Poultry Product Development Scientist

Wayne-Sanderson Farms; Laurel (MS); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Wayne-Sanderson Farms is seeking a Product Development Technologist to support Food Concept & Development Managers in creating new poultry-derived products and commercializing them while ensuring regulatory compliance. The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in Food Science or related field and at least 1 year of product development experience, preferably in poultry.

You will collaborate with Scheduling, Operations, QA and R&D to move projects from concept through scale-up and maintain

Qualifications

• Minimum one year of experience in food product development; poultry experience preferred.
• Knowledge of statistics and practical laboratory skills.
• Strong communication and documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Participate in product development projects including benchtop prototypes and documentation updates.
• Develop and improve the project summary process and review unusual processes with appropriate personnel.
• Assist in commercialization ensuring compliance with internal guidelines and external regulatory requirements.
• Perform data entry/ modification for commercialization in Optiva and related systems including formula finalization and specification development.
• Coordinate plant scale-up activities with Scheduling, Operations, QA, and R&D project managers.
• Adhere to all PPE requirements and promote a safe, zero-accident environment.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Technical processes knowledge

Project management

Statistics knowledge

Computer literacy

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Customer-centric attitude

Education

Bachelors’ degree in Food Science

Tools

Optiva

Job description

Wayne-Sanderson Farms is seeking a Product Development Technologist to support Food Concept & Development Managers in creating new poultry-derived products and commercializing them while ensuring regulatory compliance. The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in Food Science or related field and at least 1 year of product development experience, preferably in poultry.

You will collaborate with Scheduling, Operations, QA and R&D to move projects from concept through scale-up and maintain