Senior Quality Control Analyst (F&B), Singapore

About Symrise AG
Symrise is a global supplier of fragrances, flavors, food, nutrition, and cosmetic ingredients. Its clients include manufacturers of perfumes, cosmetics, food and beverages, pharmaceuticals and producers of nutritional supplements and pet food. Its sales of € 4.6 billion in the 2023 fiscal year make Symrise a leading global provider. Headquartered in Holzminden, Germany, the Group is represented by more than 100 locations in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, the United States and Latin America.

Symrise works with its clients to develop new ideas and market-ready concepts for products that form an integral part of everyday life. Economic success and corporate responsibility are inextricably linked as part of this process.

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Senior Quality Control Analyst (F&B), Singapore

As a Quality Control Analyst, you will be tasked to manage both raw materials and finished goods to ensure that quality specifications and standards are met according to the customers’ requirements and Standard Operating Procedure (SOP). You will be required to conduct various test methods including sensory analysis, sample analysis, qualitative and quantitative analyses. Additionally, you will be supporting respective Quality Control team on day-to-day operations and provide further assistance on arising issues and to initiate investigations by troubleshooting and facilitates effective decision-making for next steps. Furthermore, you will be working in a highly collaborative environment with supportive colleagues here at Symrise and you will gain exposure to various good challenges to build stronger partnership with key stakeholders to further contribute to the business growth.

The Position:

• Conduct routine physical, chemical, sensory and other analyses accordingly.
• Operate laboratory equipment (e.g. GC-FID, GC/MS, HPLC and Auto-titrator), perform basic preventive maintenance, equipment verification/calibration and analytical method verification.
• Perform data entry and documentation process to maintain traceability
• Conduct risk assessment and decision making for approval/rejection of batches of Flavor raw materials/finished products based on the test results against the set specification and customer’s requirements within lead-time.
• Take appropriate decisions for rework of material based on historical trend and in consultation with seniors
• Raise non-conformation for quality deviations of Raw Material/Finished Goods and follow up for proper closure of corrective and preventive action
• Initiate actions to investigate customer complaint in consultation with relevant team members
• Collect comprehensive evidence/crucial data, provide sound reasoning and propose possible root cause for customer complaints and internal rejection
• Ensure that the Company’s agreed quality standards are maintained with regards to its customer contract and agreements
• Develop/maintain quality specifications and standards for raw materials, intermediates and finished product
• Maintain up-to-date quality control programs, policies, process flows, procedures and work instructions
• Propose/conduct optimization of workflow to increase productivity, practice sustainability and ensure laboratory safety.
• Make effective timely communications with other stakeholders such as purchasing, production, planning, regulatory and customer service to avoid any delays.
• Provide support to other Quality Control teams if required.
• Handle critical tasks during the absence of supervisor to ensure business continuity.
  

The Ideal Candidate:

• Degree in relevant science field including Chemistry, Flavors/Fragrance and Food Science.
• Min. 5 years of relevant experience with good exposure in sensory analysis. Experience in Flavor and Fragrance industry is an added advantage.
• Possess good knowledge of chemical properties, especially in flavor and fragrance.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Basic process knowledge of production work
• Hands-on experience in various laboratory equipment such as Gas Chromatography (GC), Gas Chromatography with Flame Ionization Detection (GC-FID), Gas Chromatography – Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS), High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) and Auto-Titrator is required.
• Excellence in writing technical communication/reports
• Knowledge of Laboratory Safety and Good Laboratory Practice (GLP)