Job Title: Research & Development - R&D Technician Lv2
Location: Plymouth, MN 55447
Duration: 12 Months
Pay Rate: $23 to 26.66/hr. on W2 hourly
Work Authorization: US Citizens and GC Holders only
Hours: Standard 40 hour work week. Start time 8 am for 8 hour work day. Flexibility to work some evenings/overnights support maybe required due to projects.
Dress code: casual (ie. jeans and polo)
Onboarding:
• Background Screen Required
• Drug Test
• Physical Assessment (up to 50lbs)
Interviews/Candidate Selection:
• An in person/on-site interview is required
• 1 interview with Resource Manager
Job Description:
- This position is located in Plymouth, MN at the Minneapolis R&D Center with the Starches and Sweeteners North America R&D group and is responsible for providing support to research scientists in the completion of research projects or activities.
- Candidate will also be responsible for conducting piloting trials in a food grade laboratory, routine analysis, reporting and communicating results. In addition, this person will be responsible for maintaining pilot plant equipment and ensuring EHS and Food safety compliance.
- Supports a core technology component area for the Starches and Sweeteners business as well as customers. Supports the research group in a given implementation of business defined technology needs.
Serves as a piloting team resource in one or more broad core technology components :
- Core Technologies (e.g. separations, fermentation, product safety, milling and grinding)
- Enabling sciences (e.g. process modeling, toxicology, advanced analytics, sensory, nutrition, sensory, chemistry)
- Ingredients/Product Lines (e.g. Sweeteners, Dextrose, Fat/Oils)
- Food Applications (e.g. dairy, convenience, beverages)
- Feed Applications (e.g. ruminants, pork, poultry, equine)
Principal Accountabilities:
- 20% - Provide support to research scientists in the completion of research projects or activities
- 55% - Conduct pilot trials, routine experiments, organizing and communicating results; may provide routine analysis as needed
- 10% - Maintain pilot/laboratory equipment
- 10% - Ensure corporate EHS and Food Safety compliance
- 5% - Perform miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned
Required:
- Bachelor of Science degree in , Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, Food Science or related Science field
- Excellent verbal and written communication, teamwork, collaboration, and organizational skills.
- Demonstrated commitment to safety in the job environment
- Ability to work effectively and cooperatively in a team environment
- Ability to execute designed experiments as well as troubleshoot and make corrections during experimentation
- Microsoft Office suite
Preferred:
- 6 months to 3 yrs. experience in a food grade pilot plant environment
- Hands-on experience in microbiology sampling, sterile technique and/or fermentation principles and operation.
- Experience in setup and operation of lab and/or pilot scale fermentations.
- Experience with downstream purification technologies, such as chromatography, separations (e.g., centrifugation, filtration, membrane separation), crystallization and evaporation
Must complete background check and drug test only
Notes:
Interviews will be conducted onsite