Sensory Technician
about 3 years ago
Full time role
Redwood City, CA, US
Redwood City, CA, US
Job Description
Impossible Foods is addressing the most catastrophic threats facing humanity: climate change and biodiversity collapse. A global transition to a plant-based food system will turn back the clock on atmospheric CO2 levels, restore natural ecosystems and reverse meltdown in wildlife biomass.
The easiest -- if not only -- way to make our civilization sustainable is to eliminate livestock, the most dangerous technology on Earth. But humans won’t give up meat. So we need to make meat better -- more delicious and more nutritious, without animals as the underlying production technology. That means that making meat sustainably is the most important and urgent problem for the global scientific community.
Impossible Foods' mission is to completely replace the use of animals as a food-production technology by offering consumers everything they currently value about animal products -- and making products that are vastly superior to their animal analogues.
To do this, we are taking a revolutionary scientific and market-based approach. We are inventing efficient, sustainable ways to transform ingredients from plants into meat, fish and dairy foods that deliver all the pleasures and nutritional benefits consumers demand, without the destructive environmental or public health impact.
Our world-class R&D team has been building the know-how and technology platform to produce meat, fish and dairy foods from plants. Impossible Foods is experiencing rapid growth and is resolutely committed to leading all aspects of the plant-based food revolution—from discovery to commercial production. The only thing that will separate Impossible Foods from success and failure is our ability to recruit more world-class experts.
Want to join? Check out the job opening and requirements below:
The easiest -- if not only -- way to make our civilization sustainable is to eliminate livestock, the most dangerous technology on Earth. But humans won’t give up meat. So we need to make meat better -- more delicious and more nutritious, without animals as the underlying production technology. That means that making meat sustainably is the most important and urgent problem for the global scientific community.
Impossible Foods' mission is to completely replace the use of animals as a food-production technology by offering consumers everything they currently value about animal products -- and making products that are vastly superior to their animal analogues.
To do this, we are taking a revolutionary scientific and market-based approach. We are inventing efficient, sustainable ways to transform ingredients from plants into meat, fish and dairy foods that deliver all the pleasures and nutritional benefits consumers demand, without the destructive environmental or public health impact.
Our world-class R&D team has been building the know-how and technology platform to produce meat, fish and dairy foods from plants. Impossible Foods is experiencing rapid growth and is resolutely committed to leading all aspects of the plant-based food revolution—from discovery to commercial production. The only thing that will separate Impossible Foods from success and failure is our ability to recruit more world-class experts.
Want to join? Check out the job opening and requirements below:
You Will:
- Support the Sensory and Perception team.
- Schedule and support sensory panels.
- Prepare samples for screening and training panelists for sensory testing.
- Write standard operating procedures (SOPs), organize data, and document test results.
- Maintain stocks and inventory of food components, ingredients, and supplies.
- Assist with development of SOPs and follow established procedures.
- Maintain a clean, sanitary, organized, and safe workplace.
- Work shifts Monday – Friday; 40 hours per week.
You Have:
- AA or BA degree in Food Science, Biology, Chemistry, or a related field.
- 1-3 years of experience in a food lab or food pilot plant (pharmaceutical, biochemical and/or food).
- Enthusiasm for science, and self-motivated to make significant contributions in a team environment.
- Full written and verbal fluency in English.
- Self-motivated individual with strong oral and written communication skills.
- Great organizational skills and adaptable to quick changes.
- Ability to continuously establish and maintain excellent record keeping, inventory, and accountability.
- Comfortable using Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
- Comfortable using math for formulation calculations.
- Ability to independently troubleshoot issues when applicable.
- Ability to work with diverse, dynamic team effectively.
- Must be able to manage multiple tasks concurrently.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to walk; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and ability to adjust focus.
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