Food Technologist
Actalent · Terre Haute, IN · 1 mo ago
On-siteAnalyst$80k/yrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: headings for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We must not repeat job title as heading. We must include sections only if posting has real specific content.
We have content: Responsibilities list (many bullet-like sentences). Essential Skills (list). Additional Skills & Qualifications (list). Work Environment (prose). Job Type & Location (maybe not a heading; we can fold into a short p). Pay And Benefits (pay range and benefits list). Workplace Type (maybe schedule? Not schedule). Application Deadline (maybe not needed). About Actalent (boilerplate, should be removed). Also legal/EEO etc removed.
We need to decide which sections to include: About the role (maybe we have a description paragraph at start: "The Food Technologist / Process Technologist plays a key role..." That's about the role. So we can have
for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We must not repeat job title as heading. We must include sections only if posting has real specific content.
We have content: Responsibilities list (many bullet-like sentences). Essential Skills (list). Additional Skills & Qualifications (list). Work Environment (prose). Job Type & Location (maybe not a heading; we can fold into a short p). Pay And Benefits (pay range and benefits list). Workplace Type (maybe schedule? Not schedule). Application Deadline (maybe not needed). About Actalent (boilerplate, should be removed). Also legal/EEO etc removed.
We need to decide which sections to include: About the role (maybe we have a description paragraph at start: "The Food Technologist / Process Technologist plays a key role..." That's about the role. So we can have About the role
with that paragraph.
Responsibilities: we have a list of responsibilities. Use - .
Requirements: maybe we have Essential Skills as requirements? Could treat as Requirements. But we also have Additional Skills & Qualifications. Could combine into Requirements and Qualifications? The instruction: use headings for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we can have multiple: Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay. We need to decide what content fits each.
We have Essential Skills (list) - could be Skills. Additional Skills & Qualifications - could be Qualifications. Requirements maybe combine education and experience? Could be Requirements: Bachelor's degree, at least 3 years experience, etc. That is part of Essential Skills list. But we could split: Requirements: education and experience; Skills: technical skills; Qualifications: additional skills.
But we must not create thin sections with filler. We need substantive content.
Let's extract:
About the role: first paragraph: "The Food Technologist / Process Technologist plays a key role in developing, standardizing, and improving food processing operations. This position leads process development and optimization, supports new product scale-up, and ensures thermal processing programs consistently deliver safe, high-quality products. The role also promotes the professional competence of cross-functional teams through daily collaboration, training, and technical support."
Responsibilities: list items from "Collaborate with cross-functional teams..." through "Communicate daily with R&D leadership regarding special needs, issues, and progress on projects." Also "Optimize processes for new projects, including scale-up from development to production." and "Identify and solve recurring processing issues, particularly those related to gums, starches, and meats."
Requirements: maybe education and experience: "Bachelor’s degree in food engineering, chemical engineering, food processing, food chemistry, food science, or a closely related discipline. At least 3 years of experience in food processing, thermal processing, food engineering, or related fields."
Skills: maybe the list of abilities: "Strong knowledge of thermal processing and its application in ensuring food safety and quality. Hands-on experience in food manufacturing and food processing environments. Experience with product formulation, scale-up, and new product development. Ability to investigate, troubleshoot, and design solutions for equipment and process issues in hardware, software, and systems. Ability to understand, monitor, and test processing equipment and systems. Ability to communicate effectively with cross-functional teams, including R&D, production, engineering, and other stakeholders. Skill in simplifying complex scientific concepts so they are easily understood by production and operations teams. Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a dynamic environment. Demonstrated pride and engagement in food processing and food manufacturing. Strong commitment to food safety, quality, and continuous improvement."
Qualifications: Additional Skills & Qualifications list: "Experience in food science, food technology, chemistry, or chemical engineering. Experience in research and development and new product development within food manufacturing. Knowledge of ingredient functionality, including gums, starches, and meats, and their behavior in processing. Experience with scale-up from laboratory or pilot trials to full production. Familiarity with food safety standards and quality systems, including SQF requirements. Experience with retort and other thermal processing technologies. Exposure to process improvement methodologies and continuous improvement initiatives. Strong analytical skills for collecting and interpreting operational data and trends. Motivated to learn and continuously develop technical and professional skills. Comfort communicating with a wide range of stakeholders across the organization."
Benefits: list from Pay And Benefits: Medical, dental & vision; Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital; 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available; Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents); Short and long-term disability; Health Spending Account (HSA); Transportation benefits; Employee Assistance Program; Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave). Also note pay range.
Pay: we have pay range: $80000.00 - $80000.00/yr (same). That's a specific number, but it's same min and max. It's still specific. We should include Pay section with that.
Schedule: not provided. No schedule info. So we omit Schedule.
Work Environment: maybe we could include as a section? Not in the list of headings but could be under About the role? But we have a separate Work Environment paragraph with physical demands. Could be part of About the role or maybe we could create a section "Work Environment" but not in allowed headings list. The instruction says use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It says e.g., implying those are examples, not exclusive? It says "use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." Likely they expect only those headings. So we should not add Work Environment heading. We could fold that info into About the role or Responsibilities? Probably better to incorporate into About the role as additional detail. But we must preserve all substantive information. We can add a paragraph under About the role that includes work environment details.
Job Type & Location: "This is a Permanent position based out of Terre Haute, IN." Could be folded into About the role or a short p after heading? Not a heading. We'll add a short p after About the role maybe.
Application Deadline: not needed.
We must remove boilerplate like About Actalent, EEO, etc.
Now construct HTML:
About the role
The Food Technologist / Process Technologist plays a key role in developing, standardizing, and improving food processing operations. This position leads process development and optimization, supports new product scale-up, and ensures thermal processing programs consistently deliver safe, high-quality products. The role also promotes the professional competence of cross-functional teams through daily collaboration, training, and technical support. This is a Permanent position based out of Terre Haute, IN. The role operates in a food manufacturing environment that combines production floor activities with technical and analytical work. The position requires regular standing, walking, sitting, talking, and hearing, as well as frequent use of hands to finger, handle, or feel and reaching with hands and arms. The role involves climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling as needed to access equipment and work areas. The employee regularly lifts and moves up to 10 pounds, frequently lifts and moves up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lifts and moves up to 50 pounds. Vision requirements include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus, due to the need to inspect products, equipment, and documentation. The facility produces products that may contain allergens such as egg, shellfish, fish, and gluten, and appropriate awareness and adherence to allergen control procedures are required. The environment emphasizes strong safety practices, adherence to SQF standards, and maintaining good housekeeping in all work areas.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop and implement product formulations, conduct product trials, and ensure adherence to quality and safety standards.
- Collect and analyze operational data and trends to develop improvement plans for processes, formulas, and equipment.
- Develop, evaluate, implement, and maintain thermal processing programs to ensure the safety and quality of food products.
- Provide technical assistance and training to internal stakeholders to support effective knowledge transfer.
- Collaborate with customers and regulatory personnel during visits, inspections, and audits.
- Support deviation analyses and recommend appropriate product dispositions as needed.
- Serve as a subject matter expert in thermal processing and provide technical assistance to optimize processes and resolve issues.
- Investigate, troubleshoot, and design solutions to problems in equipment hardware, software, and processing systems.
- Understand, monitor, and test equipment and systems to ensure reliable and efficient operation.
- Support production continuous improvement initiatives and drive efforts to identify and reduce process inefficiencies across Engineering, R&D, and Operations.
- Comply with documentation standards, maintenance plans, and system specifications in accordance with SQF requirements.
- Apply knowledge of ingredient functionality and processability to improve formulations and processing outcomes.
- Follow all company safety policies and procedures while performing job duties.
- Comply with established production processes and quality systems per SQF requirements.
- Maintain proper housekeeping at the job site during tasks and upon completion, in line with SQF standards.
- Communicate daily with R&D leadership regarding special needs, issues, and progress on projects.
- Optimize processes for new projects, including scale-up from development to production.
- Identify and solve recurring processing issues, particularly those related to gums, starches, and meats.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in food engineering, chemical engineering, food processing, food chemistry, food science, or a closely related discipline.
- At least 3 years of experience in food processing, thermal processing, food engineering, or related fields.
Skills
- Strong knowledge of thermal processing and its application in ensuring food safety and quality.
- Hands-on experience in food manufacturing and food processing environments.
- Experience with product formulation, scale-up, and new product development.
- Ability to investigate, troubleshoot, and design solutions for equipment and process issues in hardware, software, and systems.
- Ability to understand, monitor, and test processing equipment and systems.
- Ability to communicate effectively with cross-functional teams, including R&D, production, engineering, and other stakeholders.
- Skill in simplifying complex scientific concepts so they are easily understood by production and operations teams.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a dynamic environment.
- Demonstrated pride and engagement in food processing and food manufacturing.
- Strong commitment to food safety, quality, and continuous improvement.
Qualifications
- Experience in food science, food technology, chemistry, or chemical engineering.
- Experience in research and development and new product development within food manufacturing.
- Knowledge of ingredient functionality, including gums, starches, and meats, and their behavior in processing.
- Experience with scale-up from laboratory or pilot trials to full production.
- Familiarity with food safety standards and quality systems, including SQF requirements.
- Experience with retort and other thermal processing technologies.
- Exposure to process improvement methodologies and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Strong analytical skills for collecting and interpreting operational data and trends.
- Motivated to learn and continuously develop technical and professional skills.
- Comfort
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It says e.g., implying those are examples, not exclusive? It says "use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." Likely they expect only those headings. So we should not add Work Environment heading. We could fold that info into About the role or Responsibilities? Probably better to incorporate into About the role as additional detail. But we must preserve all substantive information. We can add a paragraph under About the role that includes work environment details.
Job Type & Location: "This is a Permanent position based out of Terre Haute, IN." Could be folded into About the role or a short p after heading? Not a heading. We'll add a short p after About the role maybe.
Application Deadline: not needed.
We must remove boilerplate like About Actalent, EEO, etc.
Now construct HTML:
About the role
About the role
The Food Technologist / Process Technologist plays a key role in developing, standardizing, and improving food processing operations. This position leads process development and optimization, supports new product scale-up, and ensures thermal processing programs consistently deliver safe, high-quality products. The role also promotes the professional competence of cross-functional teams through daily collaboration, training, and technical support. This is a Permanent position based out of Terre Haute, IN. The role operates in a food manufacturing environment that combines production floor activities with technical and analytical work. The position requires regular standing, walking, sitting, talking, and hearing, as well as frequent use of hands to finger, handle, or feel and reaching with hands and arms. The role involves climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling as needed to access equipment and work areas. The employee regularly lifts and moves up to 10 pounds, frequently lifts and moves up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lifts and moves up to 50 pounds. Vision requirements include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus, due to the need to inspect products, equipment, and documentation. The facility produces products that may contain allergens such as egg, shellfish, fish, and gluten, and appropriate awareness and adherence to allergen control procedures are required. The environment emphasizes strong safety practices, adherence to SQF standards, and maintaining good housekeeping in all work areas.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop and implement product formulations, conduct product trials, and ensure adherence to quality and safety standards.
- Collect and analyze operational data and trends to develop improvement plans for processes, formulas, and equipment.
- Develop, evaluate, implement, and maintain thermal processing programs to ensure the safety and quality of food products.
- Provide technical assistance and training to internal stakeholders to support effective knowledge transfer.
- Collaborate with customers and regulatory personnel during visits, inspections, and audits.
- Support deviation analyses and recommend appropriate product dispositions as needed.
- Serve as a subject matter expert in thermal processing and provide technical assistance to optimize processes and resolve issues.
- Investigate, troubleshoot, and design solutions to problems in equipment hardware, software, and processing systems.
- Understand, monitor, and test equipment and systems to ensure reliable and efficient operation.
- Support production continuous improvement initiatives and drive efforts to identify and reduce process inefficiencies across Engineering, R&D, and Operations.
- Comply with documentation standards, maintenance plans, and system specifications in accordance with SQF requirements.
- Apply knowledge of ingredient functionality and processability to improve formulations and processing outcomes.
- Follow all company safety policies and procedures while performing job duties.
- Comply with established production processes and quality systems per SQF requirements.
- Maintain proper housekeeping at the job site during tasks and upon completion, in line with SQF standards.
- Communicate daily with R&D leadership regarding special needs, issues, and progress on projects.
- Optimize processes for new projects, including scale-up from development to production.
- Identify and solve recurring processing issues, particularly those related to gums, starches, and meats.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in food engineering, chemical engineering, food processing, food chemistry, food science, or a closely related discipline.
- At least 3 years of experience in food processing, thermal processing, food engineering, or related fields.
Skills
- Strong knowledge of thermal processing and its application in ensuring food safety and quality.
- Hands-on experience in food manufacturing and food processing environments.
- Experience with product formulation, scale-up, and new product development.
- Ability to investigate, troubleshoot, and design solutions for equipment and process issues in hardware, software, and systems.
- Ability to understand, monitor, and test processing equipment and systems.
- Ability to communicate effectively with cross-functional teams, including R&D, production, engineering, and other stakeholders.
- Skill in simplifying complex scientific concepts so they are easily understood by production and operations teams.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a dynamic environment.
- Demonstrated pride and engagement in food processing and food manufacturing.
- Strong commitment to food safety, quality, and continuous improvement.
Qualifications
- Experience in food science, food technology, chemistry, or chemical engineering.
- Experience in research and development and new product development within food manufacturing.
- Knowledge of ingredient functionality, including gums, starches, and meats, and their behavior in processing.
- Experience with scale-up from laboratory or pilot trials to full production.
- Familiarity with food safety standards and quality systems, including SQF requirements.
- Experience with retort and other thermal processing technologies.
- Exposure to process improvement methodologies and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Strong analytical skills for collecting and interpreting operational data and trends.
- Motivated to learn and continuously develop technical and professional skills.
- Comfort