R&D Lab Technician

At Prinova, our passion for food knows no bounds! With a rich history spanning over four decades in the food industry, we have established ourselves as a trusted global supplier and manufacturer of functional food ingredients, flavors, and aromas. With CUSTOMER FOCUS as our central core value, we put pride in our work to ensure the end user has a quality product.

For the past four years, Prinova has proudly received national acclaim as one of the Best and Brightest Companies to Work For® in the Nation, a testament to our status as an exceptional employer. 

Guided by the renowned FISH® philosophy, we prioritize creating meaningful work interactions, fostering community engagement, and empowering professional growth, ensuring a remarkable and fulfilling experience for our team members.

JOB TITLE: R&D Lab Technician

Department: Solutions
Location: Carol Stream
Type: Full Time

Summary:

The R&D Lab Technician creates premix samples for customer evaluation.  In addition, the R&D Lab Technician I will evaluate raw materials and perform specification testing when applicable.   The R&D Technician I will work with the R&D Technician II/Lead the laboratory in day-to-day operations.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned

• Creates sample premix blends based upon work orders and instructions and direction provided by R catalogs retained samples 
• Perform certain testing on premix sample and record results in the systems.
• Maintain sample warehouse inventory including receipts and transfers 
• Responsible for managing and recording environmental data.
• Work in production to run small blender work orders.

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Required Education and/or Experience:

• Education Requirements:
  • Associates degree or equivalent in a scientific discipline
  • OR High School Diploma and 1 years’ experience in a related work environment
• Knowledge of metric system required.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.  Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent. Thorough understanding of unit conversions
• Ability to make educated judgments on correctness, accuracy, and appropriateness of information. Must be able to organize, and prioritize and make decisions. 
• To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Contact Management systems; Database software; Inventory software; Spreadsheet software and Word Processing software. Must be comfortable collecting data.

Travel:

None required.

Work Conditions & Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Ability to lift up to 25 lbs.
• Work environment is normally in an office setting. Must be able to make frequent rounds in a warehouse environment
• Ability to view a computer screen and type for extended hours
• Other physical requirements include moderate standing and occasional squatting, bending, and twisting
• Ability to stand for an extended periods of time
• Must be able to wear any required PPE such as scrubs, hair net, lab coat, and facemask
• Ability to work in a packaging area with a moderate powder substance in the air with or without a respirator
• Ability to work around a variety of different smells and aromas
• Ability to adjust work schedule as business needs require.

Quality/Safety Responsibilities: 

All Prinova employees are required to ensure compliance standards with food safety, food defense and food quality. (FDA, ILDPH, FSMA and BRC).

It is the responsibility of each employee to comply with occupational safety and health standards issued under OSHA and to follow all rules, regulations, and procedures established by the Company to ensure that their actions do not impact the health and safety of themselves or others.

What’s in it for you?

Competitive Pay – $19-20/hr.

Experience, education, geographic location and shift all taken into consideration.

Benefits:          

• Medical, Dental, Vision 
• Employer paid STD and LTD
• HSA and FSA
• PTO
• Employer paid Basic Life Insurance
• 401(k) & Roth with employer match
• Eight Paid Holidays 2 Floating Holidays
• Voluntary - Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, Accident
• Personal growth including training and development opportunities