Food Scientist-Culinary

Job Summary

Food Scientist Culinary

If you are interested in joining and contributing to a privately held 70-year organization in Research and Development/Culinary I would like to speak with you. In addition to developing and innovating within our portfolio, you will also be learning and developing your career.

We are positioned and planning for double digit growth for the next 5 years. The stability and growth of our organization has proven to be a two-way street we are successful because of our associates and in turn, our associates have contributed to a culture that is family orientated, collaborate and focus?s on accountability and teamwork. We are a USDA inspected, SQF facility that provides food products for a variety of Fortune 150 companies. Our associates are not afraid to speak up! Our long-term success is attributed to our talented employees that have kept us relevant in the marketplace by providing innovative products and packaging that has kept us front and center of the consumers and our customers. This entrepreneurial company values its associates and our ability to provide customer service that sets us apart in the marketplace. This opportunity is located in south central Minnesota. This growing organization is providing an opportunity to grow your skills with them and to be part of the leadership team of this organization. Can do, will do, team win positive attitude is critical!

Relocation assistance provided.

PRIMARY ACOUNTABILITIES:

• Technical knowledge in the manufacturing of various Prepared Meals and Batter/Breaded Proteins.
• Formulation of new products.
• Benchtop, pilot plant, and commercial scale new product development.
• Continuous improvement experience.
• Ability to define problems, collect and interpret data, draw valid conclusions, and propose solutions.
• Must be able to translate product feedback into optimized solutions.
• Document and reports on test runs and results. Identifies any potential issues or improvements to the process or formulations and discusses with management team.
• Develops new products and line extensions from bench top to commercialization..
• Coordinate with external vendors for ingredients and other material needs in order to fulfill organizational needs.?
• Collects and enters formulation and yield information.
• Maintains information regarding ingredient specifications, formulas, processes and analytical data such as quality attributes, yield information, and sensory results.
• Reports on the Sample Status to team members and discusses any implications to the business
• Assist management with project timelines and status updates.
• Assist with providing product information for technical support to internal and external customers.
• Helps identify Plant and Process Improvement Initiatives
• Support cost-out initiatives on existing products and process; follows through with in-plant trials.
• Will assist in customer data organization.
• Organize internal product cuttings with customers or manufacturing team.

Education, Experience, Skills:

• Bachelor?s Degree, preferably in Meat or Food Science or Culinology
• 2+ years related experience. Bachelor's degree plus related internships acceptable also
• Technical knowledge in the manufacturing of various Commercially Sterile products or RTE meats.
• Formulation of new products.
• Benchtop, pilot plant, and commercial scale new product development.
• Continuous improvement experience.
• Ability to define problems, collect and interpret data, draw valid conclusions, and propose solutions.
• Must be able to translate product feedback into optimized solutions.

How to Apply

Interested candidates should submit their application online using the link below.