Food Product Development Technician - R&D

Signature Sauces; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Signature Sauces seeks a Research & Development professional to drive new product development from bench-top concepts to scalable production. This role supports sales and production teams, and reverse engineers recipes to meet quality and safety standards.

You will create specs and procedures, analyze data, and ensure regulatory compliance with GMPs/SSOPs as well as USDA/FDA guidelines while collaborating with diverse teams.

Qualifications

• Two to four years related experience or training.
• Competency in Microsoft Office Suite and Windows.
• Detail-oriented, organized, and able to manage multiple tasks.

Responsibilities

• Develop new products from bench-top concept to a commercially producible product.
• Provide technical support to sales and production departments.
• Reverse engineer recipes.
• Write product specifications and procedures.
• Collect and analyze data from experiments and production runs.
• Operate lab analytical equipment.
• Ensure compliance with GMPs, SSOPs, allergens, and food safety rules and regulations.
• Understand USDA and FDA regulations.
• Provide written or verbal progress reports on projects.
• Collaborate effectively with team members across departments.

Skills

Food ingredient functionality

Data analysis

Effective communication

Team collaboration

Regulatory understanding

Education

Two to four years related experience/training

Job description

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SUMMARY

Performs a variety of duties relating to Research & Development in a facility specializing in sauces, dressings, marinades, and other fluid goods. These duties include but are not limited to the development of new products from initial bench-top concept to a commercially producible product, provide technical support to other departments such as sales and production, and reverse engineering recipes.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

include the follow:

• Knowledge of food ingredient functionality
• Ability to read and analyze formulas
• Ability to write product spec’s and procedures
• Ability to collect and analyze data
• Must be able to use lab analytical equipment
• Knowledge and understanding of GMP’s, SSOP’s, Allergens, food safety rules and regulations
• Knowledge of USDA and FDA regulations
• Complies with all company policies and procedures
• Must have excellent communication skills
• Understand and adhere to government regulations and documentation requirements
• Must be able to provide written or face to face reports on progress on projects
• Ability to work well with others

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

Two to four years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Competency in Microsoft Office Suite as well as Microsoft Windows. This position requires a well organized individual that is self motivated and takes charge, is dependable and responsible, enjoys new opportunities and challenges, enjoys working with and developing people, deals with criticism calmly and effectively, is careful about detail and is thorough in completing tasks as assigned and on time, is flexible and open to change

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Able to read, analyze, and interpret ingredient specifications and recipes, general business periodicals, and or governmental regulations. Able to write and develop specific, accurate, and scalable recipes and procedure manuals. Able to effectively present information and respond to questions from customers, staff and owners.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of weights and measures. Ability to apply concepts such as ratios, and proportions for ingredient and nutritional information.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is required to regularly stand, stoop, kneel and walk. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The noise level in the office environment is usually quiet. Exposure to outdoor elements is possible on a daily basis. Must be responsible for dressing accordingly and being prepared for any type of weather.