Overview
Laboratory Assistant Jobs in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada at Cove Soda
Title: Laboratory Assistant
Company: Cove Soda
Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Position Summary
Cove is seeking a detail-oriented, organized, and curious Lab Assistant to support our Innovation and Flavor team. This role is ideal for someone with 1–2 years of relevant experience or early hands-on exposure in a lab, food and beverage, flavor, or product development environment.
The Lab Assistant will help with day-to-day lab operations, sample preparation, formula batching, ingredient organization, recordkeeping, and product testing support. This person will play an important role in helping the team develop, evaluate, and refine new beverage concepts and flavors.
Key Responsibilities
- Assist the Innovation and Flavor team with preparation of bench samples, prototypes, and product formulations
- Weigh, measure, mix, label, and organize ingredients and sample batches accurately
- Maintain cleanliness, order, and general readiness of the lab and testing areas
- Support flavor trials, product evaluations, and basic sensory sessions
- Prepare and organize raw materials, packaging components, and lab supplies for development work
- Accurately document formulas, test results, observations, and revisions
- Assist with tracking samples, stability testing, and retaining reference materials
- Manage inventory of ingredients, supplies, and lab materials; flag low stock items for reorder
- Help coordinate shipment or storage of samples for internal review or external partners
- Follow all food safety, handling, sanitation, and quality procedures
- Support cross-functional projects with operations, marketing, regulatory, and supply chain as needed
- Perform other related duties to support the product innovation process
Qualifications
- 1–2 years of experience in a lab, food and beverage, flavor, product development, QA, or similar environment preferred
- Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Chemistry, Biology, Nutrition, or related field preferred, but not required
- Strong attention to detail and ability to follow formulas, instructions, and processes carefully
- Comfortable working hands-on with ingredients, flavor systems, and sample preparation
- Strong organizational and recordkeeping skills
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities in a fast-moving environment
- Positive attitude, strong work ethic, and willingness to learn
- Basic knowledge of food safety, GMPs, and lab practices is a plus
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and basic data entry/documentation tools preferred
Preferred Traits
- Interest in beverage innovation, flavor trends, and consumer products
- Enjoys hands-on work and experimentation
- Team player with a collaborative mindset
- Curious, proactive, and eager to grow in an innovation-focused environment
Physical Requirements
- Ability to stand for extended periods during batching and testing activities
- Ability to lift and move ingredient containers, supplies, and sample materials up to 35 pounds
- Ability to work in a lab and light production/testing environment
Why Join Cove
This is a great opportunity for someone early in their career to gain hands-on experience in beverage innovation and flavor development while working closely with a team focused on creating exciting, high-quality products.
