Sensory Technician (temporary)

Number of employees

800

Redwood City, California, United States

Posted on: 2022-08-10

Category: food

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Employment type:

Full time

Experience required:

Intermediate

Salary

Salary not provided

About the company:

Hi. We're Impossible Foods, and we make meat, dairy and fish from plants. Our mission is to make the global food system truly sustainable by eliminating the need to make food from animals. Why? Animal agriculture uses a tremendous amount of the world's natural resources. In 2016, we launched our first product, the Impossible™ Burger. It's delicious, nutritious, and made using but a small fraction of the land, water and energy required to make meat from a cow.

Impossible Foods was founded to transform the global food system and reduce the impact of climate change by making the world’s most delicious, nutritious, and sustainable meat, fish, and dairy — from plants.

Through the revolutionary work of our world-class R&D team, we’re 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 negative environmental or public health impact.

Our flagship product, Impossible™ Burger, uses 96% less land, 87% less water and generates 89% less greenhouse gas emissions than conventional beef from cows. And the burger is just the beginning. We’re working on recreating every animal product, from chicken to fish, with plant-based ingredients that are vastly better for people and the planet. 

Impossible Foods has experienced spectacular growth over the last few years, and we continue to lead all aspects of the plant-based revolution – from discovery and innovation to commercial production and consumer education. We’re building an amazing team of brilliant, collaborative, mission-driven individuals who take pride in using their diverse skills to contribute to a better world. Our core values include leading with heart, thinking like scientists, and doing the right thing, and our employees embody these attributes in their work every day. 

Want to join the movement? You can help us solve the most urgent, important challenge facing the world today (and have fun doing it). Check out our job opening below:

Impossible Foods Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. 

Depending on your location, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) may regulate the way we manage the data of job applicants. Our full notice outlining how data will be processed as part of the application procedure for applicable locations is available here: https://impossiblefoods.com/careers/notice. By submitting your application, you are agreeing to our use and processing of your data as required.

If the ability to work remotely is indicated, this role can be performed from any US state except for Alaska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Hawaii, and Wisconsin.

You Will:

  • Work in a laboratory test kitchen to prepare, cook, and serve food samples for the Sensory and Perceptual Research (S&P) team related panels.
  • Schedule and support Sensory panels.
  • Write standard operating procedures (SOPs), organize data, and document test results.
  • Follow detailed written protocols for lab and lab kitchen work.
  • Maintain stocks and inventory of food components, samples, ingredients, and supplies.
  • Maintain a clean, sanitary, organized and safe workplace.
  • Clean and sanitize commercial cooking equipment in the lab kitchen after use.
  • Support project teams to produce samples for sensory, analytics, and consumer testing.
  • Support multiple projects with general lab kitchen tasks. 
  • Must demonstrate excellent record keeping and accountability.
  • Communicate effectively with panel leaders, S&P team members, and Lab Kitchen personnel in sharing resources such as space and cooking equipment.
  • Manage serving and timing logistics for sensory testing, including but not limited to allocating appropriate amount of time for organizing samples and ballots, as well as prompt cooking and serving times.
  • Work onsite and arrive in a timely manner to accommodate prompt and organized setup to uphold on-time tasting schedules.
  • Coordinate sample logistics for validation testing (may involve occasional heavy lifting).
  • Work shifts Monday – Friday; 40 hours per week.
  • You Have:

  • High School diploma or equivalent, AS or BS preferred.
  • 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.
  • Experience with kitchen or food prep and basic understanding of kitchen equipment (oven, griddle, knife use and safety).
  • Full written and verbal fluency in English.
  • Experience using basic computer applications (e.g. Google Suite email and calendar) and internal communication (e.g. email, Slack, etc).
  • Ability to work with diverse, dynamic teams effectively.
  • Self-motivated individual with good communication skills and strong organizational skills.
  • Ability to manage multiple tasks concurrently and show flexibility with last-minute changes.
  • Comfortable using math for formulation calculations.
  • Ability to continuously establish and maintain excellent record keeping, inventory, and accountability.
  • Ability to independently troubleshoot issues when applicable.
  • Ability to work independently and ask questions when applicable.
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