Food Scientist - Ingredient Tech & Extrusion

Mgp-Ingredients; Atchison (KS); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) match

PTO

Job summary

MGP Ingredients is seeking a Food Scientist in Ingredient Technology & Innovation to lead development of wheat proteins, starches, and extrusion-based ingredients from concept to commercialization. You will serve as a technical SME across Ingredient Solutions, supporting R&D, Operations, Quality, and external customers.

The role drives process technology, analytical method development, and strategic projects, coordinating with Sales, Marketing, and manufacturing to translate customer needs into

Qualifications

• Masters in Food Science or related field with extrusion knowledge.
• Experience in extrusion technology, ingredient development, and scale-up.
• Expertise in extrusion-based processing and ingredient commercialization.
• Strong knowledge of protein chemistry, ingredient functionality, and innovation.
• Experience leading plant trials and cross-functional projects.
• DOE, statistics and rigorous documentation are required.

Responsibilities

• Lead innovation and development for wheat protein isolates, starches, and extrusion-based ingredients.
• Design and manage research programs on functionality and performance.
• Lead scale-up, process optimization, and commercialization activities.
• Collaborate with R&D, Operations, Quality, and Commercial teams.

Skills

Design of Experiments

Project leadership

Analytical thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Scientific writing

Education

M.S. in Food Science / related field

extrusion process knowledge (training)

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Excel

HPLC

Job description

MGP Ingredients is seeking a Food Scientist in Ingredient Technology & Innovation to lead development of wheat proteins, starches, and extrusion-based ingredients from concept to commercialization. You will serve as a technical SME across Ingredient Solutions, supporting R&D, Operations, Quality, and external customers.

The role drives process technology, analytical method development, and strategic projects, coordinating with Sales, Marketing, and manufacturing to translate customer needs into