Food Service Chemist

Job Title: Food Service Chemist

Client: Food Manufacturing Company
Location: Dayton, OH 45414
Duration: 11 Months
Shift: 12-Hour Rotating Shifts
• 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
• 7:00 PM - 7:00 AM
• Rotation between days and nights every 4 weeks
• 2-2-3 Schedule

Job Summary

Chemist Lv1 responsible for supporting food quality, food safety, laboratory testing, process improvement, and compliance activities within a food manufacturing environment.

Key Responsibilities
• Perform analytical and laboratory testing
• Ensure products meet food safety and quality standards
• Monitor raw materials and production processes
• Analyze processing and wastewater data trends
• Support process improvement and waste reduction initiatives
• Troubleshoot laboratory and production issues
• Assist with audits and compliance activities
• Approve final production batches per specifications
• Communicate quality findings with operations teams
• Support calibration, maintenance, and quality systems

Core Duties
• Food quality and safety testing
• Laboratory analysis and reporting
• Process troubleshooting and corrective actions
• Data analysis and trend monitoring
• Compliance and audit support

Work Environment / Role Nature
• Food manufacturing and laboratory environment
• Rotating 12-hour day/night shifts
• Fast-paced production support role
• Cross-functional collaboration with operations and quality teams

Required Skills
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills
• Laboratory testing and data analysis experience
• Ability to work in manufacturing environment
• Communication and problem-solving skills
• Knowledge of quality systems and compliance practices
• Ability to work rotating shifts

Preferred Skills
• Food safety and quality systems knowledge - Preferred
• Food manufacturing experience - Preferred
• Wastewater/process analysis experience - Preferred
• Audit and compliance support experience - Preferred

Education
• Bachelor's Degree in Science required
• Preferred fields: Chemistry, Food Science, Biology, Microbiology, Biochemistry, or related discipline

Work Experience
• Experience in laboratory, food manufacturing, or quality environment preferred
• Experience with analytical testing and troubleshooting preferred
• Experience supporting food safety and quality operations preferred

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