Food Safety Quality Chemist

Company: Cargill
Location: Watkins Glen
Posted on: June 29, 2025

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 protein and salt business, where we provide wholesome, high-quality food products to a wide range of customers, from foodservice operators and grocery stores to manufacturers and exporters.Job Purpose and ImpactThe Food Safety 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 AccountabilitiesAssure product meets compliance specifications and overall final product approval checks.Data analysis, trend identification, troubleshooting, corrective action, and communication with regard to processing data.Daily assessment of process quality parameters and food safety and quality systems including cross-checks, raw materials, calibration, maintenance, procedures, food safety, training, auditing & 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.You will work under direct supervision and handle basic issues and problems, while referring more complex issues to higher-level staff.Handle basic issues and problems under direct supervision, while escalating more complex issues to appropriate staff.Other duties as assigned.QualificationsMinimum QualificationsBachelor's degree in a related field OR equivalent experience.Flexible and available to work overtime as needed.Preferred Qualifications4 years of experience in a production/manufacturing QA related role. Maintenance and troubleshooting on instrumentationLaboratory experience in industryQuality assurance experienceAbility to adapt and learn in a changing work environmentExperience with email, spreadsheet and word processing applicationsStrong analytical skills to evaluate change factors and formulate independent decisionsAbility to anticipate, recognize, and seek process and laboratory problems, implement improvements based on the findings.LI-DD1 themuse FGBPosition InformationRelocation assistance is notprovided for this rolePosition is based in NY - WATKINS GLENThe expected salary for this position is $62,000 - $72,000. Compensation varies depending on a wide array of factors including but not limited to the specific location, certifications, education, and level of experience. The disclosed range estimate may be adjusted for any applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. At Cargill we put people first. As part of your overall rewards, we offer a comprehensive benefit program including medical and/or other benefits dependent on the position offered and hours worked. Visit: https://www.cargill.com/page/my-health/mh-health-and-wellness to learn more (subject to certain collective bargaining agreements for Union positions).Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet Salary: . Date posted: 05/14/2025

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