Spherion Mid Ohio, in partnership with The JM Smucker Company, is seeking a Process Lab Technician for their Orrville pet food R&D Process Lab team. This position will begin as a 6 month contract role with likely extension for up to 24 months. This position offers an excellent opportunity to gain experience working in a Fortune 500 company.
Position Overview:
As a Lab Technician your main duties will involve hands-on tasks like batching and weighing materials. You'll also be a key part of maintaining sanitation standards in the R&D Process Lab. This role centers on following established procedures and working closely with your team to ensure smooth day-to-day operations.
Key Responsibilities:
- Assist with pet food production runs in the context of product research and development
- Complete batching tasks for production runs in line with existing procedures
- Complete sanitation tasks based on the production schedule that aligns with Standard Sanitization Procedures
- Operate Process Lab equipment while following standard operating procedures and relevant test methods
- Ensuring proper lab setup, ingredient preparation, equipment operation, and clean-up for each trial run
- Operate a variety of food processing, packaging, and testing equipment according to safety guidelines and requirements to execute experiments
- Document and report data for review and interpretation, including process conditions, ingredient codes, inventory levels, and other relevant information as needed
- Recognize and troubleshoot typical problems within the work area
- Clean and sanitize lab equipment and machinery
- Prepare pet food samples for analysis
- Organize equipment and tools to support production runs
- Prep and gather ingredients for upcoming trials
- Assemble equipment and machinery per trial specifications
Requirements:
- High School Diploma is required
- Experience in a food processing area with a working knowledge of food safety regulations is preferred
- Mechanical aptitude, comfortable assembling and working with machinery and lab equipment
- Able to work within established procedures with a moderate degree of supervision
- Capable of performing a range of day-to-day activities such as operating food production equipment
- Lifting up to 50 lbs.
- Use standard food cleaning chemicals to complete SSOP tasks
- Ability to impact team through the quality of services or information provided; effective collaboration with team members to achieve goals and add value
- Collaboration, information sharing, and proactive engagement with others to meet team goals
- Compliance with all safety, health, environmental requirements, including OSHA rules, company GMP/GLP, and other Food Safety/QA requirements
- Accurate measurement and transfer of ingredients for experiments and conversion of ingredients to finished goods per instructions
- Comfortable working on a computer: data entry, documentation, entering quality check information
- Willingness to do physical work, work around machinery, and operate in a food production environment
- Ability to work independently and identify upcoming tasks
- Time management skills
- Machine operation or manufacturing experience is preferred, but not required
Pay Rate:
$20/hr. (approximately $41,600 annually)
Schedule and Location:
This position offers 1st shift full-time hours, Monday - Friday, 7am-3pm. This position will work 100% on-site at The Smucker Company campus in Orrville, Ohio.
Apply now to learn more about Spherion's career-building opportunities with The JM Smucker Company.
Benefits:
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance available day 1 through Spherion
- Weekly Pay
- Referral Bonuses
- Scholarship Programs
- National Staffing Week Gifts
- Giveaways and Incentive Programs
Text Number: 330-682-2222
Call Number: 419-775-4557
Spherion Mid Ohio is an EEO/AA employer.
key benefits
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance available day 1 through Spherion
- Referral Bonuses
- Scholarship Programs
- National Staffing Week Gifts
- Giveaways and Incentive Programs
- Paid Weekly
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