Grain Lab Technician (Temporary - 12 Months)
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 Grain Lab Technician, will develop and implement processes and procedures meant to improve quality throughout the organization. In this role, you will partner with other teams to identify and mitigate quality risks and will work with senior staff to address customer requirements and concerns, as well as collaborate on audits.
Key Accountabilities
- Expertly perform inspection of finished or in process goods, analyze data and identify trends in defects or errors.
- Partner with cross functional teams, product management and production to uncover and avoid quality risks.
- Conduct root cause analysis for defects, nonconformities or other quality failures.
- Ensure compliance with formal external and internal quality standards.
- Provide training, coaching and mentoring to team members.
- 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
Preferred Qualifications
- Intermediate mathematical and analytical skills.
- Intermediate Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook and PowerPoint skills
- Solid working knowledge of quality assurance and/or food safety concepts.
- One or more years of related work experience.
Position Details
- Location: ND, Weste Fargo
- Schedule: Day Shift | Monday to Friday
- Posting type: Internal & External
- Relocation assistance is not provided for this role
- The business will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position
Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet.
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