Pilot Plant Technician - Process & Development

Pilot Plant Technician I
- Process & Development

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 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

The Technician is responsible for performing basic to moderately complex P&PD lab, kitchen, and/or pilot plant activities and routine analyses and procedures under a supervisor’s direction.

Responsibilities include:

• 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.
• Conducts all activities in a safe and efficient manner.

Requirements:

• High School Graduate or GED required
• One or more years of college or technical training preferred; or a combination of experience and education indicating an ability to perform the essential functions of the position

Additional

Preferred Qualifications:

• 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; able to stand and walk most of the day
• Flexibility to easily transition from one task to another

Compensation: $25.00- 27.00 an hour

Other Factors:

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

Training to be Expected in the following areas:

• Chemical Hygiene
• Ergonomic Training
• Injury and Illness Prevention Program (IIPP)
• Lockout/Tagout
• Right to Know

Eurofins is a M/F, Disabled, and Veteran Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer.