Laborant (f/m/d)

NovaTaste Austria GmbH; Freilassing; Hybrid; EUR 28,000 - 36,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Gourmet lunch

Product discounts

Mental health support

Physiotherapy & pension

Job bike leasing

Flexible hours & home office

Flat structure

Innovative working environment

Job summary

NovaTaste Austria GmbH is a global leader in taste innovation. We seek a part-time dairy/food laboratory technician (min. 28h) to conduct quality control, analyses, and sensory evaluations across our spice and food-product portfolio.

You will perform microbiological and chemical analyses, maintain documentation, and collaborate with external labs, while enjoying flexible hours including home office options.

Qualifications

• Completed vocational training in dairy/lab tech or food technology.

Responsibilities

• Conduct quality control tests on raw materials, spice blends, and meat products.

Skills

Food analytics experience

Instrumental analysis (HPLC, PCR)

MS Office & SAP

Documentation accuracy

Team player

English proficiency

Education

Dairy/chemical lab tech or food tech training

Tools

SAP ERP

MS Office

Job description

NovaTaste is a global leader in taste innovation. With its broad portfolio of renowned brands such as WIBERG, Gewürzmüller, Gewürzmühle Nesse, Mühlehof Gewürze, Eppers, McClancy, Piasa, AMCO, Redbrook, BSA WIBERG, and The Mighty, NovaTaste offers a range of value-add savory ingredients and blends to improve taste and texture, as well as extend the shelf life of food products for its customers. NovaTaste has over 2,400 employees and supplies food manufacturers, butchers and foodservice players across Europe, North America and Asia.Employment Type: Part-time: min. 28hTasks

• Conduct quality control tests on raw materials, complex spice and food additive blends, as well as meat products
• Independently perform microbiological and chemical/physical analyses according to defined testing methods
• Carry out sensory evaluations to assess product quality and characteristics
• Perform sampling, e.g., of raw materials or for microbiological environmental monitoring
• Receive, register, label, and properly store incoming samples
• Prepare and process samples in accordance with laboratory standards
• Analyze, interpret, and evaluate test results, including computer-based documentation
• Prepare analysis certificates and related documentation
• Collaborate with external laboratories and coordinate outsourced analyses
• Operate, maintain, and monitor analytical laboratory equipment, taking responsibility for assigned instruments and testing devices
• Perform equipment maintenance and calibrations according to maintenance schedules

Skills

• Completed vocational training as a dairy laboratory technician, chemical laboratory technician, food technology specialist, or a comparable qualification
• Practical experience in food analytics or in an analytical laboratory environment
• Experience with instrumental analysis, particularly HPLC and PCR
• Proficient use of MS Office applications and ERP systems, preferably SAP
• Independent and conscientious work style with strong attention to precise documentation
• Committed, reliable, proactive, and a strong team player
• Good English skills, both written and spoken

Benefits

• Excellent lunch options at gourmet level in our company restaurant
• Attractive discounts on our products
• Professional, free support for mental health through our partner nilo.health
• Physiotherapy with a low co-payment, company doctor, and occupational pension scheme
• Job Bike Leasing
• Flexible working hours through an attractive flexitime model and home office options
• Flat organizational structure with a first-name culture and short decision-making paths
• A constructive and innovative working environment in a successful, internationally active company