Lab Technician

Kerry Group • Clark, NJ

15h • Onsite

About The Position

Kerry is the world's leading taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Every day we partner with customers to create healthier, tastier and more sustainable products that are consumed by billions of people across the world. Our vision is to be our customers' most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition. A career with Kerry offers you an opportunity to shape the future of food while providing you opportunities to explore and grow in a truly global environment. Our Clark location is part of our Taste Division, producing flavors and ingredients. Our Clark facility is unique in the sense they have two buildings. The North building has a fruitier smell to it, the teams in that building are producing natural flavoring and essential oils. The South building is the complete opposite, it will have savory and garlic smells because the team is producing seasonings for meat, chicken broth, and beef gravy.

Requirements

• No dietary restrictions.
• Basic reading and math skills including percentage calculations on recipes.
• Associate degree plus 3 years' experience.

Nice To Haves

• Preferred bachelor's degree in food science or chemistry.

Responsibilities

• Perform visual, odor, and taste tests to become knowledgeable regarding raw materials and finished products.
• Prepare materials and products for laboratory sensory evaluation.
• Learn sensory, physical, chemical, or instrumental evaluation methods.
• Retrieve standards and generate worksheets.
• Maintain clean & safe lab equipment and environment.
• Perform wet chemistry, IR, L.A.B colorimeter, SG, RI, OR, Particle size testing, and other instrumentation testing as needed.
• Submit evaluation results to respective areas involved.
• Follows all quality, safety, and company protocols & procedures.
• Sample coordination with customers’ preship and coship samples, including global customers.
• Benchtop compounding with recipe, BOMs, and batch adjustments.
• Prepare shipments and labels for samples and check COA.
• May perform other duties as required by the Department.

Benefits

• medical
• dental
• vision
• paid time off
• a 401(k) plan with employee and company contribution opportunities
• Employee Share Plan
• Life, disability, and accident insurance
• tuition reimbursement

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree