Meat Product Innovation Specialist
1 week ago
Carl Buddig and Company is a renowned legacy in the meat manufacturing industry, boasting an 80-year heritage of quality and innovation. As a third-generation family business, we have evolved into a leading producer of premium meat products, including lunchmeats, cooked meats, and savory snack meats.
Position SummaryWe are seeking an accomplished Meat Product Innovation Specialist to join our team. This role will play a pivotal part in driving innovation, renovation, and optimization of our retail and food service smoked meats business. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to ensure our products meet rigorous safety, quality, and regulatory standards while aligning with consumer trends and preferences.
About the RoleThis is an exciting opportunity for you to directly impact and drive innovation, renovation, and optimization of our retail and food service smoked meats business. Key responsibilities include:
- Managing multiple ongoing projects concurrently in an organized manner.
- Taking ownership and accountability for technical projects, executing small- and large-scale plant tests while documenting data and analyzing results.
- Innovation: Working directly with sales and marketing teams on new concept development and seeing through the project all the way through the NPD process.
- Renovation: Working cross-functionally with plant operations and FSQA to enhance existing portfolio items.
- Optimization: Working 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.
To be successful in this role, you must demonstrate a strong background in Food Science, Meat Science, Culinary Science, Process Engineering, or a related field. Additionally, you should possess:
- Strong product development and commercialization experience.
- At least 3 years of experience in food product development.
- Understanding of ingredient functionality and interrelationship of formula and process.
- Ability to manage multiple tasks concurrently with prioritization skills.
- Excellent communication, influencing, prioritization, presentation, and project management skills.
- Critical thinking skills and ability to make connections to bigger company goals when developing.
We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, including:
- $85,000 - $105,000 per year (based on location and experience).
- A comprehensive health insurance plan.
- A generous retirement savings plan.
- Professional development opportunities.
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