Nestlé — the world’s largest food and nutrition company — is seeking a skilled, detail-oriented, and analytically rigorous Laboratory Analyst to join its Dubai team. In this full-time, on-site role, you will support chemical and nutritional analysis activities within Nestlé’s laboratory in Dubai — performing analytical testing using advanced instruments including HPLC, GC-FID, and ICP-OES, ensuring data accuracy, maintaining full compliance with GLP, ISO/IEC 17025, and 5S standards, and contributing to continuous improvement within one of the world’s most respected FMCG laboratory environments.
About Nestlé — Global Nutrition & Food Science Leader
Market Position: World’s largest food and beverage company — trusted nutrition, health, and wellness products across 186 countries
Laboratory Division: NQAC (Nestlé Quality Assurance Centre) — a global network of accredited laboratories delivering analytical excellence
Standards: ISO/IEC 17025 accredited laboratory — operating to the highest global analytical quality and food safety standards
Dubai Operations: Nestlé’s UAE presence serves a critical regional market — analytical excellence underpins product quality and consumer trust
Culture: Precision, compliance, continuous improvement, and collaboration — Nestlé laboratory values in every test performed
Why This Lab Analyst Role at Nestlé Dubai Stands Out
World-Class Employer: Nestlé — one of the world’s most respected and recognisable global food and nutrition brands — on your CV
Advanced Instrumentation: Work with HPLC, GC-FID, and ICP-OES in a fully accredited ISO/IEC 17025 analytical laboratory
Standards Excellence: GLP, ISO 17025, LIMS, and 5S — a complete and highly regarded analytical science credentials environment
Career Growth: Join a global company committed to professional development, scientific excellence, and continuous improvement
Position Overview
This Laboratory Analyst position at Nestlé Dubai is an excellent opportunity for an experienced analytical scientist to apply and develop advanced laboratory skills within a world-class, ISO/IEC 17025-accredited food and nutrition analytical environment. You will perform chemical and nutritional analyses on a diverse range of food and beverage products, operating sophisticated analytical instruments including HPLC, GC-FID, and ICP-OES. Accuracy, compliance, and meticulous documentation are at the core of this role — as is the ability to identify and escalate technical issues, support laboratory audits, and contribute to the continuous improvement culture that defines Nestlé’s global laboratory operations. This is the ideal role for a precise, diligent, and technically accomplished analytical chemist or food scientist with 3 to 5 years of relevant hands-on laboratory experience.
Why This Role Matters: As Laboratory Analyst at Nestlé Dubai, your analytical work sits at the very foundation of Nestlé’s quality assurance and consumer safety guarantee. Every HPLC result you verify, every nutritional analysis you complete, and every data record you maintain contributes directly to ensuring that Nestlé products — consumed by millions of people across the UAE and the Middle East — meet the highest quality, nutritional accuracy, and food safety standards. In a globally accredited laboratory where precision is non-negotiable, your expertise and diligence genuinely protect the consumers who trust Nestlé every day.
Key Responsibilities
Chemical & Nutritional Analysis
- Perform comprehensive chemical and nutritional analyses in strict accordance with Nestlé’s established instructions, approved guidelines, and validated laboratory methods across all assigned analytical parameters.
- Operate a range of advanced analytical instruments — including HPLC, GC-FID, and ICP-OES — conducting routine and specialised testing with precision, care, and full adherence to method specifications.
- Verify all analytical results rigorously against defined quality control criteria — ensuring that test results are only reported and released when all QC requirements and acceptance criteria are fully satisfied.
- Identify, investigate, and escalate any analytical, technical, or operational issues to the NQAC Laboratory Supervisor promptly and professionally — maintaining transparency and technical integrity at all times.
Data Recording, Documentation & Quality Compliance
- Accurately record, review, and update all analytical data and associated laboratory documentation in the Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) — maintaining complete traceability and data integrity at all times.
- Ensure full and consistent compliance with Good Laboratory Practices (GLP), laboratory safety requirements, 5S workplace organisation principles, and all applicable quality management standards.
- Maintain all laboratory records, analytical worksheets, quality control charts, and instrument logbooks in a complete, accurate, and audit-ready condition at all times.
- Prepare and submit analytical reports and data summaries in a clear, structured, and timely manner — ensuring all results are communicated accurately to the Laboratory Supervisor and relevant stakeholders.
Audit Support & Laboratory Compliance
- Support laboratory audits and regulatory inspections by maintaining proper, complete, and well-organised records and documentation that demonstrate full compliance with ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation requirements.
- Actively participate in internal and external audit activities — responding professionally to auditor queries, demonstrating method competency, and providing requested documentation promptly and accurately.
- Apply strong working knowledge of ISO/IEC 17025 in practice — understanding its requirements for method validation, measurement uncertainty, quality control, and auditor interaction within a food analytical laboratory.
- Contribute to laboratory quality system maintenance — supporting SOP reviews, method verification activities, and corrective action implementation as required by the quality management system.
Instrument Operation & Troubleshooting
- Operate all assigned analytical instruments safely, efficiently, and in full accordance with manufacturer specifications, laboratory SOPs, and Nestlé method requirements.
- Perform routine instrument checks, calibrations, and performance verification activities — maintaining instruments in optimal working condition and documenting all maintenance activities accurately.
- Identify and troubleshoot instrument performance issues, analytical anomalies, or method deviations — applying technical knowledge to diagnose problems and escalate unresolved issues to the Laboratory Supervisor.
- Assist in the evaluation and validation of new analytical methods and instruments — contributing to method development activities and validation studies as directed by laboratory management.
Continuous Improvement & Team Collaboration
- Actively contribute to continuous improvement initiatives within the Nestlé Dubai laboratory — identifying opportunities to enhance analytical efficiency, data quality, and laboratory workflow performance.
- Work collaboratively and professionally with fellow laboratory analysts, technicians, and supervisors — sharing analytical insights, troubleshooting challenges together, and maintaining a positive team environment.
- Apply statistical method control knowledge to monitor analytical performance, identify trends, and flag potential issues proactively before they affect data quality or product release decisions.
- Follow all Nestlé laboratory instructions, SOPs, and safety protocols with precision and consistency — demonstrating the high level of personal accountability and quality ownership that Nestlé’s laboratory standards demand.
Qualifications & Requirements
Educational Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Food Science, Biochemistry, or a closely related scientific discipline — a mandatory requirement for this Laboratory Analyst position at Nestlé Dubai.
- Additional postgraduate qualifications or professional certifications in analytical chemistry, food science, or laboratory quality management are a valued and welcomed competitive advantage.
Experience Requirements
- 3 to 5 years of proven, hands-on experience in a chemical or nutritional analytical laboratory — operating advanced instruments and performing validated analytical methods in a regulated or accredited laboratory environment.
- Practical, demonstrated experience operating and troubleshooting HPLC, GC-FID, and/or ICP-OES instruments within a professional food science, pharmaceutical, or chemical analytical laboratory.
- Solid practical application of Good Laboratory Practices (GLP) and strong working knowledge of ISO/IEC 17025 requirements — including direct experience with laboratory audits and interaction with internal and external auditors.
Technical Skills
- Proficiency in using Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) for data entry, result recording, sample tracking, and analytical report generation in a professional laboratory context.
- Strong working knowledge of quality control procedures within an analytical laboratory — including control chart interpretation, out-of-specification investigations, and corrective action documentation.
- Knowledge of statistical method control principles and their application to analytical laboratory quality assurance activities is a significant additional advantage for shortlisting.
- High level of attention to detail, analytical precision, and accuracy — with the ability to consistently meet analytical timelines while maintaining full compliance with all quality and safety requirements.
About Nestlé
Nestlé is the world’s largest food and beverage company, present in 186 countries with a portfolio of more than 2,000 brands — from global icons to local favourites. Nestlé’s commitment to nutrition, health, and wellness is grounded in rigorous scientific research, world-class analytical capabilities, and an unwavering dedication to product quality and consumer safety. In Dubai, Nestlé’s Nestlé Quality Assurance Centre (NQAC) operates a globally accredited analytical laboratory that supports quality assurance across the Middle East and African region — making this Lab Analyst opportunity a genuinely prestigious and career-defining role for the right analytical science professional.
Note: We thank all applicants for their interest. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted by Nestlé’s recruitment team.
Who Should Apply?
- Analytical Chemists & Food Scientists: With 3–5 years of hands-on experience operating HPLC, GC-FID, or ICP-OES instruments in a food, pharmaceutical, or chemical analytical laboratory — ready to join Nestlé’s world-class Dubai laboratory team.
- ISO/IEC 17025 Laboratory Professionals: With proven experience working within an accredited analytical laboratory — comfortable with GLP, quality control procedures, audit support, and LIMS data management.
- Food Science & Chemistry Graduates: With 3+ years of post-graduation analytical laboratory experience who are precise, detail-driven, and motivated to build their careers within Nestlé’s globally respected quality assurance organisation.
- Nutritional Analysis Specialists: With practical experience in food matrix analysis — performing chemical and nutritional testing using validated methods in compliance with internationally recognised quality standards.
- FMCG Laboratory Analysts: Currently working in quality assurance or analytical science roles within food, nutrition, or beverage manufacturing environments and seeking a career opportunity at one of the world’s most prestigious global food companies.
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