Technical Leader, Food Testing Canada - Toronto, Canada - Eurofins

Eurofins
Eurofins
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Toronto, Canada

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Company Description

Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company, providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries, to make life and our environment safer, healthier and more sustainable.

From the food you eat, to the water you drink, to the medicines you rely on, Eurofins laboratories work with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic, and labelling is accurate.


Eurofins is dedicated to delivering testing services that contribute to the health and safety of society and the planet, and to its corporate responsibility to protect the environment and ensure diversity, equity, and inclusion across the entire network of Eurofins companie_s.

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Job Description Responsibilities**:


  • Ensure accurate and efficient performance of all laboratory methods
  • Perform method optimization, verification and validation as needed
  • Write SOP's and Work Instructions
  • Assist Quality Department in performing method audits
  • Train technicians on laboratory methods, techniques and best practices
  • Review methodmatrix compatibility for daily samples
  • Review and validate results as needed monitor and supervise validation process and procedures
  • Ensure laboratory controls are validated and performed accurately and reviewed regularly
  • Investigate OOS results and nonconformances as needed
  • Assist management in planning and development activities
  • Support customer service, sales and marketing teams with technical knowledge
  • Advise customers with technical expertise
  • Ensure effective performance of laboratory instrumentation (uptime, maintenance, service contracts, troubleshooting)

We offer:


  • Technical leadership position, reporting to Cluster Manager
  • Relocation support for you and your immediate family

Qualifications Technical competences // Required Qualifications**- 4+ years at commercial Food chemistry testing laboratory

  • Competent/experienced and confident in performing food chemistry testing methods (various gravimetric and proximate methods, "wetchemistry" methods, fiber, elements, fats and sugars etc.)
  • Working knowledge of a variety of instruments (GC-FID, GCMS, HPLC, ICP-MS etc.)
  • Knowledge of Laboratory Information Systems
  • Applicable education (BSc/MSc in chemistry or related field).
  • Beneficial but not mandatory: exposure and understanding of specialty testing areas: vitamins, mycotoxins, pesticides and other contaminants, macronutrients (like proteins), etc.
  • Beneficial, but not mandatory: 1+ year experience in a leadership position (group leader, supervisor or team leader)
  • Beneficial, but not mandatory: experience in reorganizations/ growth spurts at a food chemistry laboratory.
  • Beneficial, but not mandatory: formal Lean training or have participated in Kaizen or 6sigma events

Additional Information Disclaimer**:


This position description is written as a guideline to inform employees of what is generally expected of them at each job level.

The description is not intended to be all encompassing or limiting in any manner; rather, it is hoped it will add understanding and better reflect the work performed at all levels of employment.

Duties and responsibilities other than those listed may be included as needed within the work group or the company as a whole.

The above information may not be used or duplicated by others without written consent.


Sustainability matters to us **We are well on our way to achieving our objective of carbon neutrality by 2025, through a combination of emission reduction and compensation initiatives. We encourage our laboratory leaders to make sustainable changes at their local level, and in addition to their initiatives we also count on our dedicated carbon reduction team to help us to achieve this goal


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Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company, providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries, to make life and our environment safer, healthier and more sustainable.

From the food you eat, to the water you drink, to the medicines you rely on, Eurofins laboratories work with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic and labelling is accurate.

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  • The Eurofins network of companies is the global leader in food, environment, pharmaceutical and cosmetic product testing and in discovery pharmacology, forensics, advanced material sciences and agroscience contract research services. It is one of the market leaders in certain testing and laboratory services for genomics, discovery pharmacology, forensics, advanced material sciences and in the support of clinical studies, as well as having an emerging global presence in Contract Development and Manufacturing Organizations. It also has a rapidly developing presence in highly specialized and molecular clinica
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