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Job Description

Perform standardized qualitative and quantitative tests to determine physical or chemical properties of food or beverage products.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 19-4011.02

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Food Science Technicians”.

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Tasks for “Data Control Assistant”

Monitor and control temperature of products.
Perform regular maintenance of laboratory equipment by inspecting, calibrating, cleaning, or sterilizing.
Compute moisture or salt content, percentages of ingredients, formulas, or other product factors, using mathematical and chemical procedures.
Conduct standardized tests on food, beverages, additives, or preservatives to ensure compliance with standards and regulations regarding factors such as color, texture, or nutrients.
Prepare or incubate slides with cell cultures.
Examine chemical or biological samples to identify cell structures or to locate bacteria or extraneous material, using a microscope.
Record or compile test results or prepare graphs, charts, or reports.
Taste or smell foods or beverages to ensure that flavors meet specifications or to select samples with specific characteristics.
Provide assistance to food scientists or technologists in research and development, production technology, or quality control.
Measure, test, or weigh bottles, cans, or other containers to ensure that hardness, strength, or dimensions meet specifications.
Analyze test results to classify products or compare results with standard tables.
Mix, blend, or cultivate ingredients to make reagents or to manufacture food or beverage products.
Order supplies needed to maintain inventories in laboratories or in storage facilities of food or beverage processing plants.
Train newly hired laboratory personnel.
Maintain records of testing results or other documents as required by state or other governing agencies.

Related Technology & Tools

Calorimeters
Dessicators
Steam autoclaves
Laboratory clamps
Notebook computers
Laboratory mechanical convection incubators
pH meters
Water activity meters
Laboratory glass burets
Laboratory balances
Microwell readers
Anaerobic jars
Hot air ovens
Color testing equipment
Magnetic stirrers
Safety goggles
Laboratory knives
Laboratory hot plates
Fume hoods
Laboratory funnels
Vacuum ovens
Desktop computers
Safety gloves
Microscope slides
Personal computers
Eyewash fountains
Safety showers
Handheld thermometers
Precision scales
Laboratory stirring rods
Viscosity testing equipment
Metal detectors
Mortars and pestles
Wet bulb thermometers
Fluorescent microscopes
Laser printers
Petri dishes
Laboratory beakers
Electronic toploading balances
Universal indicators
Homogenizers
Erlenmeyer flasks
Laboratory convection ovens
Dropping pipettes
Bioluminometers
Moisture meters
Triple beam balances
Colony counters
Distilling equipment
Ultraviolet UV lights
Laboratory coats
Boiling water baths
Magnetic retrievers
Compound binocular light microscopes
Bunsen burners
Temperature probes
Agar plates
Benchtop centrifuges
Laboratory mixers
Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay ELISA plate readers
Zhan cups
Laboratory tongs
Laboratory strainers
Moisture balances
Siphons
Pasteur pipettes
Magnetic stir bars
Dry bulb thermometers
Steam sterilizers
Particle size testing equipment
Fire extinguishers
General purpose laboratory test tubes
Laboratory blenders
Gas analyzers
Grinders
Inoculation tubes

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