Food Safety Quality Chemist 2026

Your Role:

What if your ideas could nourish the world As an associate we transfer your knowledge and skills into profound experiences that positively impact our global community. From food to transportation your innovative solutions collaboration and dedication will evolve industries to take on tomorrows greatest challenges. And thats just the beginning. Because when your skills meet our unrivaled network and breadth of opportunity your career is without bounds. Join our community to realize the impact of your work help people around the world and connect with something greater.

Food Safety Quality Chemist Position:

The Food Safety Quality Chemist will ensure products meet or exceed customer requirements for quality and food this role you will apply basic understanding of plant processes to monitor quality assurance systems including instrumentation calibration maintenance crosschecks methods procedures raw materials food safety and training. You will provide technical advice and support to production operations to ensure product quality minimize process variation process recoveries waste reduction and cost minimization and improve customer satisfaction.

Your work:

• Assure product meets compliance specifications and overall final product approval checks.
• Data analysis trend identification troubleshooting corrective action and communication with regard to processing data.
• Assess process quality parameters and food safety and quality systems daily including cross checks raw materials calibration maintenance procedures food safety training auditing and oversight of analytical testing performed in control rooms.
• Training of new food safety and quality chemists analysts operators technicians and personnel from other functional areas.
• Handle basic issues and problems under direct supervision while escalating more complex issues to appropriate staff.
• Other duties as assigned

Compensation:

The expected salary for this position is $65000. The disclosed salary has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled.

At Cargill we put people first. As part of your overall rewards we offer a comprehensive benefit program including medical and/or other benefits dependent on the position offered and hours worked.

Our Benefits:

No matter who you are or where you are weve designed our plans and programs to meet your needs. We want to help you take care of whats needed for today and offer protection to help with tomorrows what-ifs. Youll have access to a wide variety of flexible and inclusive programs to meet your health financial and work/life needs to support you and help you succeed. Eligible programs and incentives include:

• Paid holidays and floating holidays

• Paid time off

• Comprehensive health care plans

• Short term and long-term incentives

• Mental Health and Wellbeing program

• Digital Learning Library

• Retirement plans

• Paid time to participate in volunteer and community outreach opportunities

• Tuition reimbursement programs

• Relocation benefits for those that qualify

*Minnesota-based employees: Minnesota Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 worked up to 48 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law.

Our Vibrant Community:

At Cargill you will be a part of our vibrant global community with a culture that celebrates diversity. This is a reflection of the clients we serve and generates an intellectually diverse set of employees. Business Resource Groups (BRGs) help us embrace our diversity make our culture more inclusive and enhance our employees outstanding talents and perspectives to benefit our organization and employees.

Our U.S. Business Resource Groups include:

Asian Alliance Network Cargill Young Professionals Network Cargill Ability Network (iCAN) Cargill Ebony Council Indigenous Peoples Network (IPN) Hispanic-Latino Council Cargill Pride Network Veterans & Military Support Network and Cargill Womens Network.

Job Locations:

• Blair NE Dayton OH Eddyville IA Fort Dodge IA Hammond IN Wahpeton ND
• OurFSQR roles are located in an industrial/processing plant environment. The plant environment is team-based fast-paced and hands-on. This position requires a moderate amount of physical exertion on a fairly regular basis. The work may also involve other exertions conditions or exposures (i.e. heat cold working in a wet environment).
• Depending on the location this role may require individuals to work different shifts including 12 hours rotating shifts including evenings nights weekends and holidays.

Required Qualifications:

• Right to work in the U.S. that is not based solely on possession of a student visa or a visa sponsored by a third-party employer
• Currently pursuing or have recently graduated with a Bachelors or Masters degree in a technical science program (i.e. Chemistry Food Science Biochemistry Microbiology Biology or related technical science degree with the exception of the social sciences) and with a graduation date between December 2024 Summer 2026
• Geographically flexible to relocate to one of the locations listed in the job description
• Ability to work a 12-hour rotating shift that includes nights weekends and holidays
• Proven ability to work optimally with individuals from a diverse set of backgrounds and cultures
• Must possess a high degree of initiative and resourcefulness in completing work with limited guidance

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ability to adapt and learn in a changing work environment
• Experience with email spreadsheet and word processing applications
• Strong analytical skills to evaluate change factors and formulate independent decisions
• Ability to anticipate recognize and seek process and laboratory problems implement improvements based on the findings