Food Safety Quality & Regulatory Lab Technician

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.

This position is in our Ag & Trading enterprise, where we connect producers and users of grains and oilseeds around the globe through origination, trading, processing, and distribution. We also offer a range of farmer services and risk management solutions.

Job Purpose and Impact

The Food Safety Quality & Regulatory Lab Technician , will provide general quality assurance and product safety technical support for testing, data collection and analysis, process documentation and supporting knowledge transfer. In this role, you will work alongside a supervisor performing duties that typically follow a daily routine with little variation, in each of the focus areas.

Key Accountabilities

• Assist scientists or technicians by collecting and preparing samples, carrying out experiments and making measurements with scientific equipment.
• Provide nontechnical or basic technical support to laboratory personnel, conduct quality checks on finished products, assist in auditing laboratory results, handle specification changes and maintain customer specifications books.
• Follow compliance programs which include monitoring adherence to government agency food or product safety regulations and other procedural compliance and operational and preoperational verification procedures as outlined for product safety.
• Attend audits and help prepare required documents, ensuring all documentation is complete, current and verified to inform production management decisions.
• Provide basic specification training as required, prepare and file customer claims and build and amend specification manual as required.
• 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
• Intermediate knowledge computer programs, including word processing, spreadsheets and email
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure
  manuals
• Food or protein industry knowledge
• Availability to work on weekends.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• At least one year of experience.

Position Information

Position is based in Camrose, Alberta.

“A strong candidate has been identified for this position. However we will consider all candidates who meet the requirements.”

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