If you’re motivated by meaningful work that directly contributes to the wellbeing of your community, the Nestlé Quality Assurance Center can offer you an unparalleled career. Our team is committed to being a force of good, protecting the safety and wellbeing of consumers across the nation. We provide comprehensive testing services to all of Nestlé’s production facilities and co-manufacturers, ensuring that our food and beverage products meet the highest safety, quality, and regulatory standards. As an organization, we’re driven by our mission to strengthen consumer trust, and have created a workplace where collaboration is essential, courage is rewarded, speed is expected, and agility is the norm.

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As an Associate Chemist, you will be responsible for performing a variety of standard chemical assays and analyses on different substances and materials, which requires a comprehensive understanding of diverse principles and techniques. You will also engage in specialized analyses that may be infrequently performed, working either independently or as part of a team. Additionally, you will modify existing methods to address and resolve issues related to routine determinations, while ensuring the preparation and accuracy of standards.

Responsibilities

• Receives, registers and prepares samples for general analytical testing through data entry, weighing, and physical homogenization.
• Perform basic to sophisticated procedures and analyses as required.
• May interpret and analyze data 
• Approve analytical data. (2nd level analytical review)
• Plan, organize, and write reports.
• Operates laboratory equipment as it applies to methods within scope of competency
• Troubleshoot laboratory equipment as it applies to methods within scope of competency
• Perform routine maintenance on laboratory equipment
• May be responsible for training of technicians and/or other Analysts
• Assure adherence to safety and environmental regulations.
• Carry out assignments in a timely, diligent, and safe manner and perform work in accordance with NQAC SOPs.
• Assure quality of results, by establishing and maintaining QA plan and ICPs.
• Provide accurate and precise data consistent with internal QA requirements.
• Responsible for corrective action stage and completion
• Can be considered a point person for an internal audit from QA
• Assure equipment is maintained in reliable working order, and make repairs within the capability of the analyst.
• Respond to CS customer questions regarding sample logistics 
• Write, review and provide proper documentation for methods.
• Method Ownership
• Contribute to studies to develop new methods and techniques pertinent to the analysis of foods.
• Provide training for methods and procedures used within group.
• Attend internal and external training programs to develop professionally.
• Creates training protocol (success criteria) for approval

Requirements

• BS in Related Science: 2-5 years experience in food science laboratory or closely related laboratory environment.
• MS in Related Science: 0-2 years experience in food science laboratory or closely related laboratory environment

Skills

• Basic computer skills (Microsoft Office Applications:  Outlook, Word, Excel, etc.)
• Good verbal and written business communication skills
• Teamwork
• Professionalism
• English Language Skills (Basic reading, writing, speaking, etc.) 
• Ability to priortize and manage time
• Excellent detail orientation.
• Good communication skills, verbal and written.

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