Excellence. Pride. Integrity. Compassion. Trust.  Are you ready to plant your career in a place where words like these serve as the foundation for doing business every day? At Michigan Sugar, our purpose is Making Life Sweeter, and our mission is Creating Growth and Opportunity.

Michigan Sugar Company has an immediate full-time opportunity for a Factory Chemist, located at the Caro Factory.

Job Summary:

A Factory Chemist at Michigan Sugar is responsible for management of the Process, Product Quality Assurance, and Environmental Labs.  The Chemist will also manage all Feed and Food Safety Programs which include conducting annual trainings, inspections and audits for the factory.  This position requires the ability to perform sugar, by-product and chemical analysis, as well as technical accounting for the sugar process.  Analytical wastewater responsibilities include environmental testing and regulatory reporting.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Analyzing lab data to trouble-shoot process issues for sugar manufacturing, molasses desugarization (chromatographic separation) and environmental
• Supervising lab personell
• Factory Quality Assurance Program
• Management of all Feed & Food Safety programs (SQF & HARPC)
• Training and auditing laboratory staff in analytical procedures
• Safety and productivity of the 24-hour, 7-day week laboratory crews
• Inventory control and reporting including physical inspections
• Process control and development

Position Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering or related field
• Minimum 10 years experience
• Strong leadership abilities
• Understanding of chemical analysis and quality control
• Able to acquire HARPC, PCQI and SQF certifications
• Good communication skills
• Proficient skills in MS Word and Excel

Key Competencies:

• Ability to deliver results working within collective bargaining agreement
• People leadership and strong conflict resolution skills
• Ability to quickly problem solve and make decisions
• Demonstrated personal leadership and positive can-do attitude
• Flexible and able to work in fast paced and varying environments
• Ability to work well with others in a team environment
• Provides model behavior to demonstrate corporate value
• Leading the self by demonstrating ethics and integrity, displaying drive and purpose, demonstrated capability to learn, managing self,  increasing self-awareness

NOTE:  The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by staff assigned to this position.  The above statements are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills that may be required.  All staff may be required to perform duties outside their normal responsibilities as needed.

Michigan Sugar Company offers competitive salary, opportunity for professional growth, and provides excellent medical insurance 100% company paid.  A comprehensive benefits package includes: dental and life insurances, 401k match, paid holidays, vacation, sick leave and more. To learn more visit www.michigansugar.com.

Michigan Sugar Company was founded in 1906 when six smaller sugar companies merged their operations. In 2002, Michigan Sugar Company became a grower-owned cooperative and in 2004, it merged with Monitor Sugar Company to form the company that exists today.

Michigan Sugar Company is headquartered in Bay City and has sugar beet processing facilities in Bay City, Caro, Croswell and Sebewaing, Michigan. Its nearly 900 grower-owners plant and harvest up to 160,000 acres of sugar beets each year in 20 Michigan counties, as well as Ontario, Canada. Those beets are sliced