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Job Title: R&D Technician - Fermentation & Biotechnology
Job Type: (Accounting/Finance Admin/Clerical Business Professional Creative Healthcare Light Industrial Scientific Technical) Scientific
Number of openings requested: 1
Title Type: (Plant Non-Plant Professional) Professional
Work Location: (Remote City & State or both for Hybrid) Glenview
Requisition Owner Name: Daragh Hill
Project Manager Name on Capital Project (NA if this is not a Capital Project): NA
Hiring Managers Email Address: *************
Cost Center #: C
WBS Element: (If not applicable list Cost Center) NA
WBS Element/Project Funding Total $$ (If not applicable list N/A) NA
Hours Per Day / Hours Per Week: (Project Based Work) NA
Company Code: U025
Product Category / GL Account: /
Finance/ZBB Approver/Controllership (who is providing authorization for contingent request): Gabi Figueroa
Finance/ZBB/Controllership Approval Method (email TEAMS ping other): Email
Finance/ZBB/Controllership Approval Date:
Supplier/Vendor: (if you don t have a specific supplier in mind list all ) All
Job Description: (please attach) Provided
Scheduled Days of the Week & Hours: M-F 8:00am-5:00pm
Pay Rate: BR
Bill Rate: BR
Start Date: 9/2/2025
End Date: 12/31/2025
Looking to Convert to FTE (full time employment):
(yes or no) No
Interview Process: (individual or panel one or multiple) Panel of 2 (30 minutes)
Interview Type: (video call in-person) Video
Must haves:
1 3 years of prior microbiology laboratory experience
Demonstrated strong work ethic and enthusiasm for hands-on research
Local candidates only relocation assistance is not available for this position
Job Description: Contractor - Technician - R&D Fermentation & Biotechnology
The individual will support the Fermentation & Biotechnology Team working from the Glenview R&D facility 40 hours per week on site. This position offers the candidate an excellent opportunity to learn alongside the innovative and disruptive Fermentation and Biotechnology team and will be instrumental in delivering new research platform initiatives across Kraft Heinz product categories. The candidate will primarily support the natural preservation team performing microbiology benchwork.
This individual must have a proven strong technical background intellectual curiosity problem solving and project management skills. He or she will progress internal research initiatives while supporting external research collaboration programs.
Responsibilities:
Work with scientists to understand needs of upcoming experiments prepare microbiological media and other items necessary to complete experiments
Assist with experiment planning setup and teardown of scientific equipment including bioreactors
Run and maintain analytical equipment to analyze experimental outputs
Record and report data generated through bench and pilot experiments
Conduct bench top and pilot plant trials to explore and optimize formulations and processes.
Assist scientists in keeping the lab clean and organized
Requirements
High school diploma required B.S. in Microbiology Food Science Biochemistry Molecular Biology or related fields preferred
Strong organization verbal and written communication and data recording skills
Ability to learn quickly and work independently
Ability to prioritize multitask and manage complexity in a fast-paced environment
Strong out of the box thinker on solving technical problems
Demonstrated record of conducting research projects either individually and or in collaboration with other teams
Demonstrate ability to deal with ambiguity
Possess technical /intellectual curiosity
Additional Details
- PO Number : ************* Type : Contract Only
Employment Type
Full-time
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