R&D Lab Technician (Junior level) - Onsite

Title: R&D Lab Technician (Junior level) - Onsite

Mandatory skills:

Beverage/Food,
product formulation support,
preparing laboratory beverages, concentrates,
Maintain laboratory, sample inventory, ingredients, supplies,
laboratory equipment,
storage studies, analytical, sensory evaluation,
conducting production runs, managing ingredient orders, handling, product meets specifications,
Word, Excel, PowerPoint

Description:

Summary:
Provide product formulation support by accurately preparing laboratory beverages and concentrates
Maintain laboratory and sample inventory of ingredients and supplies
Maintain laboratory equipment
Implement and maintain storage studies
Submission of samples for analytical and sensory evaluation
Support Product Developers in conducting production runs, managing ingredient orders, handling, ensuring product meets specifications

Required Job Skills & Years of Experience for Each:
1. Ability to flawlessly execute bench work, plan ahead for tech center runs, ability to communicate with several plant coordinators to ensure ingredient supply
2. Ability to proactively and positively interface with various analytical functions in order to assure timely execution of testing.
3. Must be well organized, capture work details and learning and highlight any unexpected learning
4. Good communication skills (verbal and written), manage expectations of group support
5. Must be proactive, reliable and self-motivated

Essential Job Requirements:

PREFERRED SKILLS - Nice to Haves:
Outstanding team working skills, strong initiative
Ability to analyze and communicate implications of experimental results
Computer Skills Word, Excel, PowerPoint

TOTAL WORK EXPERIENCE:
Prior Beverage/Food experiences a real plus

CERTIFICATIONS:
BS in a scientific field with bench work experience. Work exp required

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Able to lift packages with ingredients and cases with products-up to 50 lbs

All job requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health and safety of themselves or other employees.
This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties requested by their supervisor in compliance with Federal and State Laws.
Requirements are representative of minimum levels of knowledge, skills and/or abilities. To perform this job successfully, the employee must possess the abilities or aptitudes to perform each duty proficiently.

VIVA USA is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to maintaining a professional working environment that is free from discrimination and unlawful harassment. The Management, contractors, and staff of VIVA USA shall respect others without regard to race, sex, religion, age, color, creed, national or ethnic origin, physical, mental or sensory disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or status as a Vietnam-era, recently separated veteran, Active war time or campaign badge veteran, Armed forces service medal veteran, or disabled veteran. Please contact us at for any complaints, comments and suggestions.

Contact Details :

VIVA USA INC.
3601 Algonquin Road, Suite 425
Rolling Meadows, IL 60008