Student Technical Assistant - FST Pilot Plant
About The Position
The Student Technical Assistant supports food processing projects and operations in the Food Science and Technology Pilot Plant at Oregon State University. Work includes pilot-scale food processing, beverage manufacturing, product development trials, research projects, and small-scale production. The role provides hands-on experience with food safety, personal safety, sanitation, equipment setup, beverage processing, pilot plant operations, documentation, and facility maintenance. Prior experience is not required. Work is project-based and the tasks may vary with research and client needs, equipment availability, production schedules, and facility priorities. Students may work up to 24 hours per week during academic terms and up to 40 hours per week during academic breaks, depending on scheduling needs and university employment limits. The position is part-time and requires enrollment in an FST undergraduate degree program, effective written and oral English communication, and successful completion of the required criminal history check.
Requirements
- Must be enrolled in an FST undergraduate degree program.
- Must communicate effectively in written and oral English.
- Must be academically enrolled in a high school, community college, or university and pursuing a program or course of study.
- Must meet academic standing requirements; students on academic suspension are not eligible.
- Must meet the applicable minimum enrollment standard: regularly enrolled high school or home-school student; undergraduate or post-baccalaureate student taking at least 6 credit hours per term; undergraduate international student taking at least 12 credit hours per term; graduate student admitted to Graduate School taking at least 5 credit hours per term; or graduate international student admitted to Graduate School taking at least 9 credit hours per term. International students with an approved reduced course load must provide approval from the Office of International Services to the Student Employment Center.
- Must successfully complete a Criminal History Check and be determined position-qualified; incumbents must self-report convictions.
Nice To Haves
- Demonstrable commitment to promoting and enhancing diversity.
Responsibilities
- Assist the Pilot Plant Manager with preparation for food processing projects, research trials, beverage production, and product development activities.
- Set up, stage, and organize equipment, ingredients, packaging materials, tools, and supplies for pilot plant operations.
- Assist with beverage manufacturing, including ingredient preparation, batching, filling, packaging, labeling, cleaning, and documentation.
- Clean and sanitize equipment, utensils, work surfaces, floors, drains, and other pilot plant areas before, during, and after processing.
- Assist with receiving, organizing, labeling, and storing ingredients, packaging materials, finished products, and research samples.
- Assist with basic food quality checks, sample preparation, weighing, measuring, labeling, and other routine project support tasks.
- Support general facility maintenance and pilot plant operations.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
