About this role
<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Cargill is a family company committed to providing food and agricultural solutions to nourish the world in a safe, responsible, and sustainable way. We sit at the heart of the supply chain, partnering with producers and customers to source, make and deliver products that are vital for living. By providing customers with life’s essentials, we enable businesses to grow, communities to prosper, and consumers to live well.</span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif">This position is in our Food Enterprise where we are committed to serving food manufacturers, food service customers, and retailers with a complete range of innovative ingredients and branded products. Our portfolio includes poultry, beef, egg, alternative protein, salt, oils, starches, sweeteners, cocoa and chocolate.</span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"> </p><div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:14.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>JOB PURPOSE AND IMPACT </b></H2> </div><div><p style="text-align:justify"> </p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif">The 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.</span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"> </p></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:14.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES </b></H2> </div><div><p style="text-align:justify"> </p> <ul style="text-align:justify"> <li style="font-family:tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Assure product meets compliance specifications and overall final product approval checks.</span></li> <li style="font-family:tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Data analysis, trend identification, troubleshooting, corrective action and communication with regard to processing data.</span></li> <li style="font-family:tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif">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.</span></li> <li style="font-family:tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Training of new food safety and quality chemists, analysts, operators, technicians and personnel from other functional areas.</span></li> <li style="font-family:tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Handle basic issues and problems under direct supervision, while escalating more complex issues to appropriate staff.</span></li> <li style="font-family:tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Other duties as assigned.</span></li> </ul> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:white">#LI-AM11 #LI-Onsite</span></p></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:14.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>QUALIFICATIONS </b></H2> </div><div><p style="text-align:justify"> </p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif">MINIMUM</span></p> <ul style="text-align:justify" type="disc"> <li style="font-family:tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience</span></li> <li style="font-family:tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Ability to lift up to 50 pounds</span></li> </ul> <p style="text-align:justify"> </p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif">PREFERRED</span></p> <ul type="disc"> <li style="text-align:justify;font-family:tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Food manufacturing background</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;font-family:tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Ability to adapt and learn in a changing work environment</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;font-family:tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Experience with email, spreadsheet and word processing applications</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;font-family:tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Strong analytical skills to evaluate change factors and formulate independent decisions</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;font-family:tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Ability to anticipate, recognize, and seek process and laboratory problems, implement improvements based on the findings</span></li> </ul> <p style="text-align:justify;font-family:tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </p></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:14.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>APPLICANT INFORMATION</b></H2> </div><div><p style="text-align:justify"> </p> <ul> <li style="text-align:justify;font-family:tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif">This position is posted both internally and externally</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;font-family:tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Position is based in Watkins Glen, New York </span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;font-family:tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Relocation assistance is NOT provided for this role</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;font-family:tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif">The business will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;font-family:tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif">The expected salary for this position is $53,000 - $70,000. 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. This position is eligible for a discretionary incentive award. The incentive award amount is dependent upon company performance and your personal performance.</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;font-family:tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif">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: <a href="https://www.cargill.com/page/my-health/mh-health-and-wellness">https://www.cargill.com/page/my-health/mh-health-and-wellness</a> to learn more (subject to certain collective bargaining agreements for Union positions).</span></li> </ul></div></div></div><p style="text-align:justify"> </p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet</span></p>