Able and willing to lift up to 50 pounds

PREFERRED

• Bachelor’s degree
• Working knowledge of Good Laboratory Practice
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy in all tasks
• Quick to adapt and collaborate effectively across departments
• Strong communication and time management skills

APPLICANT INFORMATION This position is posted both internally and externally. Position is based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa Relocation assistance is not provided for this role

Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet.