Food chemist job description
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Example food chemist requirements on a job description
Food chemist requirements can be divided into technical requirements and required soft skills. The lists below show the most common requirements included in food chemist job postings.
Sample food chemist requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Food Science, Chemistry, or related field
- Knowledge of food additives, ingredients, and production techniques
- Proficiency in laboratory testing and analysis
- Understanding of food safety regulations
- Familiarity with food manufacturing processes
Sample required food chemist soft skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work in a team environment
- Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills
- Attention to detail and accuracy
- Ability to work independently and prioritize tasks
Food chemist job description example 1
Cargill food chemist job description
Want to build a stronger, more sustainable future and cultivate your career? Join Cargill's global team of 155,000 employees who are committed to safe, responsible and sustainable ways to nourish the world. This position is in Cargill's food ingredients and bio-industrial business, where we anticipate trends around taste, nutrition and safety to innovate and provide solutions to manufacturers, retailers and foodservice companies.
Job Purpose and Impact
The Food Safety and Quality Chemist, 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.
* 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.
Preferred Qualifications
* Ability to anticipate, recognize, and seek process and laboratory problems, implement improvements based on the findings.
* Strong analytical skills to evaluate change factors and formulate independent decisions.
* Experience with email, spreadsheet and word processing applications.
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Position Information
* Relocation assistance will not be provided for this position.
* This is an onsite job in Eddyville, IA.
* The work schedule is: 12-hour rotating shifts (6am-6pm / 12pm-12am), 2-5 days per week including weekends and holidays.
* A Sign on bonus + an extensive benefit package will be offered!
Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet.
Job Purpose and Impact
The Food Safety and Quality Chemist, 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.
* 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.
Preferred Qualifications
* Ability to anticipate, recognize, and seek process and laboratory problems, implement improvements based on the findings.
* Strong analytical skills to evaluate change factors and formulate independent decisions.
* Experience with email, spreadsheet and word processing applications.
#LI-EV2
Position Information
* Relocation assistance will not be provided for this position.
* This is an onsite job in Eddyville, IA.
* The work schedule is: 12-hour rotating shifts (6am-6pm / 12pm-12am), 2-5 days per week including weekends and holidays.
* A Sign on bonus + an extensive benefit package will be offered!
Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet.
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Updated March 14, 2024
Updated March 14, 2024