Food Scientist

Overview

Food Scientist

The Food Scientist assists and coordinates the process of developing new products, process improvement projects, new ingredient testing, new equipment testing, and new supplier testing. Understands food principles, interactions of various ingredients, and is familiar with USDA regulations.

• Facilitates and leads projects related to product development, non-meat ingredient testing, meat ingredient testing, and new equipment testing in the production area or the Product Development (PD) center (flex testing schedule dependent on projects, ex. nights, mornings, weekends may be needed).
• Test, validate, and recommend changes to production processes to improve product quality, yield, and overall performance.
• Works with cross functional teams (QA, operations, regulatory, procurement) to validate formulation and processing information for new/existing products related to shelf life and food safety, collects processing and finished product data (LIMs data, Plant Matrix, etc.) for specification development, and provides formulation expertise for projects assigned to role.
• Manages the smokehouse and oven program validation, calibration, and maintenance and makes necessary recommendations to operations / maintenance team for quality and efficiency.
• Provides process control supported by managing forming equipment databases, relationship with forming plates manufacturers, and provides guidance to cross-functional teams (operations, PI, maintenance) for forming plate use / needs for new products and existing products.
• Accepts special projects as dictated by business needs.

Salary

$83,000 - $95,000

Benefits Available

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.

Experience or Training:

• Three years of relevant experience.
• Excellent written and oral communications skills.
• Demonstrates a working knowledge of and ability to run / learn all production equipment.
• Ability to work with and direct all production workers and supervisors to run tests.

Technology / Equipment:

• Excellent computer skills with Microsoft Office and ability to learn multiple software programs related to processing and data management.

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Meat Science, Food Science, or related science.

Technology / Equipment:

• Meat processing equipment knowledge, meat formulation experience, and inherent knowledge of USDA regulations.

If you’d like to hear more about this opportunity and others we are currently working on, please contact Jeff Fee at