Chemical Laboratory Technician (CTA) | CTA, Chemielaborantin, Chemielaboranten (w/m/d)

Job Summary

This role is for a dedicated Chemical Laboratory Technician to join the 'Food of Animal Origin' team at the Chemical and Veterinary Investigation Office (CVUA) Freiburg. The core responsibility involves ensuring food safety and regulatory compliance by executing complex chemical-physical analyses on samples including meat, fish, and edible insects. Day-to-day tasks include comprehensive laboratory organization, managing incoming samples and chemicals, and performing analyses using modern instrumental techniques such as Ion Chromatography (IC), Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS), Gravimetry, and Titration. You will also be responsible for data capture and management using LIMS and MS Office, maintaining specialized measuring systems, and implementing quality management protocols. This position is attractive as it offers meaningful work in public health consumer protection, provides intensive training, and allows for involvement in the development and validation of new testing procedures, including mentoring apprentices and interns. The ideal candidate must possess a completed vocational qualification as a CTA or Chemical Laboratory Technician, strong technical aptitude, and fluency in German.