Food Scientist — Product Development & Scale-Up

Gehl-Food-; Village of Germantown (WI); On-site; USD 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits package

Generous PTO & holidays

Growth opportunities

Amazing team & culture: Communication,

Tuition reimbursement

Referral bonus

Perks at Work

Job summary

Gehl-Food- is seeking a Food Scientist to develop and optimize recipes for new and existing products. Reporting to a Senior Scientist, you will lead projects from concept through commercialization, ensuring nutritional targets and quality standards are met.

You will manage scale-up, document recipe changes, and collaborate with procurement, marketing, operations, quality, and regulatory teams. Travel up to 30% may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in food science, Nutrition, Culinary, or related field.
• 3-5 years of experience in product development and commercialization.
• Knowledge of HACCP and GMP.
• Strong project management and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Self-motivated with strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead product development to meet nutritional, ingredient, and quality targets.
• Manage scale-up and commercialization processes.
• Maintain accurate documentation of recipe changes.
• Drive product development discussions and cross-functional collaboration.
• Source and evaluate new ingredients for innovation and cost optimization.
• Manage multiple projects through all stages of the development lifecycle.
• Develop product specifications, formulations, and processing parameters.
• Support nutritional labeling (NLEA) and certification requirements.
• Execute plant trials, customer samples, and product launches.
• Coordinate sample shipments for customer evaluation.
• Partner with teams across procurement, marketing, operations, quality, and regulatory.
• Support cost-saving initiatives through product and process improvements.
• Ensure compliance with food safety standards (GFSI, HACCP, GMP) and company policies.
• Prepare technical reports and interpret scientific data to support development.
• Travel up to 30%, including international, as needed.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical problem-solving

Food safety knowledge

Process optimization

Education

Bachelor's degree in food science, Nutrition, Culinary, or related field

Job description

Gehl-Food- is seeking a Food Scientist to develop and optimize recipes for new and existing products. Reporting to a Senior Scientist, you will lead projects from concept through commercialization, ensuring nutritional targets and quality standards are met.

You will manage scale-up, document recipe changes, and collaborate with procurement, marketing, operations, quality, and regulatory teams. Travel up to 30% may be required.