Nutritional Lab Technician

General Description Who We Are At Freshpet, our goal is to change the way people nourish their pets forever.

We strive to strengthen the bond between people and our pets so that we both live longer, healthier, and happier lives while being kind to the planet.

We believe that if we can create fresh, real foods that pets love and help them live healthier lives, that their pet parents will also enjoy the many benefits of a rich life shared with a pet.

We started off with a mission to change the way pet parents feed dogs and cats, but we also wanted to be a company that had a thoughtful approach to how we operate.

We wanted to do things differently, make great products but be gentle to the planet, good to the people who touch our business, and leave a positive impact with everything we do.

We work hard every day to ensure that the original vision is met, starting with making the highest quality foods in our kitchens to running our business with integrity, transparency, and social and environmental responsibility.

IT'S AMAZING WHAT CAN HAPPEN WHEN YOU START COMPLETELY FRESH!

What You Will Do The Nutrition Lab Technician will be responsible for learning and performing nutritional analysis testing and further supporting the R&D department with the creation of new products and processes under the supervision of the Nutrition Lab Manager.

How You Will Make an Impact * Ensure the nutritional compliance of pet diets including vitamins, minerals amino acids, fatty acids, and dietary fibers.

* Complete Nutrition Lab specific training.

* Perform ongoing training including meetings, seminars, courses, conferences, on and off-site, some travel as needed.

* Become familiar with nutritional analysis test methods and the necessary lab equipment needed to make the analysis.

* Comfortable working with chemicals and performing wet bench chemistry techniques.

* Comfortable with dilutions, dilution factors, and conversions.

* Become familiar with the operation and maintenance of analytical equipment including the TDF analyzer, ICP-MS and LCMS, and others as needed.

* Notices and alerts management when equipment parts are in bad condition or need maintenance.

* Removes waste and debris and maintains the Nutrition Lab in good order.

* Preparing and disposing of solvents, reagents, and solutions.

* Follows all relevant Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and laboratory guidelines.

* Assures food safety standards with regards to GMPs and HACCP plan are being followed by self and fellow employees.

* Will be at times subjected to cold environment w/temperatures of (approximately 40 F) and follow safety procedures with lock out tag out and exposure to hot equipment and cleaning chemicals.

* Ability to lift 50lbs or more, in addition to standing, walking, bending, and stooping throughout an 8-hr shift schedule.

* Follows established company policies and those outlined in the Employee Handbook.

* Other duties as assigned.

What You Will Bring * 3 Years laboratory experience in Nutrition Analysis preferred but not required.

* 3 Years experience handling, calibrating, and maintaining analytical equipment.

* 3 Years experience with S.O.P technical instructions * Familiar with GMP's of raw and finished goods, preferably food based but not required.

* Teamwork attitude to form part of an innovative and creative groups.

* Ability to read, write and speak English required * High school diploma or GED required What We Offer At Freshpet, we offer a competitive salary and an excellent benefits package, including medical, dental and vision insurance, basic and optional life insurance, short- and long-term disability protection, flexible spending accounts, and a 401(k) plan with company match, paid parental leave, pet insurance, tuition assistance, a generous PTO plan and so much more!

Our Commitment to a Diverse Workforce: At Freshpet, we embrace and encourage our employees' differences in age, sex, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other characteristics that make our employees unique.

Freshpet aims to foster, cultivate, and preserve a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Our employees are our most valuable assets.

The collective sum of the individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, inventiveness, innovation, self-expression, unique capabilities, and talent that our employees invest in their work represents a significant part of not only our culture, but our reputation and company's achievement as well.

Freshpet is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Disclaimers We are interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States.

However, we are not able to sponsor visas.

Freshpet is not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms for this employment opportunity.

Please, no phone calls or emails.

All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at Freshpet via-email, the Internet or in any form and/or method without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of Freshpet.

No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Freshpet as a result of the referral or through other means.

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