Traveling Production Technician Job Description Sample Template

JOB TITLE:

  • Traveling Production Technician

DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Responsible for producing core menu products, testing ingredients, and finished products to ensure correct composition, and identifying any health or quality control issues that need to be corrected.
  • Participate in the R&D aspects of the job, including sample preparation, product testing, and new process trials.
  • Prepare samples prior to shipping them to customers.
  • Analyze retrieved data and prepare reports for laboratory management.
  • Follow all company policies and procedures to ensure product integrity and quality control.
  • Assist with testing and calibrating lab equipment in preparation for specific tasks
  • Recognize and report any food safety issues.

EXPERIENCE and QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Bachelor’s degree required, preferred in general chemistry or chemical engineering.
  • 5+ years’ general laboratory experience is required, experience in food manufacturing is preferred.
  • Understand the principle of Design Of Experiment (DOE) and be able to execute experiments based on a plan.
  • Capable of prioritizing tasks to meet goals and ensure product quality.
  • Willing to meet on-call obligations as needed.
  • Must be detail-oriented and have the ability to communicate effectively.
  • Must possess excellent problem-solving and logical thinking skills.
  • Must be a passionate champion for cannabis.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

  • The physical demands, work environment factors, and mental functions described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
  • While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. 
  • This employee is frequently required to stand, walk, use hands or feet, and reach with hands and arms.
  • May be required to lift a minimum of 50 pounds.
  • Traveling up to 3 weeks at a time to the continental US and Canada is expected (candidate will be remote roughly 50-60% of the time).