Quality & Specification Lab Analyst

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 16,000 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.

PRIMARY QUALIFICATIONS

• Science degree with strong laboratory experience is preferred, or High school diploma or equivalent with equivalent work experience.
• 2-3 years experience in manufacturing operations background (food or chemical preferred) desired.
• Minimum 2-3 years laboratory work experience
• SAP experience is required

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES

Maintaining responsibilities of main area while helping out in secondary area

• Perform analytical testing: Flash Point, Refractive Index/Brix, Specific Gravity, PH, Alcohol. Others as instructed.
• Perform sensory analysis: Appearance, Aroma, and Taste
• Evaluate formulas to determine estimated flashpoint and alcohol content.
• Record testing results in applicable systems: Database, QMS, SAP
• Ability to identify incorrect test results and issues with testing equipment.
• Perform equipment calibrations/verifications to maintain and ensure accurate records.
• Maintain, organize, and discard retain samples.
• Restock, trigger reordering, and organize supplies as needed.
• Create/run reports to review data for accuracy.
• Create/run reports for testing summaries and to request untested samples from Flavorists.
• Review and properly execute GSD requests
• Create new specifications for materials in SAP-GDMS report.
• Execute all specification changes through GSD requests
• Perform impact analysis required for specification changes
• Complete SAP workflows for industrialization
• Provides guidance and feedback for additions to existing specifications.

Other Responsibilities (10%)

• Participates and/or manages approval packets
• Maintain a clean and well organized work area.
• Excellent attendance, flexibility, enthusiasm and a positive approach to work performance
• Ability to efficiently train others in main area
• Other tasks as assigned

TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES

• Computer skills including Microsoft Office
• Must possess strong written and verbal English skills and be able to read and explain technical documentation to others
• Must be able to communicate openly
• Must have the ability to think creatively
• Open to change and learning
• Must have customer awareness
• Have a desire to achieve results and be a team player
• Must have strong math skills
• Self-starter. Able to assist coworkers without being guided to do so.
• Strong ability to manage multiple priorities

BASIC FUNCTION

• Under general supervision, main daily duties include :evaluating samples by performing analytical testing and recording results in SAP EHS system.
• Performs basic troubleshooting and calibrations on equipment. Executes and distributes daily and weekly reports.
• sets up new specifications and changes existing specifications, while analyzing impact to customer documentation.

At Givaudan, you contribute to delightful taste and scent experiences that touch people’s lives.
You work within an inspiring teamwork culture – where you can thrive, collaborate and learn from other talented and passionate people across disciplines, regions and divisions.
Every essence of you enriches our world.
Diversity of perspectives fuels innovation and fosters deeper connections with our employees, customers, and partners. At Givaudan, we are dedicated to cultivating an inclusive environment where every individual’s voice is valued and has the power to shape our world. Join us in making a difference together.