Food Scientist, Meat Innovation & NPD

Link Snacks, Inc.; Minneapolis (MN); Vor Ort; USD 75.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Link Snacks, a leader in meat snacks, seeks a Food Scientist to drive innovation from concept to commercialization. You’ll guide ingredient exploration, plant trials, and product cuttings while ensuring quality and regulatory compliance.

You’ll collaborate with Operations, QA, and R&D to develop new products and improve existing lines, maintaining detailed documentation and contributing to packaging, labeling, and safety standards.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor’s degree in Meat Science, Food Science, Animal Science or related field.
• 3+ years of product development experience or working in relevant food manufacturing experiences
• Familiarity with laboratory procedures and equipment
• Proficient written and oral communication skills
• Comfortable in a fast paced, changing environment
• Demonstrated leadership skills including collaboration with R&D, quality, and cross-functional partners
• Strong problem-solving skills and a bias for action
• Detail oriented with experience maintaining accurate records on tests and related work
• Ability to travel up to 30%.

Aufgaben

• Drive and support the development of innovation from internal and external sources to help fulfill the company’s strategic plan.
• Support exploration of alternative ingredients, vendors and processes to deliver higher margins for new and current product opportunities.
• Support identification and research of potential new platform opportunities.
• Serve as a voice providing feedback and technical assistance as a member of the R&D team.
• Manage individual projects including sourcing and verification of raw ingredients and other materials, collaboration with Operations, QA, and other R&D staff to schedule and execute plant trials, hands on technical development and commercialization of new products in line with the NPD process and documentation of test formulas.
• Lead product cuttings for cross functional teams of existing products, product improvements, new products, or competitive samples.
• Champion quality awareness. Maintain product quality across product lines.
• Continuously improve product and processes for greater quality and profitability.
• Document and maintain product and process specifications, nutritional values/product labeling and regulatory requirements.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Kenntnisse

Written comms

Verbal comms

Leadership

Problem-solving

Detail oriented

Adaptable

Team collaboration

Bias for action

Travel up to 30%

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s in Meat Science or Food Science

Master’s degree (preferred)

Tools

Laboratory equipment

Jobbeschreibung

Link Snacks, a leader in meat snacks, seeks a Food Scientist to drive innovation from concept to commercialization. You’ll guide ingredient exploration, plant trials, and product cuttings while ensuring quality and regulatory compliance.

You’ll collaborate with Operations, QA, and R&D to develop new products and improve existing lines, maintaining detailed documentation and contributing to packaging, labeling, and safety standards.