R&D Lab Technician
hace 7 días
Valhalla
Job Description At-a-Glance: Are you ready to build your career by joining an international food and beverage company? If so, our client is hiring a R&D Technician. Position Type: • Contract, • AS/BS in a scientific field with bench work experience., • Prior beverage/food experiences a plus., • Familiarity with common lab analytical instruments and beverage processing equipment a plus., • Outstanding team working skills, strong initiative., • Analyze and communicate implications of experimental results., • Computer Skills – Word, Excel, PowerPoint., • Ability to manage and learn a wide variety of products characteristics from cold fill to thermal processed beverages., • Manage multiple project tasks to support the individuals of the workgroup, manage time and expectations for group needs., • Effectively communicate conflict of requests., • Demonstrate proper laboratory techniques and equipment handling., • Laboratory notebook up to date containing all experiments including formulas and results critical competencies., • Ability to flawlessly execute bench work, plan ahead for tech center runs, ability to communicate with several plant coordinators to ensure ingredient supply., • Proactively and positively interface with various analytical functions in order to assure timely execution of testing., • Must be well organized, capture work details and learning and highlight any unexpected learning., • Good communication skills (verbal and written), manage expectations of group support., • Provide product formulation support by accurately preparing laboratory beverages and concentrates., • Specifications met, clean well organized laboratory., • Maintain laboratory and sample inventory of ingredients and supplies., • Fully functional and safe laboratory, organized, tidy storage area for group at different temperature rooms., • Maintain laboratory equipment., • Equipment is calibrated and documented before use., • Maintenance of equipment is scheduled as necessary., • All formulas are entered into laboratory notebooks., • All work is properly documented., • Implement and maintain storage studies., • Data is gathered and accurately maintained in lab notebook., • Submission of samples for analytical and sensory evaluation., • Samples submitted correctly and on time. Data base of results maintained., • Plan, conduct and coordinate production runs, manage ingredient orders, expiration, and handling, prepare batch sheets, schedule and run tech center, ensure product meets specifications., • Ensure samples are received on time., • Specification met, samples submitted for analysis, Ingredients weighted accurately, capture ingredient lot numbers, product storage and report results., • Successful and timely runs to provide standards for formulas., • Accurately document runs and preparation, ingredient lot numbers and results for each run., • Plan, conduct and report for all work including but not limited to production runs, shelf life studies, ingredient assessments., • Tests conducted with appropriate protocols including handling, temperature control, order of ingredient addition procedure with understanding and learnings captured and reported.