Laboratory Analyst

We are seeking a Laboratory Analyst to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for performing a variety of laboratory analyses on raw materials, semi-finished, and finished products, constantly interfacing with the Coordinator to provide timely and accurate results. You will play a crucial part in ensuring product quality, compliance, and food safety within our operations.

Main Accountabilities:

• Prepare samples for customers, collaborative studies, and/or wet lab comparison data.
• Perform analysis of samples throughout the process utilizing various standardized methods.
• Analyze samples as per requirements of implemented/requested programs (Proficiency Program, Ring-Test Analyses) or per additional requests from other regions within the Company.
• Accurately enter analysis data, including trending and standard deviations.
• Create, dispatch (fax/email), and file Truck and/or Vessels Certificate of Analyses (CoAs).
• Execute equipment diagnostics and calibration procedures.
• Cross-train on equipment troubleshooting and act as a backup for other laboratory functions.
• Communicate analysis results and/or issues effectively to the management team.
• Promote safety by driving a zero-incident culture, ensuring the safety of all employees, contractors, and visitors.
• Be an effective safety leader, engaging in Bunge safety discussions and initiatives.
• Support policy and procedure creation and training initiatives.
• Ensure lab sanitation procedures are consistently followed.
• Review CoA information to assist in determining incoming product compliance to specifications.
• Support feed and food security policies.
• Support the development and maintenance of Prerequisite and Hazard Analysis & Critical Control Points (HACCP) Programs for food and feed products.
• Ensure that customer inquiries for technical information, application information, or product concerns receive timely responses.
• Be prepared to work a flexible schedule that may include off-shifts, holidays, and weekends.
• Demonstrate the following core values and guiding behaviors which are expected of all employees at Bunge: Integrity, Openness and Trust, Teamwork, Commitment, Entrepreneurship, and Customer Focus.
• Perform other duties as assigned and recognize that priorities can and will likely shift quickly to adjust to the demands of other departments for the overall benefit of the organization.
• Responsible for reporting food safety and quality problems to personnel with authority to take action and resolve them.

Knowledge, Skills & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Chemistry or equivalent.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in a similar laboratory context.
• Knowledge of food safety, product quality, and environmental policies.
• Proficiency in user-level computer skills (e.g., MS Office suite).
• Knowledge and experience in the use of various laboratory instrumentation.
• Emergency management skills.

At Bunge (NYSE: BG), our purpose is to connect farmers to consumers to deliver essential food, feed and fuel to the world. As a premier agribusiness solutions provider, our team of ~37,000 dedicated employees partner with farmers across the globe to move agricultural commodities from where they’re grown to where they’re needed—in faster, smarter, and more efficient ways. We are a world leader in grain origination, storage, distribution, oilseed processing and refining, offering a broad portfolio of plant-based oils, fats, and proteins. We work alongside our customers at both ends of the value chain to deliver quality products and develop tailored, innovative solutions that address evolving consumer needs. With 200+ years of experience and presence in over 50 countries, we are committed to strengthening global food security, advancing sustainability, and helping communities prosper where we operate. Bunge has its registered office in Geneva, Switzerland and its corporate headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri. Learn more at Bunge.com.

Every day our people exemplify these values, which represent Bunge at its core:

•    We Are One Team – Collaborative, Respectful, Inclusive
•    We Lead The Way – Agile, Empowered, Innovative
•    We Do What’s Right – Safety, Sustainability, With Integrity

If this sounds like you, join us!  We value and invest in people who believe in our purpose and are excited to live it every day – people who are #ProudtoBeBunge