Cargill's size and scale allows us to make a positive impact in the world. Our purpose is to nourish the world in a safe, responsible and sustainable way.Cargill is a family company providing food, ingredients, agricultural solutions and industrial products that are vital for living. We connect farmers with markets so they can prosper. We connect customers with ingredients so they can make meals people love. And we connect families with daily essentials - from eggs to edible oils, salt to skincare, feed to alternative fuel. Our 160,000 colleagues, operating in 70 countries, make essential products that touch billions of lives each day. Join us and reach your higher purpose at Cargill. This position is in Cargill's agricultural supply chain business. We sit at the heart of the supply chain, partnering with farmers and customers to source, make and deliver essential products.Job Purpose and ImpactThe Laboratory Associate, will ensure products meet or exceed customer requirements for quality and food safety. In 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.Key AccountabilitiesAssure 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 assignedPosition InformationRelocation assistance will not be provided for this position.QualificationsPreferredAbility to adapt and learn in a changing work environmentAbility to anticipate, recognize, and seek process and laboratory problems, implement improvements based on the findingsStrong analytical skills to evaluate change factors and formulate independent decisionsExperience with email, spreadsheet and word processing applications#LI-MA3 #FGB #themuseCargill is an equal opportunity employer and committed to providing accommodation to our job applicants with disabilities.