Assistant Chemist - 3rd shift, Tues - Sun - Columbus Plant

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 122,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.##
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**** ABOUT ABBOTT
** Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people’s health. We’re always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology.  
** This position works out of our Columbus, Ohio plant location in the Abbott Nutrition Division.
** Our Nutrition business develops science-based nutrition products for people of all ages, from helping babies and children grow to keeping adult bodies strong and active. Millions of people around the world count on our leading brands – including Similac, Pedia Sure, Pedialyte, Ensure, and Glucerna – to help them get the nutrients they need to live their healthiest lives.  The Columbus Plant is Abbott’s first manufacturing facility in the world, making us a leader in science-backed nutrition products.

Working here, you’ll be part of a family that works together to produce quality products that make a difference and help keep consumers nourished at every stage of their lives.  
** WORKING AT ABBOTT
** At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and your family, be your true self, and live a full life. You’ll also have access to:
* Production areas that are
** clean, well-lit and temperature-controlled**
* ** Training and career development**, with onboarding programs for new employees and tuition assistance
* ** Financial security
** through competitive compensation, incentives and retirement plans
* ** Health care and well-being programs
** including medical, dental, vision, wellness and occupational health programs,
** Medical Benefits start day 1**
* ** Vacation – 120 hours of accrued vacation (1st yr is prorated) + vacation buy program + 5 personal days + 10 paid holidays
*** Retiree Healthcare program
* ** Robust 401(k)
** retirement savings with a generous company match
* Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.
* A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
* ** A stable company
** with a record of strong financial performance and history of being actively involved in local communities
* A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.  
** WHAT YOU’LL DO
*** Perform analytical testing for in-process and finished product for vitamin analysis byHigh-Performance Liquid Chromatography, protein analysis by Kjeltec, mineral analysis by ICP-OES, fat by Mojonnier extraction technique, total solids determination, Iodide, chloride testing, choline determination, physical stability, and fatty acid profiles by Gas Chromatography.
* Conduct ingredient analysis including titrations, moisture testing, organoleptic testing, sediment testing, and peroxide.
* Perform ELISA and Romer allergen testing as required by plant sanitation and cleaning procedures.
* Conducts control sample analysis to determine validity of concurrent testing per method, water testing of minerals and volatile organic contaminants, Clean in place (CIP) Residual testing, testing of compressed gases for moisture and hydrocarbons, daily flavor and aroma of oils and weekly…