Job Details:

Title: Product Development Lab Technologist – R&D Protein Team- First Shift

Duration: 1 Year

Location: Golden Valley, MN

Pay Rate: $30.71/hr

Shift: Monday-Friday 9am – 5pm

Job Description

Seeking talent with experience supporting product development, ideally in food consumer packaged goods or in protein ingredient food applications. Ideally, the candidate brings product development lab support experience in one or more of the following product categories: Snack Bars, Ready to Eat cereals, Dairy Products, Baked Good Categories, Pizza/Pizza Snacks. Experience in ingredient applications and technologies are also valued.

Job Responsibilities

• The lab technologist supports protein technology development on the ITQ (Innovation, Technology and Quality) team across multiple product categories. Daily work will have oversight from scientists on the team. Responsibilities may include any of the following, depending on the scope of the assigned projects:

• Support product and technology development initiatives from bench top to pilot plant scale

• Prepare for experiments

• Gather/order ingredients and equipment needed

• Accurately weigh ingredients

• Network with internal experts to learn bench-top procedures, methods, testing protocols

• Execute experiments and product make-up at the bench-top and/or at pilot plant scale

• Analytical testing and sensory evaluation of ingredients and food products

• Collect and report data. Record/document observations. Share key findings in a timely manner with the team.

• Some basic data analysis may be required.

Education & Qualifications

• 2-year Degree or High School Degree w/ 3+ years of directly relatable experience

• Previous work experience in a similar field (Food product development experience or laboratory experience)

• Basic computer/technology skills (Microsoft Office Suite, other computer programs)

• Basic understanding of food safety and human safety

OTHER REQUIRED SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS:

• Strong self-starter

• Ability to parallel path multiple work streams and stay busy:

• Advance another project when there is a lull in a current project

• Anticipate and proactively prepare for next waves of activity/projects

Help & support others

• Has a strong bias for action

• Holds oneself to a high-quality work standard

• Ability to adapt to a dynamic work environment – changing priorities, new challenges

• Desire to learn new concepts

• Receptive to feedback, internalize and adjust work accordingly

• Ability to quickly come up to speed and apply learnings

• Inquisitive: interested in problem-solving, trouble shooting, how and why things work

• Ability to communicate effectively with cross-functional partners, internal customers and contribute to a team environment

• Has a passion for both food creation and technology development

• Comfortable in a laboratory setting

• Comfortable in processing (pilot plant) environment

• Comfortable operating equipment (large and small) once trained