Lab Technician II

Position Title: Lab Technician II
Client Location: One Coca-Cola Plaza, Atlanta, GA 30313
Project Duration: 6+ Months (Possible Extension)

Manager Notes: Manager is looking for someone who has food/beverage, culinary, or food/science industry experience.

Job Summary:

Performs laboratory maintenance and prepares beverages in a research laboratory under minimal supervision by applying standard scientific techniques and analytical principles.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Prepare syrups and beverages according to mixing instructions and following guidance from product developers and scientists.
• Process incoming inventory of ingredients and supplies (e.g., receiving, logging, labeling, storing) to ensure that materials are traceable and properly stored.
• Maintain laboratory equipment and instrumentation (e.g., cleaning/sanitizing, troubleshooting, conducting preventative maintenance, calibrating, and repairing).
• Maintain carbonation tanks room. Replace tanks as needed.
• Maintain tasting rooms.
• Replace water filters as needed.
• Support pilot plant productions (prepare ingredients, bottles and labels, conducting analyses to ensure beverage is within specifications, cleaning/sanitizing).
• Maintain laboratory GMP s, cleanliness, organization, and stocking of required supplies, maintaining clean and glassware and laboratory countertops.
• Record data from analyses, calibrations, maintenance, cleaning and experiments in a computer, logbook, or laboratory notebook.
• Identify, classify, maintain, and protect files, documentation, and sensitive information consistent with record handling and retention requirements.
• Clean/sanitize, change valves, seals, gaskets, and perform other general maintenance on figals and dispensing equipment for carbonated beverage production.
• Support stability studies: Product labeling, placement into required storage areas, and sample pulls.
• Assist with preparing shipping documentation and staging large product shipments.
• Laboratory Practices: Knowledge and application of Good Laboratory Practices (e.g., handling of chemicals and glassware, preparation of standards and reagents, proper measuring techniques, data management, housekeeping).
• Laboratory Safety and Environmental Protection:
• The ability and willingness to apply HAZMAT policies, HAZWOPER policies, environmental policies, OSHA policies and the chemical hygiene plan.
• This includes the safe handling of chemicals and glassware, the use of personal protective equipment and Company safety rules.
• Perform monthly safety audits.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs required.