R&D Logistics Technician

About the role

Location: Bridgewater, NJ

About This Role

This role supports Pilot Plant activities by accurately pre weighing, staging, and preparing raw materials, ingredients, and chemicals required for trials and experimental production. It involves ensuring materials are weighed to specification, properly labeled, documented, and delivered on time to support trial execution.

The Pre Weighing Technician maintains accurate weighing and inventory records, follows approved procedures, and helps ensure materials are organized, available, and ready according to production schedules. The role also supports troubleshooting of material or weighing issues and ensures all pre weighing activities comply with safety, quality, and regulatory requirements.

Work is performed under the general supervision of, and reports directly to, the Logistics Supervisor.

What You'll Do

R&D Logistics Operations

• Responsible for material pre-weighing and staging for Pilot Plant trials, kitchen trials, and analytical testing.
• Support Project Leaders, Pilot Plant team members, and Logistics in trial planning, execution, and output management.
• Support the accurate movement and staging of goods within the facility.
• Process and fulfill sample pick requests promptly and accurately.
• Measurements / Performance Indicators: Schedule adherence (daily and weekly); R&D trial success

Inventory Management

• Update inventory and oversee batch statuses within the system, ensuring in-date, fit-for-use ingredients are staged.
• Complete systematic and physical movement of materials from inventory to the user group.
• Support regular stock checks for ingredients to ensure appropriate inventory levels are maintained.
• Effectively organize and stack pallets to maximize storage efficiency while adhering to material segregation standards.
• Measurements / Performance Indicators: On-time release; traceability tests

Functional Quality

• Manage expiring ingredients and batches, coordinating write-off and waste-disposal activities.
• Maintain a clean, safe, and sanitary work area.
• Identify and record process deviations and escalate accordingly.
• Support batch sampling and process validation requirements.
• Follow and uphold Food Safety and Quality policies as they pertain to the role.
• Support internal and external audits, including management systems and food safety audits.
• Adhere to Standard Operating Procedures and support periodic review of those procedures.
• Measurements / Performance Indicators: First time right; on-time release

Safety, Health and Environmental

• Conduct routine inspections of material-handling equipment and racks to ensure safety and operability.
• Actively support and encourage knowledge sharing and cross-training.
• Participate in internal behaviour based safety and site environmental initiatives.
• Measurements / Performance Indicators: BBS observations; inspection schedule compliance

Operational Experience

• Experience working in a warehouse or production environment within food or pharma.
• Knowledge and understanding of GMPs.
• Collaboration and teamwork.
• Open communication.
• Problem solving.

What You Bring

Organizational Knowledge

• Strong organizational and planning skills.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Detail oriented.
• Skilled in Microsoft Office tools.
• Organizational Knowledge
• Knowledge of cross-functional workflows and trial processes, including how R&D, Pilot Plant Operations, Quality, Logistics, and Procurement collaborate to prepare and execute trials; material forecasting; ingredient onboarding; weigh-up workflows; and trial-readiness stages.
• Awareness of key roles, decision-makers, and communication pathways. Know who to engage for material needs, vendor issues, trial scheduling, quality release, warehousing, system updates, and operational approvals, including Developers, the Logistics Supervisor, Quality partners, Maintenance, and Raw Materials teams.
• Familiarity with site-specific systems, standards, and compliance requirements, including SAP/NesTMS material transactions, ingredient-onboarding requirements, inventory procedures, safety and regulatory expectations, and Pilot Plant documentation standards.

Leadership Behaviors

• Deliver Results & Be Accountable
• Collaborate Across Functions
• Act with Transparency & Integrity
• Adapt Quickly and Embrace Change
• Use Data, Insights & Systems Effectively
• Lead Continuous Improvement

Bonus Points

• Reliable and self-dependent.
• Adherence to procedures and process.
• Attention to detail.
• Able to follow tasks through completion with minimal direction.

Compensation & Benefits

• Up to $27 per hour + Overtime
• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k)
• Disability insurance