R&D Technician

Summary:

• Provide product formulation support by accurately preparing laboratory beverages and concentrates
• Maintain laboratory and sample inventory of ingredients and supplies
• Maintain laboratory equipment
• Implement and maintain storage studies
• Submission of samples for analytical and sensory evaluation
• Support Product Developers in conducting production runs, managing ingredient orders, handling, ensuring product meets specifications

Responsibilities:

• Flawlessly execute bench work and plan ahead for tech center runs
• Communicate with several plant coordinators to ensure ingredient supply
• Proactively and positively interface with various analytical functions to assure timely execution of testing
• Organize work details and highlight any unexpected learning
• Good communication skills (verbal and written), manage expectations of group support
• Proactive, reliable, and self-motivated

Requirements:

• BS in a scientific field with bench work experience
• Able to lift packages with ingredients and cases with products-up to 50 lbs

Preferred Skills:

• Outstanding team working skills, strong initiative
• Ability to analyze and communicate implications of experimental results
• Proficient in Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Prior Beverage/Food experience is a real plus

All job requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health and safety of themselves or other employees. This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties requested by their supervisor in compliance with Federal and State Laws. Requirements are representative of minimum levels of knowledge, skills, and/or abilities. To perform this job successfully, the employee must possess the abilities or aptitudes to perform each duty proficiently.