Laboratory Technician, Product Discovery - Videbaek

Location: Videbæk, DK

Are you curious about how protein science can impact the world? Do you want to be part of a competent and driven team that innovates and develops new ingredients for medical, infant and sports nutrition? Do you thrive in a dynamic and collaborative environment? Then you might be the laboratory technician that we are looking for in our Product Discovery Team in Arla Foods Ingredients.

Your workplace will be the research laboratories which are part of the Innovation Centre of Arla Foods Ingredients in Nr. Vium. Your colleagues are world class researchers and technicians that are highly experienced in milk and whey protein biochemistry and physics, process technologies and related analytics. Together with your colleagues, you will drive research that will result in the development of new milk-based ingredients and deliver powerful nutrition for the world.

About the job
As a laboratory technician in our Product Discovery team, you will work with all aspects of dairy protein science. You will collaborate with scientists to support the ideation and new product development activities of the business. You will provide the data and knowledge to support our ideas and enable us to make decisions about new processes and possibilities.

Some of your key day to day responsibilities will include;

• Partnering with scientists to coordinate and plan experiments in the research laboratories
• Writing protocols, performing experiments, analyzing data and concluding on results
• Maintaining stocks of laboratory supplies and ensuring that equipment is functional including equipment calibrations and coordination of maintenance
• Developing and introducing new methods, processes and equipment

Who are you?
You are educated as a laboratory technician with experience from similar positions in the industry or from academic positions. Preferably, you have worked with protein functionality, rheology, chromatography and related laboratory-scale equipment.

As a person, you are collaborative, and it comes naturally to you to share knowledge and discuss ideas and problems with your colleagues. You are proactive in building positive relations even across teams, and you will contribute to the positive and motivated environment of the team. The job will require you to work with many different technologies and projects, and we expect that you thrive while learning about new equipment and new methods.

Application and contact
If you want to seize this exciting opportunity, please apply as soon as possible as we will be conducting interviews continuously. For additional information, please call Director Hans Peter Sørensen at +45 9131 7899.

We have a purpose for Good
At Arla, we strive to unlock the highest potential in each other while working together to create a sustainable future of dairy. We call it Stronger People Stronger Planet and it is deeply anchored in our organisation and founded on our commitment to respecting human rights, increasing access to healthy dairy nutrition, inspiring good food habits, and improving the environment for future generations. In order to succeed we need to hire people with a sustainable mindset. Could this be you?

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