Overview
Food Safety Quality & Regulatory Chemist Jobs in Fort Dodge, Iowa, USA at Cargill
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 food and bioindustrial business, where manufacturers, retailers, and food service companies rely on us to consistently deliver the products and services they need, and use our technical expertise and market knowledge to develop innovative products.
Job
Purpose
and Impact
The Food Safety Chemist will ensure products meet or exceed customer requirements for quality and food safety. In this role, you will apply a basic understanding of plant processes to monitor quality assurance systems including microbiology programs, Prerequisite Programs, HACCP Checks, raw materials, food safety, and training. You will provide technical advice and support to production operations to ensure product quality, waste reduction, 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 regarding processing data and food safety and quality programs.
Assess process quality parameters and food safety and quality systems daily, including cross-checks, raw materials, sanitation, procedures, food safety, training, auditing, and oversight of operations HACCP checks.
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
Experience with email, spreadsheet, and word processing applications.
Proven strong analytical skills to evaluate change factors and formulate independent decisions.
Ability to anticipate, recognize, and seek process and laboratory problems, implementing improvements based on the findings.
Job Information
Location:
Fort Dodge, IA
Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet
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Title: Food Safety Quality & Regulatory Chemist
Company: Cargill
Location: Fort Dodge, Iowa, USA
Category: Manufacturing / Production, Quality Assurance – QA/QC (Food Quality & Safety, Quality Technician/ Inspector, Quality Control / Manager)
