Chemist / Quality Assurance & Testing

Job Title: Chemist II

Location: Chicago, IL 60617
Duration: 3 months (possibility of extension)
Pay Rate: $35.00/hour on W-2

Work Schedule

Candidates may choose the schedule that best fits their availability:

• Option 1: Four 12-hour shifts per week on days of their choosing, with a minimum commitment of 3 days per week.
• Option 2: Monday through Friday, 7:00 PM to 4:00 AM, including a 1-hour lunch break, with a minimum commitment of 4 days per week.

Job Summary

We are seeking a detail-oriented and experienced Chemist II to support quality assurance, food safety, laboratory testing, and process improvement activities. The ideal candidate will ensure that products meet customer specifications and regulatory requirements while minimizing process variations, reducing waste, improving efficiency, and maintaining consistent product quality.

The successful candidate will possess strong analytical and problem-solving skills, experience with quality systems, and the ability to troubleshoot laboratory and production process issues independently.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor quality parameters and systems to ensure compliance with customer specifications, food safety standards, and quality requirements.
• Perform quality checks involving raw materials, equipment calibration, maintenance, standard operating procedures (SOPs), training, and audit compliance.
• Oversee and evaluate analytical testing conducted in control rooms and laboratory environments.
• Support process improvement initiatives through specialized testing, data analysis, and identification of trends and process variations.
• Troubleshoot production, laboratory, finished product, and wastewater quality issues and recommend appropriate corrective actions.
• Communicate process data, test results, quality concerns, and improvement opportunities to relevant teams.
• Coordinate technician collaboration, training programs, and quality assurance processes.
• Review and approve finished products for release, ensuring compliance with established quality standards and customer specifications.
• Support customer audits, quality initiatives, audit follow-ups, and related documentation.
• Identify opportunities to minimize waste, reduce costs, improve process recovery, and enhance operational efficiency.
• Resolve moderately complex technical and quality issues independently, escalating more complex concerns when necessary.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Food Science, Biology, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
• At least 2 years of related experience in quality assurance, laboratory testing, chemical analysis, food safety, or process quality.
• Knowledge of quality control procedures, analytical testing, and process monitoring.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work independently with minimal supervision.

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to anticipate, identify, and resolve laboratory and process-related problems.
• Experience managing multiple priorities and supporting large-scale projects.
• Familiarity with food safety, quality assurance, and regulatory compliance systems.
• Experience with process improvement, root cause analysis, corrective actions, and quality audits.
• Strong communication, organizational, and teamwork skills.

Della Infotech Inc is in the staffing business for 10 years. Over the years, we have placed hundreds of candidates to various temp and permanent positions with our 50+ happy clients all over US and Canada including Fortune 500 corporations.