Master Meat Product Innovator

20 hours ago


South Holland, Illinois, United States CBQ, LLC Full time
Job Overview

The Food Scientist position at CBQ, LLC offers a unique opportunity to drive innovation and growth in our retail and food service smoked meats business.

In this role, you will work closely with cross-functional teams to develop and commercialize new products that meet safety, quality, and regulatory standards while aligning with consumer trends and preferences.

As a key member of our R&D team, you will be responsible for managing multiple ongoing projects concurrently, taking ownership of technical projects, and executing small- and large-scale plant tests.

Key Responsibilities
  • Project Management: Manage multiple ongoing projects concurrently in an organized manner.
  • Technical Ownership: Take ownership and accountability for technical projects, executing small- and large-scale plant tests while documenting data and analyzing results.
Areas of Focus

Innovation: Work directly with the sales and marketing teams on new concept development and seeing through the project all the way through the NPD process (concept development, consumer testing, concept refinement, benchtop development, pilot development, and commercialization).

Renovation: Work cross-functionally with plant operations and FSQA to enhance existing portfolio items.

Optimization: Work directly with operation and finance to identify optimization opportunities pertaining to formulation, raw processing, cooking programs, and packaging processes that drive revenue and margin growth.

Requirements
  • Must demonstrate a culinary and technical competence – background in Food Science, Meat Science, Culinary Science, Process Engineering, and/or related field.
  • Strong Product development and commercialization experience.
  • 3+ years of experience in food product development. Experience in meat and/or BBQ product development is a plus but not required.
  • Understanding of ingredient functionality and interrelationship of formula and process.
  • Can manage multiple tasks concurrently with the ability to prioritize the work.
  • Excellent communication, influencing, prioritization, presentation, and project management skills.
  • Strong critical thinking skills and ability to make connections to bigger company goals when developing.
  • Ability to coach and train staff in new processes.
About the Role

This position is estimated to have a salary range of $80,000 - $110,000 per year, depending on experience and qualifications.



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