Research & Development Inventory Technician (Raw Materials)

Job Summary

Assist in setting up and maintaining an R&D-specific raw material inventory system, ensuring efficient organization, tracking and availability of materials to support all R&D activities.

Responsibilities

• Create and drive a strategy for overall quality, compliance, and GMP initiatives throughout the organization.
• Develop and maintain an R&D raw material inventory process including checking new samples in, storage, and ensuring R&D technicians have the raw materials needed to develop customer-facing project prototypes.
• Collaborate with DFM Planner and R&D leadership to review upcoming projects to ensure availability of raw materials.
• Prepare kits for projects by pulling raw materials located in the R&D raw material sample library.
• Weigh out raw materials needed to complete customer-facing project prototypes in a timely manner.
• Manage the R&D inventory including requesting material from our inventory or purchasing department, initiating internal raw material movements, checking samples in and out, monitoring quantities on hand, and expiration dates ensuring the inventory is up to date on a weekly basis at minimum.
• Aid in creating, updating, and reviewing R&D inventory documentation under the supervision of the R&D Manager.
• Support laboratory technicians as needed.
• Keep documentation/records of all projects.
• Maintain a clean and safe laboratory environment.
• Aid in enforcing food safety programs and procedures, GMP policy, and personnel hygiene policies.

Requirements

• Education – some continuing education preferred.
• Experience – 1-2 years of laboratory, inventory, or warehouse experience preferred.
• Language Skills – Must be able to communicate complex concepts in English, verbally and in writing.
• Computer Skills – Must be able to use Microsoft Office, operate inventory software or other business-related software, management of files and records.
• Mathematical Skills – Accuracy with arithmetic, subtraction, multiplication, division, decimals, percentages, fractions, and algebra.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Skilled in monitoring time management, following through, serving customers, and active listening.
• Demonstrate attention to detail, orientation to quality, and problem sensitivity.
• Ability to multitask across multiple projects while also performing detailed and repetitive tasks.
• Knowledge of food production processing, basic scientific principles, cGMP’s, and how to work safely.

Physical Demands

• Sit, walk, stand or lift.
• Regularly required to sit, walk, stand or lift.
• Specific sensing abilities required by this job include near vision, tasting, and smelling.

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Life
• 401K
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Vacation
• Paid Sick Leave