Job description

About us

Allen Flavors Inc. is a privately owned, dynamic, innovative leader in the food and beverage industry offering an array of specialized services well beyond that of a typical flavor house. Working with middle market, entrepreneurial and select multinational food and beverage brands, we consistently provide our customers a library of high-performance, great-tasting traditional flavors, including the industry’s broadest and most rapidly-growing collection of certified organic flavors, along with world-class expertise in the development of customized ingredient kits.

The Laboratory Technician will be responsible be for ordering supplies, sample receipts, and small equipment maintenance. Provides support to the Laboratory Department in testing beverage products. Must have basic lab experience, weighing & mixing ingredients and understanding of lab safety.

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Be able to Perform TA, Brix, RI, Density, refractive index, and color testing using spectrophotometer.
• Have an understanding of nutritive and non nutritive sweeteners and be able to formulate to a specific # of calories per serving using combinations of any.
• Have an understanding of vitamin and mineral active levels and how to formulate a vitamin/mineral premix (Excel).
• Must understand the concept of unitizing ingredients in a beverage plant formula for ease of use (Excel).
• Understand various ways to extend product shelf life and how to select the processing parameters for different beverage systems (i.e. pasteurization, preservatives)
• Must be familiar with Excel.
• Must be able to take direction
• Must demonstrate an ability to weigh accurately and show good lab practices.
• Must be able to make sample labels and lab request sheets for shipping samples.
• Must be able to calibrate the lab equipment (titrino, refractometer, ph meters)
• Must understand the ingredient replenishment protocol.
• Understand and implement Company Certified programs such as HACCP, NSF, SQF, Food Defense and Food Safety programs as required
• Knowledge in our processing procedures: re: labels and packaging on varies sizes
• Identify the distinguish between products that are being made
• Understand the appropriate sequence of batch making
• Other duties assigned by Management

Requirements

Education:
Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry, Food Science or a related field.

Experience:
One to two years’ experience in a laboratory setting. Beverage development experience considered.

Skills:

• High level of expertise in Microsoft Office – Word, Excel
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, organizational and follow-up skills.
• Demonstrated personal initiative, responsibility and flexibility.
• Ability to work under limited supervision and to handle multiple assignments with limited time constraints
• Ability to manage cross functional project teams and multiple projects in a fast-
• pace, constantly changing environment
• Must have good problem solving skills
• Must have good math skills

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $48,000.00 - $50,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus pay

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Work Location: One location

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