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Agristaffing.com Inc.
c/o Kevin Bobier
Kitchener, Ontario
Senior Chemist (ID: 1285)
Apply online| Company Name | SGS |
| Company Address | Guelph, Ontario, Canada |
| Location | Guelph, Ontario, Canada |
| Phone | 5143776910 |
| Expiry Date | 2014-11-29 |
Description
PrimaryResponsibilities
This position is expected to oversee laboratory operations, Quality Assurance, and laboratory staff.
The primary job functions are to:
1) Participate in scheduling workflow throughout the department by meeting turnaround and quality standards
2) Participate in solving all day-to-day process and technical problems
3) Review analytical reports for greenhouse, feed, compost, and fertilizer.
4) Supervise and manage departmental staff (performance reviews, training, etc.)
5) Liaise with clients as a knowledge leader in the industry.
Specific Responsibilities
- Facilitate, drive and support business growth through frequent outbound contact with customers, participation in workshops and customer service.
- Work in partnership with other supervisors to solve client requests to ensure quality and customer satisfaction standards are met in accordance to QC
- Write analytical methods used in the laboratory based on official methods, review and update the Methods manual, SOP manual and other quality system procedures as required
- Perform methods validation where deviations from the official methods are used and validate new methods in response to market needs
- Accountable for maintaining production and quality targets, ensuring optimum staff levels to achieve production, quality and financial targets
- Manage and supervise the participation in several inter-laboratory check sample programs for the different tests performed in the laboratory
- Responsible for routine and non-routine equipment maintenance.
- Health & Safety - assist branch manager in driving the team to acheive H&S targets and promote safe work environment.
QUALIFICATIONS
- A post secondary education, BSc. or MSc. In Chemistry, Food Science, or a related discipline.
- A minimum of 5 years of experience, in a laboratory is required.
- Experience in an agricultural laboratory is an asset.
- Knowledge of ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 17025:2005 standards.
- Familiar with official accredited methods such as AOAC, AOCS and AACC methodology.