Pilot Plant Technician II- Product & Process Development

Company Description

The National Food Lab is a fast-growing company with a vision to be the destination for tailored solutions for the food industry – beginning to end. Our mission is to provide services that help food, beverage, and supplement companies deliver safe, healthy and successful products.  We seek to make a positive impact in the advancement of food safety, quality and nutrition, fulfilling our corporate promise – to improve health and improve lives.

The National Food Lab’s best-in-class consumer and sensory research capabilities employ a variety of quantitative and qualitative consumer and sensory research techniques to help our clients make products consumers love.  We help our clients:

• Develop new product ideas
• Re-energize a well-established product
• Assess product-concept fit or packaging effectiveness
• Understand the product, brand and category competitive landscapes
• Present objective results to management

Job Description

The Technician II is responsible for performing moderate to complex P&PD lab, kitchen, and/or pilot plant activities and routine analyses and procedures under a supervisor’s direction. They will assist in all activities ongoing in these areas as required by the supervisor or project leader.

• Demonstrates and promotes the company vision.
• Regular attendance and punctuality
• Applies GMP/GLP in all areas of responsibility, as appropriate.
• Maintain a clean, sanitary, safe and well-organized working environment in the pilot plant.
• Assist in execution of project conducted in the pilot plant under supervisor direction.
• Assists Process Development staff with receipt of products and ingredients, storage of samples, accurately weighing ingredients and products, preparing products and samples for testing and evaluation in both the lab and pilot plant.
• Assists with labeling, packaging, and shipping of products.
• Follow appropriate SOPs, SMs, and Protocols.
• Maintain pilot plant equipment and documentation as required by GLP and GMP programs.
• Maintain an inventory of equipment parts, laboratory supplies, and cleaning supplies.
• Perform all duties with accuracy for quality results.
• Work as a team with all product and process development staff to accomplish position and business objectives.
• Identify and communicate equipment and facility improvement options/issues to supervisor.
• Other tasks as assigned which may include grocery shopping, cleaning refrigerators and/or product and equipment storage areas.
• Other tasks as assigned.
• Conducts all activities in a safe and efficient manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, the individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements below are representative of the knowledge, skill or ability required.

Educational Background/Relevant Experience

• High School Graduate or GED required
• 2-4 years of lab; Pilot Plant or Manufacturing experience or a combination of experience and education indicating an ability to perform the essential functions of the position

Additional Preferred Preferences:

• Basic mechanical repair and use of cleaning equipment
• Food, Nutraceutical or Pharmaceutical Pilot Plant or Manufacturing experience a plus
• The Ability to Show:
  • Maintain a safe and orderly work environment
  • Maintain, record, and review SOPs
  • Maintain proper communication skills, while being able to work independently
  • Exercise initiative and good judgment, and solve routine problems without the need for consistent assistance
  • Safely operate propane and electrical forklift trucks, climb ladders, frequently lift, carry and/or push light to heavy materials; ability to stand and walk most of the day
  •  Flexibility to easily transition from one task to another

Additional Information

A compensational range for this role would be:  $27.00- 29.00 an hour

Other Factors:

Maintain a safe and orderly work environment, maintain, record, and review SOPs, maintain proper communication skills, work independently, exercise initiative and good judgment, and solve routine problems without assistance. Safely operate propane and electrical forklift trucks, climb ladders, frequently lift, carry and/or push light to heavy materials. as well as stand and walk most of the day.  Flexibility to easily transition from one task to another.

• Overtime and weekend work as plants required
• Will be exposed to potential food allergens
•  Must u