R&D Lab Technician

R&D Lab Technician

The R&D Lab Technician is a detail-oriented quality focused individual who will support the Food Scientists within the R&D Department at New Classic Cooking. This role will work to assist the scientists as well as organize the lab ingredients to set the team up for success.

Key Responsibilities:

• Organize, package, and label lab ingredients. Coordinate the transfer of lab ingredients from the plant in Avenel to the lab in Piscataway.
• Keep inventory of lab ingredients and sample ingredients.
• Support new product testing and ingredient evaluations in conjunction with scientists on the team by assisting with recipe scaling.
• Enhance our technical body of knowledge by performing routine tests such as pH, water activity, and brix readings.
• Calibrate, clean, and maintain laboratory instruments.
• Support shelf-life testing by coordinating the samples with QA, setting up shelf-life tastings, and accurately recording findings in our database.
• Participate in innovation sessions and ongoing work to build and strengthen pipelines.
• Assist in preparing sales samples for customer meetings including properly packaging and labeling the samples.
• Follow SQF guidelines and Food Safety Standards when working in the lab and the production environment.
• Collaborate with QA on SQF initiatives as needed.
• Perform operational tasks and other projects and activities as needed.

Requirements:

• Must be pursuing an associate or bachelor's degree in food science, Chemistry, Microbiology, or a related field.
• Experience in a laboratory or food manufacturing environment preferred.
• Strong understanding of food safety practices.
• Ability to follow SOPs, recipe instructions, and maintain accurate records.
• Excellent communication and documentation skills
• Bi-lingual (English/Spanish) language skills a plus