Senior Food Scientist

Jjsnackfoods

Rock Island, IL, United States
Base: $75,000; bonus/equity: not specified; benefi...
On-site
Food ingredient functionality
Food product development
Food processing
Develops new food products and improves existing ones, from initial concept to commercialization

Job Summary

  • Develops new food products and improves existing ones, from initial concept to commercialization.
  • Provides technical support to Sales, Production, and QA departments, and develops nutritional and allergen labeling.
  • Follows J&J Snack Food’s Food Safety Plan (FSP), SQF Program, GMPs, and GDPs, along with OSHA safety rules.

Matching Summary

Develops new food products and improves existing ones, from initial concept to commercialization.

Salary

Base: $75,000; Bonus/Equity: Not specified; Benefits: Not specified

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • food ingredient functionality
  • food product development
  • food processing
  • nutrition and food labeling laws
  • collect and analyze data
  • food safety plan
  • SQF Program
  • GMPs and GDPs

Nice-to-have

  • creativity with foods
  • leadership
  • change management
  • business knowledge
  • working knowledge of Genesis nutritional software

Key Requirements

  • Bachelor of Science degree in Food Science, Culinary Arts, or related field
  • Minimum 5 years’ experience as a Food Technologist
  • Requires higher skill level and additional years of experience than a Food Technologist

Work Rights

Not specified

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