Job Description

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

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