Lab Chemist

About the role

Lesaffre Egypt for Yeast Industries, a joint-stock company producing baking yeasts, yeast derivatives and extracts, is hiring a Lab Chemist in Nubariyah, Egypt. The role reports to the Lab Section Head and covers the calibration of laboratory instruments and the chemical and physical analysis of samples from production, raw materials and the market.

Key responsibilities

• Properly calibrate all laboratory instruments.
• Receive samples from production and carry out physical and chemical analyses of semifinished and finished products, ensuring proper sampling by the production team.
• Analyze raw materials, sterilized molasses, creams, final products and market samples using lint test methods, and prepare the chemicals needed for analysis.
• Analyze wastewater, boiler water, chiller water and cooling tower water (COD, PO4, pH, conductivity, free chlorine); test boilers for conductivity, TDS, pH, hardness, iron and sulfite; test cooling towers and chillers for free chlorine, TDS, pH, iron and hardness.
• Record and report analysis results, document all analyses, and communicate out-of-spec results to the Lab Chief.
• Carry out interlap and repeatability tests.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Special Chemistry or Chemistry/Microbiology from a Faculty of Science.
• 0-2 years of professional laboratory experience; recent graduates with relevant training are encouraged to apply.
• Proficiency in chemical and physical analysis methods, with strong attention to detail in instrument calibration and sample analysis.
• Good documentation and communication skills, able to report analytical results clearly.
• Ability to work with laboratory and production teams while keeping accurate records and following laboratory protocols.