Job description

Position: Technician

Location: Plymouth, MN, 55447

Duration:1 year

Pay rate: $28/hr.

Job Description:

· This position 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.

Responsibilities:

· Supports a core technology component area for the Starches and Sweeteners business as well as customers.

· Supports the research group in each 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.

Job Types: Full-time, Contract

Salary: $28.00 per hour

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Minneapolis, MN 55447: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Education:

• Bachelor's (Preferred)

Experience:

• Chemical engineering: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: One location

Speak with the employer
+91 (609)681-2338

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