Lab Technician

Job Description

Job Description

Join Our Team!

Looking to grow your lab skills in a hands-on, fast-paced environment? We’re looking for a reliable and detail-oriented Lab Technician to support daily lab operations and quality testing.

We’re dedicated to producing top-tier products through scientific excellence and a commitment to continuous improvement. As a Lab Technician, you’ll play a key role in maintaining product quality while working with a friendly, team-oriented group. You'll gain valuable hands-on experience with lab equipment, contribute to real R&D projects, and build skills that support long-term career growth in the food science and manufacturing industry.

Job Description: Responsible for assisting the Lab Manager with:

• Retrieving finished product production run samples and raw ingredients as needed from the warehouse to analyze, store, and use in the lab.
• Calibrating lab equipment and preparing reagents for laboratory needs.
• Analysis of raw ingredients and finished products:
  • Foss: Proximates testing (Fat, Protein, Sugars, Moisture)
  • Kjeldahl: Protein
  • Cenco Oven: Moisture
  • pH Meter / Probes: pH
  • RVA: Viscosity
  • Brookfield: Viscosity
  • Zahn Cup: Viscosity
  • Microscope: Particle size & structure quantification
  • Petrifilm: Microbiology
• Maintaining files and databases on lab-related information and organizing related documentation.
• Requesting current D.I. supplier’s Vendor Documents for compliance with D.I. food safety & quality (D.I. FSQ) programming requirements.
• Maintaining current D.I. Documents to include PDS, SDS, certificate of origin, allergen, kosher, etc
• Involvement with Food Safety, Quality programs, and audit activities.
• Assisting with R&D projects.
• This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications.

Requirements:

• Degree: BSc Food Science, Chemistry, or similar
• Lift up to 30 pounds.
• Standing for long periods of time.
• Computer data entry.
• Use of personal protective equipment with laboratory fumes & toxic chemicals, dry ice, or airborne powder particles as necessary per MSDS/SDS.

Pay: Commensurate with experience.