Job Description
Job Title: Food Lab Technician
Job Location: Golden Valley, MN
Pay Rate:$27.00/Hr
Duration: 12 Months
Shift: M-F 8am-5pm
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
- Conduct analytical testing, including sample preparation and instrumental analysis in ITQ Pet lab
- Summarize results and share learnings to ITQ Pet team, closely working with ITQ Technology Scientists
- Manage ITQ Pet lab analytical instrument maintenance tasks
- Support exploring and developing new instruments that are beneficial to drive pet palatability
- Develop and manage SoPs on ITQ Pet lab instruments
- Champion ITQ Pet lab safety
- Manage some projects independently while working collaboratively with others to deliver results
- Build and leverage cross-ITQ and external network to support and execute work
- Clearly communicate status of key deliverables and partner with ITQ scientists to adapt deliverables with business dynamics
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- 2-year degree in scientific field with 2-3 year industry experience, or 4-year degree in scientific field such as Chemistry and Food Science
- Basic analytical and/or food chemistry testing including pipetting, weighing, grinding, etc.
- Ability to manually calculate analytical test results
- Comfortable in food lab environment; comfortable operating and troubleshooting equipment
- Basic computer/technology skills (Office Suite)
- Basic understanding of food safety and human safety
- Ability to complete work without frequent daily direction
- Ability to communicate effectively and collaborate in a high performing technical team
- Able to independently manage your responsibilities and prioritize across multiple competing priorities
- Attention to detail to manage lab instrumentation
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Knowledge of analytical chemistry
- Familiarity with lab instrumentation, including gas chromatography
- Demonstrated passion and creativity around equipment set-up and modifications, food processing and product evaluation
- Interpersonal ability to build relationships at all levels within the organization to advance work
- Critical thinking and strong problem-solving skills
- Results-orientated with strong bias for action and high regard for quality of work