Chemist

Suntory Global Spirits•Calgary, AB

11d•Onsite

About The Position

At Suntory Global Spirits, we craft spirits of the highest quality and deliver brilliant experiences to people around the world. Suntory Global Spirits has evolved into the world's third largest leading premium spirits company ... where each employee is treated like family and trusted with legacy. With our greatest assets - our premium spirits and our people - we're driving growth through impactful marketing, innovation and an entrepreneurial spirit. Suntory Global Spirits is a place where you can come Unleash your Spirit by making an impact each and every day.

Requirements

Minimum 2 years applicable laboratory experience
Must be physically able to safely perform required laboratory duties
Experience working with testing equipment (GC, GCMS, HPLC, NIR, Spectrophotometer, pH meter, DMA, etc)
Strong presentation skills
Excellent communication and organizational skills
Must be able to function within a team environment
SAP, HACCP, and ISO or Continuous Improvement experience
Must have mobility to access all areas of the Plant, good visual acuity (correctable), good sense of hearing (correctable), and a valid driver’s license.
Must be willing and able to taste alcoholic beverages
Ability to travel when required.

Responsibilities

Promote quality, environmental, health and safety achievement and performance improvement throughout the organization.
Promote the ownership of quality to the employees, performing activities in the manufacturing processes
Promote and adhere to food safety (HACCP/ GMP), quality standards, ISO and continual improvement initiatives.
Perform laboratory analyses as required and react to out of specification results/ data as needed.
Analyze data to solve problems, verify the effectiveness of processes, etc.
Issue technical reports based on findings or results.
Ensure products are within regulatory and specification requirements. React appropriately, when products do not adhere to those requirements.
Monitor and react to quality assurance testing.
Lead or work on projects.
Develop and maintain work instructions, SOP, OPL, SWI
Lead or participate in problem solving activities.
Perform verification/ calibration of testing equipment (GC, GCMS, HPLC, NIR, Spectrophotometer, pH meter, DMA, etc).
Perform validations of equipment performances such as vision systems, bottle rinser, check weigher, torque meters, pull force testers, torque meters, etc.
Perform packaging material testing and qualifications
Conduct analysis on returned products and report data to the Sr. Quality Assurance Manager as appropriate.
Assist with other duties or projects assigned by the Sr. Quality Assurance Manager.