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Givaudan
Quality Specialist I
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What they do
A Quality Control Chemist uses chemistry analysis to test samples of manufacturing or pharmaceutical products, to ensure that products meet quality standards.
$73,421 / year median in Pennsylvania
+5% projected growth
Job Description
Join us and celebrate the beauty of human experience. Create for happier, healthier lives, with love for nature. Together, with our customers, we deliver food innovations, craft inspired fragrances and develop beauty and wellbeing solutions. There's much to learn and many to learn from, with more than 17,000 employees around the world to explore ideas and ambitions with. In the USA, we develop, market and produce a wide array of solutions from our 25 most innovative sites, based across the country. Stretch your skills, create and get inspiration from passionate colleagues. Every day, your energy, your thirst for knowledge, and your creativity will shape our future, making a positive difference on billions of people. Every essence of you enriches our world. We are Givaudan. Human by nature. Job purpose You will inspect and analyze raw materials, in-process and finished product samples to secure compliance with product safety regulations, specifications, and standards. Main Responsibilities Perform chemical, physical testing and sensory evaluations of finished products, material in process, or incoming ingredients as identified by the current Givaudan specification for the item, with emphasis on GCMS. Prepare samples and enter test results into SAP or other systems, resulting in an acceptance or rejection. Assure results and status of batches to main contacts in Quality, Operations, Purchasing, and Customer Care. Types of communication include email, making notes in the system, and verbal. Perform basic equipment calibrations and verifications according to established frequency, including the evaluation of whether the frequencies are appropriate and proposing improvements. Perform instruments, equipment, and quality deviations in laboratory. Ensure a hygienic and safe work environment. Provide backup and support to team members. Identify opportunities for improvement in QC and set proactive measures for trouble prevention. Support Quality Control improvement projects (flows, methods, calibration). Conduct training for our team members. Work on method implementation, plus network and collaboration with other Givaudan Sites. Create/ maintain library of methods and keep up to date with regulations, Customer and Givaudan requirements. Recommend improvements in analytical equipment, procedures, and techniques. Work following all relevant requirements, including GMP, AIB, OSHA, HACCP, FDA, and internal quality and safety guidelines. Additional responsibilities as assigned by management.