Research & Development Food Scientist

About the role

You’ll join in brainstorming exercises for innovation and newness to refresh products and/or improve product lines, ultimately developing new products within the manufacturing areas of the Food Division.

Responsibilities

• Develop bakery and cheese spread products, including pastries, baked goods, confections, candy, pies, cheesecakes, sweet breads, fudge, toffee, cakes, butter creams, cookies, fruitcake, and highly decorated applications.
• Participate in formulations, recipe changes/improvements, commercialization, line trials, experimental design, ingredient/inventory evaluations, and sensory/organoleptic testing.
• Use creativity and scientific methods to develop recipes.
• Support the pricing team to determine new product development (NPD) labor costs.
• Confirm the plant has the appropriate equipment and capability to produce designed items.
• Ensure all products are developed using food safety principles and regulatory requirements.
• Commercialize products into the plant to ensure flawless execution of new items.
• Complete formal quoting and cost analyses.
• Monitor deadlines and ensure they are met with process flow through PLEX.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Food Science or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience with the product development cycle, research methods, analytical equipment, and experimental design.
• Self-motivated with the ability to work independently while following appropriate procedures.
• High attention to detail, strong organizational skills, and exceptional teamwork and diplomacy.
• Experience with experimental design using scientific methodology.