Beverage Product Development Scientist: Idea to Production

Sunny Sky Products, LLC; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Sunny Sky Products, LLC seeks a hands-on Beverage R&D Scientist to drive new products from concept to commercialization across concentrates, syrups, lemonades, and dairy/coffee formulations. Work spans lab bench to pilot and first production runs in a fast-paced foodservice and private-label portfolio.

You will collaborate with Sales, Quality, Operations and plant R&D to meet flavor targets, shelf life and cost goals, perform bench tastings, document results in SAP and NIS/Pimcore, and support

Qualifications

• 0–2 years in beverage or food R&D or new product development
• R&D internship or co-op experience
• Beverage, concentrate or dairy/coffee formulation experience preferred
• Exposure to scale-up, plant trials or co-manufacturing preferred

Responsibilities

• Formulate new beverages, concentrates, syrups and dry blends from concept through commercialization.
• Develop consumer-centered formulas that meet customer specs for flavor, appearance, texture and shelf life.
• Prepare bench samples and lead tastings and sensory evaluations with internal teams and customers.
• Match customer targets and work live with customers in the lab when needed.
• Scale formulas from bench to pilot to production, and support first production runs and line trials at SSP plants and co-manufacturers.

Skills

Sensory evaluation

Lab documentation

Cross-functional communication

Time management

Education

BS in Food Science

Culinary training

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Sunny Sky Products, LLC seeks a hands-on Beverage R&D Scientist to drive new products from concept to commercialization across concentrates, syrups, lemonades, and dairy/coffee formulations. Work spans lab bench to pilot and first production runs in a fast-paced foodservice and private-label portfolio.

You will collaborate with Sales, Quality, Operations and plant R&D to meet flavor targets, shelf life and cost goals, perform bench tastings, document results in SAP and NIS/Pimcore, and support