R&D Formulation Technician

TekWissen LLC

Job Location:

Glenview, IL - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 3 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Overview:

TekWissen Group is a workforce management provider throughout the USA and many other countries in the world. Our client is an American food company formed by the merger of client Food and the third-largest food and beverage company in North America

Position: R&D Formulation Technician

Location: Glenview IL

Duration: 7 Months

Job Type: Temporary Assignment

Work Type: Onsite

Job Description:

Sample preparation & analysis

Assembling samples of beverages and desserts including measuring with analytical balances heating mixing cooling filling into packaging labeling storage diluting using pipettors and logging samples into lab management system. Strong attention to detail is a must for this role.

Formulation

Develops evaluates and recommends formulations for beverage and dessert products including cost-in-use analysis risk identification and mitigation and technical assessment to support cross-functional alignment.
Advances selected formulations through commercialization processes ensuring clear communication of technical decisions risks and requirements to relevant stakeholders.

Shelf-life testing support

Sample preparation (weighing up materials dilution using pipettor mixing labeling) and logging for analysis support with clean up following testing. With some instruction can assemble Microsoft Forms surveys collect data and summarize trends based on collected data.

Inventory management of ingredients and chemicals

logging chemicals for disposal ordering materials as needed and ensuring all ingredients are put away at end of workday.
Purchases in-market samples as needed.

Support for pilot plant trials

Leads onsite trials to support mixing labeling packing samples and completing benchtop analytical testing including pH titratable acidity Brix colorimetry density.
Must be able to safely lift anywhere from 5 to 50 lbs. of ingredients.
Potential travel to support manufacturing site trials approximately 10% of time.

Lab Management

Ensures lab environment is clean organized and in working order each day.
Responsible for weekly calibration of analytical balances creating maintenance work orders and conducting monthly safety checks.

Specification management

Updating records for materials formulas and trade items to reflect accurate information; requesting cross-functional approvals and following up as needed.

Graphics Reviews

Downloading and uploading reports and verifying graphics information (including nutrition facts panels ingredient lines product information such as net content) are a match to report.

Strong data analysis and mathematics skills

Able to analyze large data sets using Excel to provide high-level summaries can represent data using graphing functions in Excel.
Can convert between units of measurement calculate averages and scale up formulations when given target values.
Must have experience with Microsoft Office suite including Excel Outlook and Forms.

Education:

Minimum Bachelors.

TekWissen Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.

Overview: TekWissen Group is a workforce management provider throughout the USA and many other countries in the world. Our client is an American food company formed by the merger of client Food and the third-largest food and beverage company in North America Position: R&D ...