Location(s):

United States of America

City/Cities:

Apopka

Travel Required:

00% - 25%

Relocation Provided:

No

Job Posting End Date:

March 10, 2025

Shift:

First Shift (United States of America)

Job Description Summary:

At The Coca-Cola Company, we are passionate about creating the world's best beverages. Our Ingredient Quality department plays a critical role in ensuring the highest quality standards are met, from sourcing to production. As a Senior Lab Analyst, you will be a key member of our Ingredient Quality team, responsible for safeguarding the integrity of our ingredients through rigorous scientific analysis, primarily contaminant analysis. You will demonstrate leadership and leverage your expertise in analytical chemistry and quality control to drive continuous improvement in our laboratory processes, ensuring accurate and timely results that support critical business decisions. This role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to the success of our global beverage brands by ensuring the quality and safety of the ingredients that go into every product we make.

This role requires you to work on-site during business hours, Monday through Friday and may require work time as early as 5 am.  Occasionally, you may need to work earlier or later hours and weekends to meet business needs. This role has direct support to an on-site manufacturing team.

What you’ll do for us
 

Once the successful candidate has received appropriate training, they will be expected to perform at a trainer-level proficiency and will:

• Maintain a safe working environment: Be part of a team that looks out for each other's safety.  Adhere to all laboratory safety protocols, including proper handling and disposal of chemicals, use of personal protective equipment (PPE), and maintaining a clean and organized workspace.

• Conduct comprehensive routine quality testing: Independently use sophisticated instrumentation (e.g., GC-MS, GC-MSMS, LC-MSMS) to perform a wide range of contaminant analysis on a variety of ingredients. You will make decisions regarding the acceptability of ingredients for quality and, potentially, food safety purposes.

• Ensure data integrity and compliance: Adhere to strict quality standards (ISO 17025, GLP), maintain accurate records, and ensure compliance with all relevant company practices regarding confidentiality.

• Drive innovation: Identify and lead projects to implement new analytical methods, improve laboratory efficiency, and enhance data accuracy.

• Effective Collaboration: Work with cross-functional teams and external clients (e.g., R&D, Production, Procurement) to address quality issues and support business objectives.

• Train, mentor, and lead: May lead an area/workflow and learn from others. Train and mentor colleagues in an environment that fosters continuous learning and personal growth for everyone.

• Maintain laboratory equipment: Perform routine maintenance and calibration and determine the next steps in troubleshooting analytical instrument performance.

• Demonstrate leadership across the global network: Fostering collaboration, empowering individuals, and cultivating a growth mindset within the team to achieve shared business objectives.

Qualification & Requirements

Analytical Expertise:

• Analytical Techniques: Prior experience is preferred with other analytical, chemical, and physical property measurements such as Specific Gravity (SG), Titration and Solubility.

• Chromatography: Proficiency in Gas and/or Liquid Chromatography (GC, LC). Experience with GC-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS and/or GC-MSMS) and/or LC-Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS, LC-MSMS) is preferred.

Data & Laboratory Skills:

• Data Management: Experience using a Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) such as SampleManager is preferred.

• Laboratory Proficiency: Proven track record of safe and effective handling of chemicals in a laboratory environment.

Quality & Compliance:

• Quality Systems: Experience working in an accredited lab, such as ISO-17025:2017, including knowledge of root cause analysis, method auditing, control charting, and evaluating instrument performance and data quality.

Communication & Collaboration:

• Technical Writing: Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to clearly document experimental procedures, data analysis, and technical reports.

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