What are the responsibilities and job description for the R&D and Flavoring Technician position at Western Botanicals?
About the company; WB Blends is a growing dietary supplement contract manufacturer located in Spanish Fork Utah just outside of Provo. The company has grown significantly in the past few years and is fully anticipating continued rapid growth. The company recently opened a 47k square foot facility just 2.5 miles away from our current facility. We have a great company culture and are committed to success of both the company and the team members. If you are seeking a new opportunity with room to grow, be a part of a driven & collaborative team and enhance your skillset in the dietary supplement industry apply today.
Job Description; The R&D Technician is responsible for reviewing product formulations, establishing preliminary flavor profiles for quotations, formalizing flavor profiles for customer samples, working hand in hand with the business development team to ensure customer satisfactory is met and providing an unmatched experience for on-site flavoring sessions with our customers.
Employee responsibilities and duties
- Adhere to cGMP and SOPs
- Work with supply chain and quality to qualify new suppliers
- Ensures documents for flavors are up to date
- Create a flavor library
- Work with flavor houses for pricing, samples, technical documents, lead times etc.
- Create RDSSF sheets for client signature on approved samples
- Maintain live sample / retain protocol
- Help create work instructions
- Monitor organoleptic properties of raw materials to be added to spec sheets
- Operate and maintain clean and hygienic standard of operation
- Troubleshoot inhomogeneous blends
- Follow deviation and change control process
- Create and develop flavor samples in a timely and presentable manner
- Gather and collect information from the business development team for sample creation
- Report situations that might have a negative effect on safety or quality to the supervisor of the Quality Department
Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills and Abilities)
- Knowledge on cGMP’s
- Eligible to work in the U.S.
- Ability to manage processes and procedures
- Ability to manage tasks effectively
- Attention to detail – evaluation of supplier documents to assess accuracy.
- Organization of samples, documentation and data entry
Education
- High School Diploma or Equivalent required
- Bachelors in food science or equivalent field (bio-chemistry, pharmaceutical science, nutrition, nutraceutical science, food technology) preferred but not required
Work Experience
- 2-3 years of r&d, product development or flavoring experience at a dietary supplement manufacturer, flavor house or brand.
Working Environment: While performing the primary duties of the job, the employee is regularly exposed to various outdoor and indoor environments (i.e. general office, industrial complexes, food processing plants, semiconductor labs, clean rooms, etc., some of which can be hazardous). Temperature variances, high noise levels, and dusty environments may be encountered.
Physical demands
- This position requires sitting, use of hands, talking, hearing/listening, tasting/smelling, standing, walking, bending/stooping, climbing stairs, working with allergen based materials and ability to lift up to 50lbs.
Food Allergen Notice: This facility may contain the following allergens: Milk, Eggs, Fish, Crustaceans, Shellfish, Tree Nuts, Peanuts, Wheat and Soybeans.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER: We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and consider qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender, identity or expression, age, disability, religion, military or veteran status, or any other characteristics protected by law.
We accept direct applications from candidates only. Unsolicited resumes submitted by recruiting agencies will be considered property of the company, and no fees will be paid.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $45,000.00 - $50,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discount
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Referral program
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
Salary : $45,000 - $50,000