“One Health” – this is what the Bavarian State Office for Health and Food Safety (LGL) stands for as an interdisciplinary, scientific specialist authority. After all, health encompasses many aspects – only healthy animals provide healthy food, and only a healthy environment enables physical, mental and social well-being.
Together with colleagues from the fields of food chemistry, human and veterinary medicine as well as other (natural) scientific disciplines and administration, we work for the health of humans and animals and thus for modern health and consumer protection in Bavaria. Support us at one of our many locations!
The department RK6 “Cosmetic products, tattooing products, tobacco products, consumer goods and material market surveillance (non-food products), blood alcohol” in Bad Kissingen is looking for the next possible date
a
State-certified food chemist (m/f/d)
Reference number 2610
At the LGL office in Bad Kissingen, the premises for an additional laboratory location have been created. The department is gradually putting the new laboratories into operation and establishing the testing of cosmetic products, consumer goods, tobacco products and samples for substance market surveillance.
Versatile tasks that will challenge you
You will be jointly responsible for a laboratory unit in which consumer products are tested and assessed. Your tasks will therefore include
- Technical supervision of chemical, chemical-physical, physical and sensory testing
- Expert evaluation of test results and GMP documents or safety reports
- Writing expert reports
- Employee management in all technical aspects of your field of work
- Implementation of specifications, for example for sample control, occupational safety and quality assurance in the laboratory
- Independently developing new methods or supervising the further development of existing test procedures, including QA-compliant validation; where necessary, this is done in collaboration with colleagues responsible for measurement technology
- Expert opinions on draft legislation and examination methods, participation in expert committees
- Providing technical advice and support to the district administrative authorities, in particular during company inspections of manufacturers, processors and distributors
- Participation in the training and further education of specialist staff and students of food chemistry and supervision of scientific work such as project work, bachelor’s and master’s theses
A CV that convinces us
You have
- successfully completed training as a state-certified food chemist (m/f/d)
- a special scientific aptitude, documented if possible by a doctorate, other scientific papers and publications
- Experience and relevant knowledge in chemical, chemical-physical, physical and sensory analysis including current problems in the analysis as well as in the toxicological and legal evaluation of consumer products
- good product knowledge (packaging systems, material properties, substances used)
- above-average cooperation, motivation and communication skills as well as social skills
- a high sense of responsibility and strong organizational skills
- very good IT skills (e.g. experience with LIMS, device control and analysis software and the usual MS Office applications)
- good verbal and written communication skills (comprehensive knowledge of German [at least language level B2 according to CEFR]) and familiarity with English-language specialist literature is a matter of course for you
- a class B driver’s license and general fitness to drive
You are
- highly motivated, show initiative and get on well in a team
- able to deal with criticism and conflict and willing to take responsibility for your assigned area of work
- able to work independently and have a talent for organization
- willing to flexibly take on activities that go beyond your core tasks
An environment that inspires you
- Flexible working hours
- Official health management
- Compatibility of family and career
- 30 days’ vacation plus Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve off work
- Company pension scheme
- Special annual payment
- Capital-forming benefits
- In-house training and further education academy
- Secure workplace
- Ideas management
- Employee benefits
- Employee events (summer party, company outing, etc.)
- Mobile working
Employment relationship / evaluation
Recruitment will initially be by way of a fixed-term employment relationship under collective bargaining law for up to 12 months. Remuneration is based on the regulations of the TV-L. Depending on qualifications and personal requirements, the intended classification will be in pay group E 13.
Further information on remuneration can be found at https://oeffentlicher-dienst.info/tv-l/allg/.
Application
If we have aroused your interest, please apply by 12.04.2026 via our online application portal at https://lgl-bayern-karriereportal.mein-check-in.de/list. Further information on the application procedure, which is part of this job advertisement, can also be found on our Website.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Your contact persons
Ms. Dierks, Tel. 09131 6808-7311, and Dr. Geisel, Tel. 09131 6808-7204, will be happy to answer any questions you may have.
The gender-specific use of a job title has no influence on the actual selection for the position. Equal opportunities, inclusion, acceptance of differences and mutual appreciation are very important to us. We show appreciation and respect to all employees (m/f/d) at all times – regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic origin, religion or ideology, disability, age, sexual orientation and identity. The LGL actively promotes equal opportunities for all employees (m/f/d) in the spirit of the Free State of Bavaria as employer and employer. All our positions are generally part-time, insofar as job sharing ensures that the tasks described can be performed. We particularly welcome applications from women and men in areas of our office in which they have been employed in significantly lower numbers to date. In areas in which women are employed in significantly lower numbers than men, women are particularly encouraged to apply (Art. 7 Para. 3 BayGlG). The inclusion of (severely) disabled employees (m/f/d) is also very important to us. We already employ more severely disabled people than required by law. They are given preferential consideration in the selection process if their suitability is essentially equal. At the LGL, we see diversity as an enrichment, which is why we naturally welcome applications from people of all nationalities.
Bavarian State Office for
Health and Food Safety
Z2 – Human Resources
Eggenreuther Weg 43 | 91058 Erlangen
www.lgl.bayern.de
