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QA and R&D Specialist

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Do you have a passion for working in a laboratory? Do you thrive in a dynamic environment? We're looking for great teammates that have these qualities and want to make a difference by cultivating good manufacturing practices (GMP's) and company quality principles to deliver the product performance and quality. As a QA and R&D Specialist you will:

  • Provide analytic support to the quality and product development work of peel oils, fruit aromas, essences, and flavors; and run the R&D analytic work
  • Supervises the work of the pilot distillation lab
  • Provides input to production and directly supports upscaling processes

RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Establish sound analytic methods for sensory, physicochemical and instrumental analysis
  • Generate reports for pre-shipment samples, type samples and incoming materials (100% controlled)
  • Ensure that results are accurate and delivered in a timely fashion according to previously agreed SLAs
  • Maintain lab equipment and supplies in good order
  • Help production in maintain best practices and be a support for food safety and process sound and safe practices

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

  • Undergraduate in chemistry, biology, pharmacy; or equivalent work experience
  • Instrumental analysis (gas chromatography)
  • Experience of 2 years’ experience in lab environment
  • Food industry is an advantage
  • Fluent English, advantage to additional languages such as Portuguese/Spanish
  • Background in Citrus, preferably from a school with agricultural and food science programs into Citrus.
  • Dangerous Goods Training is a plus