Product Development Specialist

3 days ago


Ankeny, Iowa, United States Hy-Vee Food Stores Full time
Job Title: Product Development Technician

At Hy-Vee Food Stores, we are committed to providing our customers with the best possible shopping experience. As a Product Development Technician, you will play a key role in helping us achieve this goal by assisting in the creation and launching of new food products, maintaining and reformulating existing food products, and providing support and assistance to production and quality control operations.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Work with the Product Development Supervisor and Product Development Technicians (level 2) on bench top sample preparation to assist in the development of new food products, reformulation of existing food products, and qualification of new suppliers through proper formulation and organoleptic evaluation.
  • Assist Level 2 Technicians with the execution of plant trials, which includes assisting in process and procedure verification, ingredient verification, label verification, food safety, and product logistics.
  • Perform internal sensory evaluation for new products, ingredients, and packaging.
  • Assist Level 2 Technicians with shelf life evaluations of ingredients and finished goods to ensure consistent quality and food safety of products.
  • Work to develop, maintain, and distribute product specifications for Hy-Vee Foods products across all manufacturing facilities.
  • Maintain record of research and development activities, including but not limited to accurate formulas, procedures, requirements, yield data and production notes.
  • Assist procurement in qualification of secondary suppliers/ingredients.
  • Provide weekly project status reports to supervisor.
  • Assist with ingredient sourcing and auditing to support the qualification of new suppliers.
  • Reports to work when scheduled and on time. Adheres to company policies and departmental guidelines.
Requirements:
  • Bachelor of Science preferred - Culinary Food Science, Culinology or related; or Research Chefs Association Certification
  • 1-2 years experience in food manufacturing and/or product development.
  • Experience in scaling from bench top samples to commercialization.
  • Knowledge of FDA and USDA regulations.
Working Conditions:

Duties mostly in an office or lab setting (climate controlled). Will be required to work in production or seek supplies in warehouse as needed. Frequent deadlines exist while handling multiple tasks. Daily contact occurs with employees and office personnel. Daily contact with Governmental regulatory agencies including USDA, and FDA.



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