What are the responsibilities and job description for the R&D Lab Technician position at New Classic Cooking LLC?
Description
The R&D Lab Technician is a detail-oriented quality focused individual who will support the Food Scientists within the R&D Department at New Classic Cooking. This role will work to assist the scientists as well as organize the lab ingredients to set the team up for success.
Key Responsibilities:
? Organize, package, and label lab ingredients. Coordinate the transfer of lab ingredients from the plant in Avenel to the lab in Piscataway.
? Keep inventory of lab ingredients and sample ingredients.
? Support new product testing and ingredient evaluations in conjunction with scientists on the team by assisting with recipe scaling.
? Enhance our technical body of knowledge by performing routine tests such as pH, water activity, and brix readings.
? Calibrate, clean, and maintain laboratory instruments.
? Support shelf-life testing by coordinating the samples with QA, setting up shelf-life tastings, and accurately recording findings in our database.
? Participate in innovation sessions and ongoing work to build and strengthen pipelines.
? Assist in preparing sales samples for customer meetings including properly packaging and labelling the samples.
? Follow SQF guidelines and Food Safety Standards when working in the lab and the production environment.
? Collaborate with QA on SQF initiatives as needed.
? Perform operational tasks and other projects and activities as needed.
Requirements
Requirements:
? Must be pursuing an associate or bachelor’s degree in food science, Chemistry, Microbiology, or a related field.
? Experience in a laboratory or food manufacturing environment preferred.
? Strong understanding of food safety practices.
? Ability to follow SOPs, recipe instructions, and maintain accurate records.
? Excellent communication and documentation skills
? Bi-lingual (English/Spanish) language skills a plus
Salary : $50,000 - $55,000