Job Description

Required background:

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  Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering/Life Sciences
  
• Preferably at least 1-2 years of relevant working experience
  
• Experience working in food or pharmaceutical manufacturing
  
• Proficient both in oral and written communication (English).
  
• Preferred experience:
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  Experience with in vitro cell culture
  
• Able to draw conclusions and make recommendations based on research data and findings
  
• Ability to follow protocols, batch records and provide technical input
  
• Able to design, organize, and coordinate scientific and/or engineering research projects.
  
• Experience working in a GMP compliant facility

Key Responsibilities:

• Execute basic plant operations and specific activities as required during production runs
  
• Carry out plant setup activities (incl. cleaning, configuration and equipment dismantling) along with basic troubleshooting for plant issues
  
• Monitor and analyse processing parameters for atypical trends and initiate resolution of issues related to daily operations
  
• Actively support transfer of new processes, commissioning/validation of equipment, basic housekeeping and audits
  
• Key role in operation of mid-scale bioreactor systems for suspension/adherent cell culture at technology transfer facility
  
• Responsible for completing tasks which may be preparation of equipment, cleaning, sterilization, preparation of solutions, monitoring, acquiring raw materials etc
  
• Be part of the scale up team by coordinating with process development and food technology team
  
• Support continuous process improvement
  
• Update SOPs and other manufacturing documents
  
• Follow health and safety procedures and implement paperwork as required

Traits:

• Strongly motivated and believes in mission to bring crustacean meat to market
  
• Self-starter, energizing, results oriented, and able to multi-task
  
• Must be forward-thinking
  
• Ability to work independently as well as in a team
  
• Strong time-management and organizational skills
  
• Demonstrate initiative and pro-active approach
  
• Have great attention to detail and ability to keep detailed written records
  
• Compensation:
  
• The position is full-time and the candidate will be compensated similar to industry standards.

Required background: Bachelors/Masters in food science/technology or related field. Minimum of 1-year food science/food tech research experience in industry/academia. Preferred experience: Experience in new product development in the seafood industry is preferred. Experience in scale-up process in beer/yoghurt/plant-based meat or biotech industry is a plus.