The R&D Technician uses his/her understanding of Science to perform the basic and critical experimental work of day-to-day applied research, including generating and reporting data. Their work is typically "hands on", in a lab, in a plant or pilot plant, on a computer, or with vendors/ contractors. These tasks are a vital part of the process of evaluating new hypotheses and formula/product/process/packaging designs. They work within established procedures with a moderate degree of supervision and have no supervisory responsibilities but manage their own workload and support other team members.

Skills

• Has developed job relevant knowledge and skills through formal training or considerable work experience


• Able to work within established procedures with a moderate degree of supervision


• Strong mechanical aptitude


• Has established skills to perform a range of day-to-day activities


• Understands how the assigned duties relate to others in the team and how the team integrates with others in the discipline


• Understands and able to use available resources needed to get the job done


• Recognizes and solves typical problems that can occur in own work area without supervisory approval


• Evaluates and selects solutions from established options to make day-to-day decisions


• Impacts own team through quality of the services or information provided; Works effectively and proactively with others across and within work team to achieve team goals and add value


• Readily cooperates, shares information, and provides suggestions to meet team goals


• Ensure working order for lab equipment


• Safely operate process equipment


• Follow all J.M. Smucker, health and environmental compliance requirements, and all OSHA Safety rules; comply with company GMP/GLP and other Food Safety/QA requirements


• Accurately weigh out the ingredients required for experiments, transfer them to the Process Lab for processing and convert the ingredients to finished goods, per written instructions in Process Lab Laboratory Run Request Forms


• Uses team work and communication skills to exchange information and share work load

Preferred Education & Experience

• Food processing area with working knowledge of food safety regulations


• Food Manufacturing and Canning Operations

QUALIFICATIONS:

• High School Diploma with minimum six (6) years of directly relevant experience or
  


• Associate/Vocational Degree with minimum four (4) years of directly relevant experience