POSITION DESCRIPTION
| POSITION TITLE | CHEMIST (EXEMPT) |
| DEPARTMENT | RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT |
| REPORTS TO | R& D DIRECTOR |
| DATE | 1/01/07 (Supercedes 1/03/05) |
| SEND RESUME TO | DAN TODRYK DTODRYK@JRWATKINS.COM |
BASIC FUNCTION:
Manage reformulation and develop formulation for products. This includes our four stores: food, over-the-counter drugs, personal care, and household products. Establish specifications and develop and conduct product testing to ensure the quality of the products. Provide support to manufacturing, marketing, and customer service regarding the product line.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- A bachelors degree in pharmacy, chemistry, or another applicable field with minimum of three years laboratory experience. Demonstration of good lab technique is a must.
- Industrial formulation experience and familiar with USP, AOAC, AACC, ASTA, NF and FCC.
- Good interpersonal communications techniques in the English language are essential. Must have good organizational, data collection, record keeping and writing along with mathematical and computer skills.
- Confidentiality is a must.
- Be able to communicate tactfully with government agencies: local, state, and federal (FDA, OSHA, BATF, EPA, CPSC, HPB, etc.).
- Must be able to establish Material Safety Data Sheets and Good Manufacturing Practices for corporate use.
- Meticulous laboratory technique with the willingness to conform to laboratory practices of the company.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
Food Chemist is responsible for the safe design of products consistent with their intended use and regulatory compliance.
Reformulate existing and develop formulation for new products. This includes food, over-the-counter drugs, personal care, and household products.
Revise and/or update specifications and product testing procedures as needed.
Establish and evaluate specifications and develop and conduct appropriate product testing to ensure the quality of the products.
Provide support to manufacturing, marketing and customer service regarding the product line.
Assist in the analysis of raw materials, finished purchased materials, and in-process and bulk materials for compliance with written specifications.
Record data in compliance with Good Manufacturing Practices.
OTHER FUNCTIONS:
Assist in GMP, OSHA, EPA, Health Canada and other regulatory compliance issues. Assist in the training of laboratory staff and other laboratory techniques. Assist in other areas as needed. Active training in Emergency Response Team (ERT).
ENVIRONMENT:
Watkins requests the employee’s consideration of not smoking in the workplace.
Temperatures in the laboratory are controlled while work in manufacturing areas may vary from as high as 100 degrees F in the summer to as low as 60 degrees F in the winter.
Noise levels, ingredient dust, and corrosives associated with analysis of materials requires the use of safety glasses, goggles, ear plugs, dust masks, protective gloves, and other PPE.
Adherence to strict personnel hygiene and work area sanitation promulgated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is required along with compliance with applicable regulations with regard to OSHA, EPA, HPB, and BATF in particular and others as indicated within Watkins Policies as written.
Upper manufacturing floors may be accessed by freight elevator or via narrow stairways. Emergency exits leading to adjacent buildings exist on the first floor and the core-manufacturing complex. Emergency egress above the fourth floor is only via stairway or fire escape accessed through doors and/ or windows.
FOOD SAFETY RESPONSIBILITIES:
ALL PERSONNEL are responsible for disciplined adherence to those practices outlined in our Food Safety Manual. Additionally, it is everyone’s responsibility to report food safety problems to personnel with authority to initiate action by referring to the SQF Policy 4.1.3.1.
DISCLAIMER:
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified.
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