Location: Esbjerg, Denmark
Place of work: On site

dsm-firmenich is a global leader in products and supplements for health, beauty, and nutrition. Via our production facility in Esbjerg, Denmark, we are the world’s largest supplier of Human Milk Oligosaccharides (HMOs), which are special sugars found in natural breast milk, being used to make infant formula composition closer to human breast milk.

Do you want to challenge yourself in one of the most innovative and fast developing bioscience companies? Do you want to contribute to our very high-quality standards?

Ideally you have experience as a laboratory technician, working with both analytical lab work and quality related tasks. The position will include both practical hands-on lab work and desk work, distributed to fit the qualifications of the candidate. Do you have experience with some of the techniques HPLC, HPAEC, GC, CE, spectroscopy? Possibly microbiological analyses? Do you know about working with deviations, controlled documents and methods, maybe from an accredited or certified lab? Are you positive and full of energy, and do you thrive with changing tasks?

If you can answer yes to some or all of the above, you might be the candidate we are looking for at our quality control laboratory in Esbjerg.

Our future colleague will actively contribute to the lab cooperation and task solving together with laboratory technicians, chemical engineers, and quality specialists. Your worklife will include cooperation with R&D, project department, production, and suppliers. We are ISO 9001 and FSSC 22000 certified, and quality is at our hearts. As we product 365 days a year, an equal contribution to weekend and bank holidays coverage must be foreseen. A few times every year we will need a bit of extra flexibility to help cover special production cases, with odd shifts.


Your key responsabilities

• Running day-to-day analyses in the lab
• Maintaining and developing our quality systems (methods, deviations, service etc.)
• Data management in and maintenance of LIMS
• Participation in audits

We bring

• Full time employment with thorough on-site training and personal development
• A motivating, professional, but also informal working environment
• Flexible working hours, health care, canteen program, benefits, staff club etc.

You bring

• Trained laboratory technician or similar, with several years of experience
• Experience with some of the above mentioned techniques
• Knowledge of chromatographic software (e.g. Chromeleon or similar) and LIMS
• Experience from food or pharma industry
• A strong focus on quality
• Flexible and thriving in a changing/developing environment
• A teamplayer with high spirits and humor, who can also work on your own

Our recruitment process


Are you interested in this position? Upload your CV in English or Danish, including a section on your motivation for applying for this position, in one file, is mandatory.

If you have questions to the position, feel free to contact laboratory manager Lars P. Julius on lars.julius@dsm-firmenich.com or 88309500.


Equal opportunities commitment

dsm-firmenich is fully dedicated to inclusion because when people feel engaged and empowered, their creativity and innovation drives unprecedented progress. We aim to build a workplace where opportunity really is equal, so everyone can thrive. We do not discriminate: (here,) there’s a place for everyone with us.


dsm-firmenich is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. Our people are as diverse as our customers. For us that includes a commitment to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law.

We are committed to providing reasonable support for disabled applicants in our recruiting process. Should you need assistance, and are comfortable to share this, please let us know.

About dsm-firmenich

As innovators in nutrition, health, and beauty, dsm-firmenich reinvents, manufactures, and combines vital nutrients, flavors, and fragrances for the world’s growing population to thrive. With our comprehensive range of solutions, with natural and renewable ingredients and renowned science and technology capabilities, we work to create what is essential for life, desirable for consumers, and more sustainable for the planet. dsm-firmenich is a Swiss-Dutch company, listed on the Euronext Amsterdam, with operations in almost 60 countries and revenues of more than €12 billion. With a diverse, worldwide team of nearly 30,000 employees, we bring progress to life™ every day, everywhere, for billions of people.www.dsm-firmenich.com

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