Job Description
Your Opportunity as a Technician-Sweet Baked Snacks Research & Development
You will support all Sweet Baked Snacks Research & Development (R&D) teams with iterative product prototyping, managing Innovation Lab and Products Research Lab (PRL) spaces, supporting our Quality and Safety Program, and performing various administrative duties. You will have daily interactions with team members, and you must have the ability to execute a broad range of technical tasks and adapt to changing priorities.In this role you will support both the research lab and product development teams.
Location: Orrville, OH Corporate Offices
Working Environment: 100% Onsite Presence
In this role you will:
Scale and batch formulas in lab and PRL spaces
Assist team with analytical testing for lab and PRL batches
Clean, stock, organize, and contribute to ongoing maintenance
Be an Area Owner of R&D spaces, completing periodic inspections of lab spaces and equipment to identify sanitation and repair needs
With assistance, use various systems of information for completing work: inventory management system, lab management systems for sample submission, SharePoint, and others
Support Quality and Safety Program owners to manage the application of R&D's programs in the lab and PRL spaces
Support established procedures and PRL work as directed with minimal supervision and identify ways to improve methods
Perform sanitation in lab and PRL spaces
Perform various activities such as shipping and receiving packages
This role may require overtime to meet business needs
Perform other R&D duties, as assigned
The Right Place for You
We are bold, kind, strive to do the right thing, we play to win, and we believe in a strong community that thrives together. Our culture is rooted in our Basic Beliefs, and we believe in supporting every employee by meeting their physical, emotional, and financial needs.
What we are looking for:
Minimum Requirements:
High School Diploma or Vocational Diploma
Shows mathematical aptitude
Comfortable working with computers and proficient in MS Office Applications (Word, Excel)
Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, and capacity to multitask efficiently
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Ability to work in a team environment
Ability to take direction from and interact effectively with individuals at all levels of the organization
Responds well to changing priorities
Strong time management skills
Ability to lift up to 50 pounds
Ability to stand for all work hours
Ability to flow to the work
Additional skills and experience that we think would make someone successful in this role:
AA/AS in Science/Technology and 3 years laboratory experience or undergraduate degree (B.A. or B.S.)
Prior food industry experience within R&D
Learn more about working at Smucker:
Helping our Employees Thrive
Delivering on Our Purpose
Our Continued Commitment to Ensuring a Workplace for All
The J. M. Smucker Company (the “Company”) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. No person will be discriminated against in hiring or in any other aspect of their employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, transgender status, marital status, familial status, disability, genetic information, protected veteran/military status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law.
