**Recruiters - do not contact. This is a W2 only position**
Lab Assistant
Location: Bridgewater -NJ
Company: Fortune 100 food & beverage manufacturer (FuseGlobal has been partnering with this company for 20 years)
Initial term: 2 months
Travel: up to 5%
Main Purpose of Job:
Organize and execute technology and product development trials in product and bench scale laboratory with project and pilot plant teams for medical nutrition and consumer care products as well as VMS (Vitamins, Minerals, and Supplements) products under limited supervision from other senior scientists and line manager.
Key outputs:
- Support planning (will include ordering/requesting ingredients), execute and manage concept and development trials for medical nutrition and consumer care products as well as VMS products according to project scope/brief.
- Project planning, coordination and implementation. This includes planning and oversight of bench and pilot plant trials.
- Record trial and process parameter results, support trial and component analysis, support sensory, shelf-life, and consumer studies. Organize tasting of prototypes
- Adhere to food production regulations and guidelines – FDA, EPA, OSHA, GMP etc. and follow and improve site/departmental procedures and policies.
- Document, analyze, interpret trial and processing parameters and present results to project team and/or management. Ship samples globally.
- Follow and uphold all food safety, food quality, occupational safety, health and environment policies and procedures as pertains to role. Manage the PD Lab including maintenance of supply stocks, cleanliness, and organization of lab. Basic formulation (measuring, mixing, diluting, standardizing) and design are key to daily operations.
- Develop and demonstrate expertise in nutrition science, dietary supplements, functional foods, natural products.
Competencies:
- Nutritional formulation
- Sourcing ingredients per specification
- Preparing and overseeing pilot plant trials
- Planning and following analytical/sensory tests
- Analyzing trial outcomes
- Recommending and planning industrial trials
Required Skills:
- 1 - 5 years' experience in food or nutritional food, nutraceuticals, dietary supplements processing, or manufacturing
- Experience processing or manufacturing nutritional food formulations
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively and comfortably in a multi-disciplinary team under defined timelines.
Education Requirements:
- BS degree in food science, nutrition or related life science area