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Senior Chemist - Analytical Testing (Food Residues Lab)
Bureau Veritas is hiring a Senior Chemist for its food and agri testing laboratory in Chennai. The chemist extracts and analyses antibiotic residues in fish, milk and meat, vitamins in fortified rice, melamine, pesticides and contaminants under ISO 17025.
- Country
- India
- Experience
- Experience not specified
- Salary / stipend
- Pay not disclosed
- Apply by
- 03 Dec 2026
- Job type
- Full-time
- Work mode
- On-site
- Function
- Laboratory / analysis
Who can apply
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What you’ll do
- Extract antibiotic residues (nitrofurans, chloramphenicol, tetracyclines, sulfonamides, fluoroquinolones, hormones and others) in fish, milk and meat per SOP
- Analyse melamine and vitamins in food and agricultural products
- Analyse pesticides, chlorate, haloacetic acids and acrylamide in water
- Analyse vitamin B9 and B12 in fortified rice kernels (FRK) and fortified rice
- Prepare reagents and working reference standards
- Do daily checks of balances, TurboVap, water bath, shaking incubator and pipettes
- Run method-validation samples under supervision
- Write raw data and keep records per ISO/IEC 17025:2017
- Follow HSE requirements and use PPE
What the employer asks for
Senior-level analytical chemistry experience (per listing)
About the employer
Bureau Veritas is a global testing, inspection and certification company with food testing laboratories in India.
How to apply
Read the full notice and follow the instructions on the original application page.
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Skills for this role
What employers ask for in Dairy Plant & Dairy Technology roles. named in this notice
- Residue analysis
- ISO/IEC 17025
- Method validation
- Sample extraction
- Vitamin analysis
- Dairy Technology
- Dairy Plant
- Dairy Production
- Dairy QA
- Milk processing
- Milk reception
- Platform tests
- Pasteurisation
- HTST
- UHT
- Homogenisation
Pay on similar vacancies
From 4 Industry vacancies on FSD in the same role family that publish pay. Monthly, before deductions.
Prepare for the interview
Questions commonly asked for Dairy Plant & Dairy Technology roles. Practise answers with an example and a number.
- Explain the HTST and UHT processes and the critical parameters you monitor.
- Which platform tests do you run on raw milk at reception, and what do they tell you?
- How do you detect and prevent adulteration in milk procurement?
- What are the CIP steps in a dairy plant, and how do you verify cleaning?
- How is yield calculated for paneer, curd or cheese, and how would you improve it?
- Which FSSAI standards apply to milk and milk products you have worked with?
Before you apply
- Read the original notice end to endDates, eligibility and the application route are decided by the employer, not by FSD.
- Tailor your resume to this vacancyMatch the keywords in the requirements. Resume Studio shows what is missing.
- Write a short cover noteTwo or three lines on your most relevant plant, lab or project result, with a number.
- Be ready to talk numbersCurrent CTC, expected CTC and notice period are usually asked in the first call.
Source & editorial check
Original posting: 2026-11-03
Checked 2026-11-05 · Updated 2026-11-05
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