Job Description
Your Opportunity as theSenior Analytical Technician
This role serves as a cornerstone for ensuring highquality products across Coffee, Consumer, Pet, and SBS businesses. It blends analytical mastery with hands-on problemsolving, helping plants and R&D maintain consistency, safety, reliability, and compliance. The technician becomes a trusted goto partner for plants, comanufacturers, and R&D teams - a role that directly influences product performance and consumer satisfaction. There is travel (Approx. 5-15% on average per year) involved to assist with training, method implementation and troubleshooting at Coffee, Consumer, SBS, and Pet manufacturing sites.
Location:Orrville, OH
Work Arrangements:100% Onsite Monday - Friday
In this role you will:
Routine analytical testing/reporting to support all plants, Research & Development, and co-manufacturers
Maintain International Organization for Standardization (ISO)/International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) 17025- accredited methods
Follow good laboratory and safety practices
Instrumentation care/upkeep (i.e. Ultra High-Pressure Liquid Chromatography (UPLC), Gas Chromatography (GC), Ion Chromatography (IC), FT-NIR, NIR, titrators, lasers, etc.)
Maintain laboratory supplies, equipment and methods using Lab Management System
Consumer complaint evaluations
Micro general support
What we are looking for:
MinimumRequirements:
Bachelor's degree is required Preferably in Chemistry/Biology or related field
Prior lab experience or internship is strongly preferred
Additionalskills and experience that we think would make someone successful in this role:
Strong chemistry and mathematics background, statistical background a plus
Knowledge of the food industry desired
Microbiological experience is a plus
Hazardous Waste experience is a plus
Highly adaptable and flexible to a dynamic environment
Experience with UPLC, IC, GC desired
Self-motivated, high-energy level
Ability to work independently
Ability to travel (approx. 5 - 15%)
Ability to stand for extended periods of time is required
Ability to lift up to 40 pounds on occasion is required
TheRight Placefor 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 ourBasic Beliefs, and we believe in supporting every employee by meeting their physical, emotional, and financial needs.
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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.
