Chemist

To assist in the development and improvement of processes and products in our agriculture/industrial based business, the Chemist will be responsible for:

• Maintaining a formulation and Q/A lab to meet quality standards and serve as a backup for the SQF Practitioner.
• Analyzing organic or inorganic compounds to determine chemical or physical properties, composition, structure, relationships, or reactions using chromatography, spectroscopy, or spectrophotometry techniques.
• Maintaining laboratory instruments, troubleshooting malfunctions, and ensuring proper operation.
• Developing, improving, or customizing products, equipment, formulas, processes, or analytical methods.
• Conducting quality control tests and annual proficiency testing.
• Ensuring the lab is ISO 17025 compliant.
• Advising personnel on test procedures for analyzing components or physical properties of materials.
• Preparing test solutions, compounds, or reagents for laboratory testing.
• Compiling and analyzing test data to evaluate process or equipment efficiency and diagnose malfunctions.
• Studying the effects of processing, preserving, or packaging methods on food properties.
• Inducing changes in substances through heat, light, energy, or chemical catalysts for analysis.
• Processing information through compiling, coding, categorizing, tabulating, auditing, or verifying data.
• Evaluating information to ensure compliance with standards.
• Documenting and recording information in written or electronic form.
• Serving as a backup to the SQF Practitioner.

A minimum of two to four years of relevant experience, with HACCP & PCQr training for backup SQF duties and food safety training .

• Seniority level:
  Entry level
• Employment type:
  
  Full-time
• Job function:
  Research, Analyst, and Information Technology
• Industries:
  Retail