Technician, Quality Control (1st shift)

We invite you to join Takasago, where you can be innovative and contribute to society through technology. The management of Takasago aims to create a company where each employee can experience a sense of fulfillment and happiness at a high level. Specifically, we strive to establish an environment where people from diverse backgrounds can work with joy and a sense of purpose, create a system that supports individual growth, and above all, implement management practices that enable employees to achieve a healthy work-life balance.

Takasago is a major global leader and producer of flavors and fragrances providing innovative solutions in flavors, fragrances, aroma ingredients, and fine chemicals. Takasago is headquartered in Japan and operates in over 27 countries, with manufacturing facilities, research and development centers, and sales offices worldwide. Takasago ranked 8th overall and 1st in Asia on the Global Top Food Flavors and Fragrances Companie

Essential Job Functions:

• Routine analytical testing of raw materials and finished product samples submitted by production and sample lab.
• Working knowledge and familiarity of QC analytical instruments such as HPLC, GC, flashpoint, specific gravity, refractive index and various color tests.
• Maintain documents, data archives, and tracking of samples.
• Ensure conformance to accepted quality standards.
• Review laboratory records for trends or inconsistencies. Take necessary corrective and preventive actions.
• Communicate between production and laboratory personnel to assure that the laboratory is prepared to support production in a timely and efficient manner.
• Follow all safety and corporate policies.
• This job description reflects management’s assignment of essential functions; it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned.
• Ensure all processes and procedures related to inventory management are maintained and followed. Includes but not limited to inventory movements related to production regarding quantities consumed, and proper storage.

Educational Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in related science field preferred

Experience:

• Minimum of 2 yrs. experience in related flavor QC environment preferred.
• Good experience in sensory evaluation of raw materials and finished products.
• Ability to approve raw materials as well as compounds based on GC/analytical and sensory results.
• Knowledge of GC, flashpoint, specific gravity, refractive index and various color tests. Must be computer literate.

Takasago’s Employee Benefits and Perks:

Takasago offers flexible work arrangements, tuition assistance, health benefits, employee discounts to various services and products, and life insurance 1.5 times your salary. When we think about employee success and financial security, we think long-term. Takasago provides robust retirement savings plans, as well as an employee assistance program. We hope you will join us and achieve professional growth and enrichment.

EEO Statement

Takasago provides equal opportunities and equal access to all individuals regardless of race or ethnicity, sex/gender (including pregnancy), gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, civil union status, familial status, religion, national origin or citizenship, military service status, or any other category protected by law.