Job Title: R&D Laboratory Technician
Location: Valhalla NY 10595, USA
Duration: 12+ month contract/ Temp to Hire
Pay Rate : $30/hr on W2 (no prior benefits)
Shift: Monday-Friday, 8AM-5PM
Job Description:
Technician's responsibilities will include: support for Product Developers in the Citrus lab in the preparation, testing and evaluation of beverage batches.
Accurately prepare beverage and beverage concentrates to support new product development, brand maintenance, etc.
Support will also include: bench top batches, schedule and support pilot plant productions, sample submission for QC, Micro and any other required analysis, coordinate and collect data for product shelf life studies,
keep thorough documentation of batches and experiments, maintain and document lab inventory, maintain a safe work environment and effectively work with team members, other PDs and support teams to complete projects.
1. Capable of setting up benchtop, pilot plant experiments
2. Capable of managing product inventories, product entries, purchase orders
3. Support in pilot plant trials, product packing, shipping, labeling etc.
4. Capable of lifting up to 25 lbs
5. Capable of working in the lab under GLP/GMP practices
6. Accurate data entry, documentation, following the procedures is a must
7. Capable of interacting with other employees to independently identify and organize resources for conduct of experiments
8. Available for traveling to manufacturing sites to support trials when required.
9. Capable of engaging with suppliers in discussions associated with ingredient purchasing, and follow ups.
Education:
1. Science degree/Experience in conducting experiments in science.
REQUIRED SKILLS:
1. Diligent and perseverant
2. Excel/Word/MS Outlook - Microsoft product proficient
3. Good communication skills – oral and written
4. Good organizational skills
5. Attention to detail
6. Works well in a team setting, working with QA/R&D work team on other aspects of project
7. Self-motivated and with initiative.