R&D Technician

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
• On-Site 

Required:

• Minimum of High School degree with some college preferred.
• Proficiency in computer skills and Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Strong communication skills, with emphasis on prompt and clear responses to high email and Teams message traffic.
• Good organizational and time management skills.
• Ability to work independently to meet or exceed deadlines with minimal supervision.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and adapt to change.
• Can lift light weights up to 25 lbs. 

Responsibilities:

• Assist with the Gold Standard Reference program.
• Coordinate bi-weekly with internal partners (Reference R&D, warehouse, and manufacturing sites, 3rd party storage) to ship out samples to plants or testing locations.
• Maintain and track reference inventory (products/pallets) from/to plants, R&D, and 3rd party storage.
• Maintain and manage product inventories in the lab, shelf-life room, refrigerated, and frozen storage.
• Lead Gold Standard Reference qualification reviews.
• Manage and prepare qualification samples for internal sensory testing.
• Support Productivity Region team in product development work, including sensory tests, laboratory work, and process lab test runs.
• Perform standard core technician duties such as ingredient inventory, sample management, material ordering, sensory test preparation, and trial participation.
• Maintain and manage product and raw ingredient inventories in the lab, shelf-life room, refrigerated, and frozen storage.
• Manage sensory and consumer testing requests and prepare samples for execution.
• Coordinate and manage internal product reviews.
• Manage analytical submissions and communicate results in an organized and timely fashion.
• Order raw materials for experiments and trials, managing specifications, certificates, and other crucial documents for all.
• Coordinate logistical activities for the team, including UPS shipments and pallet pickups.
• Maintain the quality lab and inventory and discard samples when expired with communication to project owners of expiration date.
• Other tasks as required.