Food Scientist

1 month ago

Blue Earth, United States Wellington Executive Search Full time

Our client is a manufacturer of food products like RTE meals, soups, sauces, and condiments. We are looking to hire a Food Scientist (Culinologist) for product development and applications work in the food lab. Most work is done with outside customers as we do mostly 3rd party contract manufacturing and private label packaging. This position requires a Bachelor’s Degree, preferably in Food Science, or Meat Science - or an Associates degree in Culinary Science (AOS). Must have hands-on benchtop R&D experience with food products and Ready-To-Eat Meal Systems (RTE). This position is eligible for relocation assistance.


Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

  • Technical and application experience in food manufacturing environment.
  • 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.


R&D Responsibilities

  • Plans, coordinates, documents, 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.
  • Advanced working knowledge of an R&D organization, including product development flow and project management from conception to product launch.
  • Must be proficient in presenting technical ideas and solutions in technical reports, proposals and in customer presentations.
  • Train and mentor less experienced R&D team members.
  • Establishes an efficient base of external vendors for ingredients, packaging, equipment and technical support.
  • Provides upper management with formulation, cost, and yield information.
  • Project status updates and communication provided accordingly.
  • 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.
  • Provide product information and technical support to customers.
  • Provide technical support to Sales, Quality Assurance, and Operations.
  • Helps identify Plant and Process Improvement Initiatives
  • Drives cost-out initiatives on existing products and process; follows through with in-plant trials.
  • Assist with product cuttings and/or presentations to customers in the field.
  • Provides and/or assists with technical support for internal and external customers.


We offer a competitive base salary, annual bonus, generous PTO, Medical and Dental Insurance plans, 401K, and relocation assistance for the successful candidate. You must currently live and work inside the USA in order to be qualified for this job. US Citizens or US Permanent Residents preferred. Sponsorship is NOT being offered for this role.


Relocation assistance provided by the employer.


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