Product Development Scientist – Sauces and Condiments

C.F. Sauer Company; Mauldin (SC); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K

Vacation, Sick Days and Holidays

Flexible Spending Accounts

Tuition Reimbursement

Employee Life Insurance

Short-term and Long-term disability

Job summary

Sauer Brands, Inc. is seeking a Product Development Scientist for sauces and condiments at its Mauldin, SC location.

You will drive innovation, renovation, and maintenance of product lines, prioritizing technical projects and commercialization while ensuring quality objectives and business continuity. You will lead cross-functional teams, design and analyze tests, and translate results for both technical and non-technical audiences.

Qualifications

• Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Food Engineering, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Biological Engineering or related field.
• Minimum of five years of product development and commercialization experience; foodservice/condiments experience preferred.
• Strong understanding of ingredient functionality and packaging interactions.
• Excellent communication, prioritization, and project management skills.
• Knowledge of Design of Experiments (DOE).

Responsibilities

• Lead and support condiment and sauce projects from concept to commercialization with cross-functional teams.
• Perform bench and factory trials and translate results for technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Communicate with customers, suppliers, and manufacturing partners.
• Manage multiple development projects to meet R&D timelines.
• Adapt scientific principles to new products and maintain autonomy.
• Create and update product documentation and specifications.

Skills

Food science

Project management

Communication

Cross-functional teamwork

Design of Experiments

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Food Science or related field

Job description

Product Development Scientist – Sauces and Condiments

728 N Main St, Mauldin, SC 29662, USA

Job Description

Posted Wednesday, July 1, 2026 at 4:00 AM

Job Summary:

As a Product Development Scientist, you will have the opportunity to drive innovation, renovation, and maintenance of product lines, enabling growth and ensuring quality objectives and business continuity for Sauer Brands. Your role will involve prioritizing and executing technical projects that contribute to the condiments and sauces business. Daily responsibilities include crafting and performing tests, analyzing data, presenting results cross-functionally, and commercializing pipeline opportunities. Key Duties & Responsibilities:

• Work with cross functional teams to lead and support condiment and sauce projects from concept to commercialization, including Marketing, Sales, Operations, Quality, and Procurement
• Demonstrate the willingness and ability to learn new product categories and processing technologies
• Apply technical expertise in food science to ideate and develop product concepts/prototypes that solve for customer issues within the context of our portfolio of products
• Manage multiple development projects concurrently to meet R&D timelines
• Design and execute bench and factory trials, then summarize and translate results clearly for technical and non-technical teams
• Direct communication with external partners including customers, suppliers, and manufacturing partners
• Adapt and apply scientific principles to new situations/products and have a high degree of autonomy
• Create and update multi-component product documentation and specifications with attention to detail

What We Are Looking For:

• Education & Experience:
• Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Food Engineering, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Biological Engineering or a related scientific field
• Minimum of five (5) years relevant product development and commercialization experience required; familiarity leading projects for foodservice and/or condiments and sauces strongly preferred
• Understanding of ingredient functionality and interrelationship of ingredients, processes, and packaging
• Demonstrated proficiency in the following areas:
• Excellent communication, influencing, prioritization, and project management skills
• Strong critical thinking skills and ability to make connections to the big picture
• Ability to manage multiple assignments/tasks concurrently with the ability to question the priority of work
• Strong understanding of Design of Experiments
• Other:
• Willingness to travel up to 25% of the time to support commercialization activities and customer engagements

What Is In It For You:

Our company acknowledges talented people are attracted to companies that provide competitive pay, comprehensive benefits packages, and outstanding advancement opportunities. For this reason, we offer a Comprehensive Benefits Plan that includes the following:

• 401K
• Vacation, Sick Days and Holidays
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee and Dependent Life Insurance
• Company paid Short-term and Long-term disability
• Other Voluntary Insurance Options

Sauer Brands, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.