Hi there, it's nice to meet you! We're in search of a Lab Assistant to support and assist our Lab Manager in our 2,500 square-foot lab facility in Londonderry!
What does the Lab Assistant do? The Lab Assistant will take part in testing our customers' consumer-based products in our lab utilizing our own equipment. Our customers frequently observe the demonstration either live in-person or virtual. The Lab Assistant will also be involved in the design, development, and planning of tests for our customers. Plus the normal cleaning up after a test.
What kind of products do we work with, you ask? Great question! We run tests for many industries, including food, beverage, dairy, cosmetics, and pharmaceutical manufacturers. A few examples include mayonnaise, mustard, sauce, and even paints! Yes, this job can be messy at times, but we provide lab jackets, and it's fun, and our lab and Lab Manager are fun too! Find out for yourself!
What kind of equipment do we use to test our customers' products? Here in Londonderry, we manufacture our own industrial mixing equipment and systems. Our Rotosolver high shear mixer (check it out on our website) is our flagship product with thousands of installations at food and beverage processing plants around the world. This is one example of the equipment that you would be working with.
Who You Are:
You love the idea of being a part of a small company that's on the fast track to growth both in the US and Europe! You're someone who rolls up their sleeves, adds value every day and is striving to make a difference. A creative problem solver who communicates effectively across all levels of the company and manages to keep their workload well organized, accurate and timely. If this is you, continue reading below!
Position: Lab Assistant
Location: Londonderry, New Hampshire
Schedule: We're currently working our 9/80 summer schedule! M-F (1st shift) Schedule, enjoy every other Friday OFF!
Salary: Commensurate with experience - Let's talk!
Benefits: YES! Details below
- Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)*
- Health and Dental Insurance
- Ancillary Benefits (STD, LTD, AD&D, Life)
- 401K Matching
- Tuition Assistance
- PTO for vacation & sick time
- 11 paid holidays
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Lucrative Employee Referral Program
- Employee Discount Program
- Co-owner of a fast-growing, successful manufacturing company with locations in the US and Europe
Lab Assistant Key Accountabilities:
- Assist Lab Manager in the design and development of testing for customers
- Conduct and perform analysis on products with our equipment
- Assist Lab Manager with assembly, disassembly, and sanitation of equipment
- Assist laboratory personnel in daily activity and product development
- Maintain precise and appropriate documentation to ensure the reproducibility of results
- Organize and maintain new raw materials samples and inventory.
- Record video of the equipment set up and the test to support end-user requests and assist the Marketing team with videos of our equipment in action
- Work with our Application Engineers to understand and calculate scale-up/down parameters such as flow rate, tip speed, intensity, tank turns, power draw, etc. as they apply to lab testing.
- Provide a friendly, accommodating, and professional environment during the customer's visit
- Understand and operate supporting equipment such as; scales, a Brookfield Viscometer, binocular microscope, Malvern particle size analyzer, pH meter, various hand tools, and all other process equipment such as valves, flow meters, pressure gauges, etc.
- Assist in the revision of laboratory procedures
Lab Assistant Skills and Knowledge:
- General knowledge of sanitation, food and manufacturing processes, and R&D tasks
- General knowledge of food technology and food processing
- Detail-oriented with the ability to work independently on tasks and prioritize workload
- Proficient in Microsoft Office
- Ability to lift up to 50lbs
Lab Assistant Experience:
- Previous experience working in a laboratory, pilot plant, or food production facility environment is preferred
- A degree or educational focus in Food Science or a technical curriculum is preferred
- Understanding fluid processes and typical food/beverage facility operations is preferred
Lab Assistant Training and Development:
The training period is expected to be approximately 3 months. The training will focus on understanding how to use the laboratory equipment, lab testing procedures, and the fundamentals of compiling a lab test report.
Who We Are:
We're Admix (check out our website if you haven't already), a global, fast-growing employee-owned manufacturing company specializing in industrial mixing equipment and systems! We engineer, market, and service high performance, and high efficiency mixing equipment and systems for the food and beverage, chemical, pharmaceutical, and cosmetic industries.
We are also an employee-owned company, also known as an ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan). What's an ESOP? The ESOP is a form of an employee retirement plan, in which company shares are distributed to our employees or as we like to call ourselves, co-owners. The longer you stay with the company, the more shares you'll accumulate, and the better set up you are for your future ($$). Even better, our ESOP funds grow without any contributions from us-we don't even have to think about it! What we do have to think about though, when it comes to our ESOP, is how our own actions positively affect the value of the company. You know the term, "measure twice, cut once". Or when your parents told you to shut the light off when you left a room? Yeah, we do that here too! The more profitable the company and the more money we save impacts our ESOP funds.
Our Locations: Corporate headquarters - Londonderry, New Hampshire with a manufacturing facility in Denmark. Our mixers and systems are sold worldwide and to some of the biggest name brands in the food and chemical industries!
Admix is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Admix does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need. Admix participates in E-Verify.