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Job Description:
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Full-time, benefited position under the direction of the Director of the Dairy Products Technology Center (DPTC) at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. The Dairy Pilot Plant and Short Course Coordinator divides effort approximately equally between (1) technical services, product development, and research support in the DPTC pilot plant and (2) development and delivery of short courses, workshops, technical webinars, outreach, and related educational programming. The position works independently on a broad range of technical and educational projects and maintains regular contact with students, researchers, dairy processors, industry partners, and other key constituencies.
Appointment Term: This position is funded for one year. Reappointment is contingent on performance and the continued availability of funding resources.
Duties & Responsibilities :
The responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to:
Pilot Plant, Research, and Technical Services (approximately 50%)
Maintain needed inventories of supplies; and coordinate with vendors and manufacturers.
Provide technical assistance , prototyping, and pilot-plant manufacturing services to industry, researchers, and students.
Develop and prepare dairy-food product prototypes as requested and support quality control, processing, and product-development projects.
Coordinate pilot plant equipment usage by students and industry for product development and innovation.
Support research projects and train and mentor students and staff engaged in applications and research activities.
Collect, organize, summarize, and critically interpret data; communicate weekly goals and progress regarding pilot plant activities.
Assist in preparation of manuscripts, abstracts, project reports, and presentations for scientific meetings, as needed.
Network with industry, ingredient and equipment suppliers, service providers, professional organizations, and dairy groups; this may include travel to meetings and potential end users.
Short Courses, Education, and Industry Relations (approximately 50%)
Assist the Director with implementation of education, technical outreach, and project activities.
Plan, coordinate, and implement educational events independently and with collaborating partners, including workshops, short courses, technical webinars, conferences, symposia, and special projects.
Conduct outreach to dairy processors in the Western Region to communicate technical-assistance and educational opportunities.
Minimum Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree in Dairy Science, Food Science, or a related field.
At least one year of relevant experience in dairy or food processing, product development, technical services, research support, educational programming, or a related area .
Knowledge of the manufacture and properties of milk, dairy ingredients, dairy foods, and their applications in other food products.
Ability to operate pilot-scale unit operations and process systems for dairy and related food products, which may include batch kettles, agitators, pumps, homogenizers, freezers, heat-processing systems, evaporators, membrane systems, spray dryers, and related equipment.
Ability to calculate dosages, concentrations, proportions, percentages, and other operational figures.
Ability to work effectively with industrial groups in the pilot plant and provide technical assistance to a diverse range of partners.
Effective use of computer hardware and software for data collection, analysis, presentation of results, electronic communications and Microsoft Office Suite.
Demonstrated independent scientific and practical problem-solving ability, including the ability to control experimental variables and propose solutions.
Excellent organization, leadership, communication, and collaborative working skills; ability to work independently with…