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Ingredient Specialist

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Nestlé Purina

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United States , Mechanicsburg

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Quality Control

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Employment contract

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45000.00 - 59000.00 USD / Year
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As the Ingredient Specialist, you are responsible for accurately sampling inbound grain, soft stock, liquid, frozen, and sacked ingredients arriving in bulk trucks, railcars, tankers, and trailers. Your skills in performing physical and chemical evaluations of ingredient samples to ensure compliance with food safety, regulatory, and quality specifications will make you a key collaborator when communicating all quality results plus recommend corrections to production personnel.

Job Responsibility:

  • Accurately sample inbound grain, soft stock, liquid, frozen, and sacked ingredients arriving in bulk trucks, railcars, tankers, and trailers
  • Perform physical and chemical evaluations of ingredient samples to ensure compliance with food safety, regulatory, and quality specifications
  • Communicate all quality results plus recommend corrections to production personnel
  • Perform shipping container inspections on all inbound ingredient shipments
  • Perform physical and chemical analyses of ingredients analyze results
  • Complete sampling methods as defined by quality and safety procedures including working at heights, wearing required fall protection for railcar or truck sampling
  • Interact with proprietary software applications
  • Perform testing methods including mycotoxin testing, temperature measurements, free fatty acid, and NIR test
  • Verify all grains meet HACCP requirements

Requirements:

  • High School Diploma or GED
  • 1+ years of experience in quality, food manufacturing, lab or related environment preferred
What we offer:
  • 401k with company match
  • healthcare coverage
  • performance-based incentives

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
May 20, 2026

Employment Type:
Fulltime
Work Type:
On-site work
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