Laboratory Technician

Job Description

Job Description

Flavor Lab Technician - Newport News, Virginia

Experience in Food & Beverage environment required | Must have degree food science, chemistry or related field

Job Description

This position plays a crucial role in supporting chemists by assisting with the development of nutritional flavor systems for beverage and food manufacturing. You will independently manage flavor projects, including specification and test development of finished flavors.

Responsibilities

• Compound, weigh, and prepare flavors, bases, and concentrates.
• Prepare test samples, food and beverage innovations, customer samples, and flavor standards.
• Organize, catalog, and maintain records and inventory of raw materials and finished products.
• Conduct sensory and technical tests for all formulations.
• Collect and compile necessary information for test requests.
• Communicate effectively with flavor chemists, QA, sales teams, and customers.
• Prepare, maintain, and process lab projects, samples, records, standards, documentation, equipment, supplies, chemicals, solutions, concentrates, bases, and flavors.

Essential Skills

Additional Skills & Qualifications

Work Environment

You will be part of a small, intimate team working in a lab setting. The role involves significant time spent mixing flavors and developing products. This position provides exposure to the entire lifecycle of a flavor, collaborating with customers to create the perfect product.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Newport News, VA.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $22.00 - $25.00 / hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job

classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be

subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits

available for this temporary role may include the following :

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Newport News,VA.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Dec 9, 2025.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing due to a disability, please email actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com for other accommodation options.