Lab Technician

**Your mission**:
At Planet A Foods, we want to revolutionize the food industry to protect the planet we love. We believe that creating better food ingredients, done by perfecting centuries-old fermentation technology, leads to healthier alternatives for us all and can save up to 500 Mt of CO2 per year.

Our first product? Yummy chocolate We created the world’s first 100% cocoa-free chocolate called Nocoa. Our Nocoa tastes amazing with a solid snap and smooth melt as well as roasty notes and a subtle sweetness. In addition it is completely natural, gluten-free, vegan and made with only seven ingredients. Nocoa doesn’t only deliver on taste and naturalness. It is also kind to the planet with a breathtaking low carbon and water footprint, plus a complete mitigation of deforestation and child slavery

On our journey to protect our Planet A, we are looking for a laboratory technician.

As laboratory technician you will be a part of our research team. You will help us to develop new products by performing analytical assays and by maintaining the lab.

Your tasks at Planet A Foods:

- Laboratory management as well as order of raw materials and consumables
- Maintenance of the hazardous substances register
- Documentation of results
- Assisting the team in performing routine laboratory work, such as GC-MS analyses, PCRs, solution and media preparation

**Your profile**:
You have:

- Completed training as a technical assistant (BTA, CTA, MTA, biology lab technician or comparable) or Bachelor's degree in biology/chemistry/food technology with professional experience
- At least one year of active professional experience
- Experience in using MS Office, experience with Benchling is a plus
- Fluent in English
- Very good organizational skills
- The ability to work in a flexible dynamic startup setting
- An open mind and willingness to learn

**How we hire at Planet A Foods**:
Planet A Foods is committed to pursuing our values throughout our business.

In the realm of recruitment and hiring, this means that we are not only an Equal Opportunity Employer, but also proactive in embedding fairness and equity into an inclusive recruitment and hiring process:

- We value the knowledge, expertise, and skills that individuals bring based on their identities, life experiences, and backgrounds. We want people to bring their full selves to work and as a global company, we want to reflect the world. Our success relies on talented individuals who share our passion bringing innovation and insights that stem from their different perspectives to help us work as one team to accomplish ambitious global strategy goals.
- Our recruitment is inclusive. We recruit top talent that reflect the diversity of the world and global marketplace we inhabit. We conduct deliberate and purposeful recruitment that brings applicants to Planet A Foods that represent a broad range of identities, life experiences, backgrounds, and skill sets.
- We recognize that one of the dynamics of meaningful inclusion is seeing that all people can succeed in our workplace. We know representation matters and that our values are not something we simply talk about, it’s something we work toward. It’s something we do. Our values must show up in who works on the Planet A Foods team, at every level.

Our values:
**Fellowship**

We share a great vision that can only be achieved as a team. We prefer enabling others to succeed instead of petting our egos.

**On Discovery**

We keep our eyes, hearts, and minds open, curious to explore, improve and create new realities beyond the ordinary.

**Creating impact**

We aim at building a better world. Science is at our hearts, and full of passion we progress on our journey.

**Just do it**

We rather take a lousy first step than standing still or losing ourselves in discussions. Smart words are worth nothing if they are not accompanied by smart actions.

**Why us?**:
Our hierarchy is flat and communication direct, which means that we operate and learn fast, as a team. You can expect the following:

- Competitive salary within the industry (incl. stock options)
- Flexible working hours as we believe in ownership and trust
- Learning & Development Program for all our team members
- Regular team events
- Free drinks & snacks

**About us**:
It’s an audacious, incredibly rewarding mission that we are dedicated to achieving. Planet A Foods is built around the idea that everyone should be able to enjoy just, circular and waste-free food. To that end, we create a family of foods by upcycling clean (local/cruelty-free) ingredients with state-of-the-art biotechnology and flavor science.

Exciting challenges lie ahead — Join us on our mission