ASR Group is the world’s largest refiner and marketer of cane sugar, with an annual production capacity of more than 6 million tons of sugar. The company produces a full line of grocery, industrial, food service and specialty sweetener products. Across North America, ASR Group owns and operates six sugar refineries, located in Louisiana, New York, California, Maryland, Canada and Mexico. In Europe, the company owns and operates sugar refineries in England and Portugal. ASR Group also owns and operates mills in Mexico and Belize. The company’s brand portfolio includes the leading brands Domino®, C&H®, Redpath®, Tate & Lyle®, Lyle’s® and Sidul®.
POSITION SCOPE:
DETAILED ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
- To run the laboratory shift routine ensuring the required safety, environmental, quality and hygiene standards are met.
- To provide timely QC/QA analysis and technical advice to an appropriate accuracy level.
- To not knowingly allow product which fails to achieve specification to be produced (or continue to be produced), without such awareness being communicated to a higher authority.
- To work as a team with other operators and laboratory staff to provide mobile, flexible and committed workforce. Assist field operators in basic queries on QC analysis conducted by the field operators.
- To input the data obtained accurately on to SAP/SharePoint intranet site as appropriate.
- To perform routine basic instrument maintenance and cleaning.
- To maintain the working area in a clean and tidy state.
- Ensuring the calibration of shift work laboratory instruments on a daily basis.
- Comply with all the standards, policies and requirements of Quality, Food Safety and Food Defense to guarantee the production of products with Quality, Food Safety and Authenticity.
- Promoting the Culture of Quality, Food Safety, Occupational Safety, Environment and Sustainability, ensuring compliance with product and process requirements.
- Good numeric and literacy skills
- Computer literacy
- Good interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to work unsupervised and to prioritize workload
- Ability to interpret and evaluate data leading to decision making.
ESSENTIAL WORK EXPERIENCES:
- Experience of working according to the requirements of International Standards
- Basic knowledge of food manufacturing processes
- Practical Laboratory experience
ESSENTIAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:
- Technical course in Chemistry is preferential.
For more than 100 years, our employees have taken pride in “Making Life a Little Sweeter” by providing our customers and consumers with quality service and sugar products. Our commitment to that principle drives us in all that we do and encourages us to uphold our company’s high ethical standards of business conduct to ensure our continued success.
