Pilot Plant Technician

About Imbibe

Imbibe is a dynamic, high-growth food and beverage development company based in Niles, Illinois. We specialize in developing, creating, and manufacturing beverage flavors, ingredient systems, and finished food and beverage products. Our mission is to design ingredients with impact for the food and beverage industry.

Imbibe is a dynamic, high-growth food and beverage development company based in Niles, Illinois. We specialize in developing, creating, and manufacturing beverage flavors, ingredient systems, and finished food and beverage products. Our mission is to design ingredients with impact for the food and beverage industry. Since our founding in 1963, Imbibe has been at the forefront of flavor innovation and product development.

We offer a comprehensive range of services, including full product development, taste modulation, and finished product solutions. Our state-of-the- art campus features an Innovation Center and Pilot Plant that enable us to tackle industry-wide taste and texture challenges, ensuring that our clients receive the highest quality products.

At Imbibe, we pride ourselves on our entrepreneurial spirit and commitment to continuous improvement. Our values of collaboration, accountability, and entrepreneurship drive us to deliver exceptional results for our clients. We also believe in giving back to the community. Through various initiatives we support efforts to combat food insecurity in the Chicagoland area by donating ingredients and our time.

If you're passionate about the food and beverage industry and eager to make a meaningful impact, Imbibe is the place for you. Let's create something extraordinary together!

Hands-on individual that works in a test plant operating equipment and assisting in key development work for food and beverage. The Pilot Plant Technician partners with Product Development and Flavorists to produce beverage and food products for customer projects across our scope of project work. This individual takes initiative, has great observational skills, and wants to be on the development edge of new product and process techniques.

• Become an expert in multiple new pieces of processing technology. In depth training will be provided on‑the‑job
• Maintain proper stock of prepared packaging materials
• Troubleshoot and repair damaged components in a timely manner
• Run beverage formulations through a variety of pieces of beverage processing equipment
• Ensure beverage products are properly packaged and labeled
• Follow all Good Manufacturing Practice guidelines during the production of beverage products. This includes properly cleaning and organizing all work areas and wearing all proper food safety and personal protective equipment
• Participate in Root Cause Analysis and Process Improvement projects

• High school degree or GED equivalent
• A team player willing to do what it takes to support the development and launch of new products on tight timelines in a fast paced and complicated environment
• Ability to adapt to the changing needs of the lab
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office software products including Outlook, Excel and Word
• Able to lift and carry objects up to 50lbs on a consistent basis
• Ability to work collaboratively and thrive in a fast paced and dynamic environment
• Ability to observe details at close range.
• Constantly moves about the pilot plant, labs, and office

• Forklift certification
• Previous Food and Beverage manufacturing experience
• Mechanical Background and familiarity with different parts to unit operations:
  Valves, Pumps, Seals, Thermocouples, etc.

• Conditioned plant with floors that can be wet and/or slippery
• At times will need to: bend and…