Part of kdc/one, Zobele is a multinational, global leader in product development and manufacturing, key partner of the top Home & Personal Care FMCG´s companies .

To meet our growth challenges we’re looking for proactive, enthusiastic and talented professionals willing to join our team. For our North America Business Development Centre in Somerville (New Jersey ), we are currently looking for a:

LABORATORY & PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT TECHNICIAN

Our Laboratory & Product Development Technician manages the activities of laboratory (testing, results reporting, certificates of analysis, tools, samples archive) and organizes the activities to support all the product development phase Scouts and proposes innovative materials and formulation performing evaluation and validation protocols for the realization of specific products/technologies.

Responsibilities:

• Timely executes and record all the laboratory tests, according to Divisional plans and needs, releasing the products if applicable.
• Is responsible for the correct maintenance and functioning of the laboratory tools, equipment, and infrastructures, taking care of calibration, and repairing activities and contributing to new instruments selection and calibration methods issue.
• Manages the retained samples archive, ensuring clear samples identification and tidy storage.
• Collaborate to the study, issue and update of the innovative technologies and Product, constantly monitoring the relative normative evolution.
• Identify and manage contacts with external technology sources (suppliers, laboratories, institutes, consultants…).

Requirements:

• Fluent English
• University degree, preferably in technical fields (chemistry for chemical labs as requirement)
• 1+ year of experience in laboratories, Chemical formulations
• 2+ years in Product Innovation (Formulations and Processes) in FMCG industry. (Laundry Care, Toilet Care, Home Cleaning).
• Test methods and relative normative
• Laboratory instruments
• Metrology
• IT tools (MS Office, SAP R/3 QM module as preferable)
• Global mind-set, commercial understanding of corporate and operational business issues.
• Excellent problem resolution and technical decision-making abilities.
• Well organized, dynamic, and able to multitask and change focus quickly when required.
• Organizational skills
• Precision

Join US! Apply now and join the kdc/one worldwide team!

Zobele by kdc/one is an Equal Opportunity Employer and as such, treats all applications equally and recruits purely on the basis of skills and qualifications.