Sample Coordinator Job Listing at Intertek in Champaign, IL (Job ID 12035)

Description

Sample Coordinator - Champaign, Illinois

Intertek is searching for a Sample Coordinator to join our Food Services team in our Champaign, IL office.  This is a fantastic opportunity to grow a versatile career in nutraceutical analysis!

Intertek's Food Services protects our client's brands and reputation with a better food supply chain, from the farm to fork. With the food industry increasingly subject to scrutiny, testing to ensure compliance with food safety regulations and to protect public health is a must.

What are we looking for?

Intertek Nutraceuticals and Food Services team helps clients involved in the manufacturing and distribution of nutraceuticals and food products and services through assurance, testing, inspection, auditing, and certification.  From the farm to the fork, we assist customers at all points of the food supply chain in providing quality and safety to the products and processes.

Salary & Benefits Information

The base wage or salary range for this position is $19 - $22 per hour. Individual compensation packages are based on a variety of factors unique to each candidate including skill set, experience, qualifications, and other job-related reasons.  

In addition to competitive compensation packages, when working with Intertek you can expect benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, 401(k) with company match, generous vacation / sick time (PTO), tuition reimbursement and more. 

What you'll do:

• Receive and log samples into the LIMS 
• Receive and log chemicals and standards into the LIMS 
• Distribute samples to chemists maintaining chain of custody
• Dispose of sample after 2-month retain
• Contact clients regarding sample discrepancies, requested rush delivery, and damaged or missing samples

This position outline is a general guideline and does not represent all encompassing details. The position assumes that the incumbent has both the mental and physical requirements to carry out the above defined duties.  

Minimum Requirements & Qualifications:

• Knowledge of business administration and basic chemical principles
• HS degree; AS/BA/BS Business or related degree preferred
• 1-4 years of related experience
• Knowledge of laboratory safety precautions and protocols for safe handling and the disposal of hazardous agents/reagents, chemicals and materials
• Organization, communication and analytical skills
• Ability to understand and effectively communicate technical and business information, both oral and written to others, including co-workers, supervisors, subordinates, clients, and vendors
• Basic mathematical skills, including: addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, and percents
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
• Ability to work varied and extended hours/days, as business dictates

Qualification Requirements To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.

Physical Demands

• Regularly lift/carry/move up to 10 pounds, and occasionally lift/carry/move up to 50 pounds
• Climb stairs
• May require standing for extended periods of time

 Intertek: Total Quality. Assured.

Intertek is a world leader in the Quality Assurance market, with a proven, high-quality business model and a global network of customer-focused operations and highly engaged subject matter experts. With passion, pace, and precision we work to exceed our customers' expectations, while engaging with our employees to be 10X in their performance and professional growth.

Intertek is a drug-free workplace. As a condition of employment, certain positions may be required to pass a pre-employment drug test based on the type of work that will be performed.

We Value Diversity

Intertek's network of phenomenal people are our greatest assets, and the diversity they bring fuels our success. Intertek is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer that values inclusion and diversity. We take affirmative action to ensure all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.

For individuals with disabilities who would like to request accommodation, or who need assistance applying, please email hr.eeo@intertek.com or call 1-877-694-8543 (option #5) to speak with a member of the HR Department.

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*Intertek does not accept unsolicited approaches from agencies and will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume.