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Scientist, Food Safety - Analytical Support - Glenview (onsite)

Job Title: Food Scientist
Job Type: Scientific
Title Type: Non-Plant
Work Location: Glenview
Requisition Owner Name: Eric Ewert
PO #: 4000140273
PO Amount: (USD or CAD) $100,500.00 USD
Cost Center #: C1930495
WBS Element: NA
Supplier/Vendor: All
Job Description: Provided
Scheduled Days of the Week & Hours: M-F 8:00am-5:00am CST
Bill Rate: $48.30
Start Date: 4/24/2023
End Date: 12 months (potential to extend)
Looking to Convert to FTE: (yes or no) Potential, but not promised
Independent Contractor or W2 Worker: W2
Interview Process: (individual or panel, one or multiple)? 1st interview is an individual screening / 2nd interview will be a panel
Interview Type: (video, call, in-person) Video conference for screening / In person for Panel
Pre-identified Candidate: (yes or no) NA
Name: (First/Middle/Last) NA
Home Address: NA
Work Address: 801 Waukegan Rd, Glenview, IL 60025
Contact Number: NA
Email Address: NA
Remote: (yes or no) No

Here are the HM's top 3 "must haves" for all candidates submitted to this role:

- Someone who has worked in lab space previously
- 1-2 years of prior Microbiology Lab experience
- Prior experience with enclaves and media preparation in particular

Scientist, Food Safety - Analytical Support

This role supports the implementation and execution of key food safety design analytical methods within the US and Canada Zones by managing media preparation, quality control activities, and executing project work to develop microbiological and analytical methods needed to support food safety design and commercialization. The position provides onsite laboratory support and project execution support to Corporate Quality & Food Safety, as well as R&D.

Key Components of the role

- Support project completion through media preparation, quality control activities, and through execution of microbial testing on project by project basis
- Support design and execute challenge studies, shelf-life studies and validation studies to determine critical limits for critical processes. Partner with external institutions and business partners to update/maintain CCP models.
- Supports the execution of validation studies, to evaluate and approve microbiological test methods (rapid and cultural) for the Kraft Heinz Laboratory network.
- Supports proficiency testing program and internal laboratory audit process for internal factories laboratories.
- This role provides scientific and technical food safety support to US and Canadian business partners to ensure product safety and quality by participating in evaluation of analytical methods. Identify and communicate method related impacts on factory verification programs.
- Support validation of designed HACCP preventive controls (Cooking, formulation, etc.) and assess validity of data obtained by others.
- Remain current in scientific and regulatory principles of food safety to ensure most relevant information and emerging issues are identified and incorporated into Kraft Heinz food safety programs.
- Supports administrative tasks such as managing inventory, ordering supplies, and data entry.
- Supports cross-functional communication of results with internally and externally generated data.

Qualifications:

- Bachelor s degree in Food Science, Microbiology, or related field required. Advanced degree preferred.
- 0-2 years of experience of relevant food safety or analytical science work
- Prior HACCP certification preferred.
- Knowledge and experience implementing GLPs(Good Laboratory Practices)
- Experience with LIMS (Laboratory Management Systems) and data management
- Experience with microbiology laboratory techniques and rapid test methods analytical chemistry procedures.
- Awareness of quality systems/processes (ISO, Six Sigma etc.), especially ISO 17025 requirements.
- Excellent communication skills (presentation, report writing, teaching/training).
- Work experience in team-oriented functions as well as individual contribution.
- Action oriented with good project management skills.
- Travel requirements up to 20% a year.