Senior Lab Tech - Niagara Falls. NY

About Kerry

Kerry is the world's leading taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Every day we partner with customers to create healthier, tastier and more sustainable products that are consumed by billions of people across the world. Our vision is to be our customers' most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition. A career with Kerry offers you an opportunity to shape the future of food while providing you opportunities to explore and grow in a truly global environment.

About the role

Where you'll work: 

Our Niagara Falls, NY location is a chemical production facility that produces organic salts, including propionates and acetates, serving pharmaceutical, food, feed and technical industries. With this long-standing and fully automated manufacturing site, Kerry offers world class quality products to a global market. Our products fill vital needs in a broad range of applications that are essential to everyday life including food preservation, antibiotic formulation, dialysis treatment, energy production and more.

 

400 47th St., Niagara Falls, NY  14304

 

Pay Rate/Hourly Rate/shift differential: $30-$37/hr

Shift/Working Hours: M-F 8a-4:30p

Key responsibilities

What will you do?

Analysis of raw materials, intermediate and finished products against identified standards and specifications.

 

Essential Functions and Basic Duties:

The job functions include but are not limited to:

1.  Analysis of raw materials, intermediates and finished products

2.  Accurate, timely, and complete record keeping

3.  Timely communication to Production for non-conforming material

4.  Special testing as requested

5.  Monitoring and replenishing lab consumables

6.  Maintenance and calibration of lab instruments

7.  Preparation and standardization of lab solutions

8.  Oversee development and revision of test procedures

9.  Inspection of raw materials documentation

Qualifications and skills

What will you need to be successful?

 

Education: Associate’s degree required in Chemistry, Food Science, Biochemistry, or related field. Bachelor’s degree preferred.

 

Required Knowledge: Basic understanding of chemistry and analytical methods. Experience in good laboratory practices.

 

Experience Needed: 3-5 years laboratory experience required. Quality investigation or environmental monitoring experience a plus.

 

Skills and Abilities: Analytical, decisive, multi-tasked, and goal-oriented individual is required with the ability to manage time and resources.

Compensation Data

The pay range for this position is $30.00 to $37.00 - per hour.  Kerry typically does not hire an individual at the top or near the top of the range, as we are a pay-for-performance company, and this range is set to continue to reward performance annually while in role.  Compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case.  The specific compensation offered to a candidate within the above range may be influenced by a variety of factors including skills, qualifications, experience, and internal equity.  Kerry offers a competitive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, a 401(k) plan with employee and company contribution opportunities, Employee Share Plan, Life, disability, and accident insurance, and tuition reimbursement.  This job posting is anticipated to expire on 12/2026.

 

We may use artificial intelligence tools to support the review and assessment of applications and assist with scheduling interviews. We do not use AI to make decisions during the interview process. All candidate assessments and hiring decisions are made by our recruitment and leadership teams.