Product Development Technician

Rubix Foods; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 48,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Rubix Foods is seeking a detail-oriented entry-level professional to support product development, lab experiments, and sample logistics. You will assist with ingredient sourcing, COA tracking, and shelf-life studies while coordinating with Sales and Pilot Plant teams.

You will help prepare customer-facing documentation, contribute to sensory testing, and maintain dashboards tracking project status and sample activity. This role offers growth within an R&D team.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of ingredients, formulations, and basic analytical/sensory testing.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Responsibilities

• Support Product Development Scientists in bench-top, pilot-scale, and sample preparations.
• Assist with ingredient sourcing, ordering, pre-batching, and tracking COAs.
• Participate in organoleptic shelf-life and stability studies.
• Monitor incoming sample requests from Sales and communicate requirements to Product Development and Pilot Plant teams.
• Review finished sample specifications to ensure accuracy and readiness for shipment.
• Generate customer-facing sample documentation and coordinate packaging and shipment of samples.
• Assist in sample production activities to meet customer timelines and internal priorities.
• Support planning and execution of sensory and consumer testing, including sample prep and logistics.
• Capture and organize sensory data to support product optimization and decision-making.
• Maintain R&D dashboards to track project status, sample activity, and development metrics.
• Ensure timely and accurate data entry to support project visibility and cross-functional alignment.
• Identify opportunities to improve workflows, documentation, and development efficiency.

Skills

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Multitasking

Collaboration

Education

Food Science, Chemistry, Biology degree

Job description

Key Responsibilities

Product Development & Technical Support

• Support Product Development Scientists in the execution of bench-top, pilot-scale, and sample preparations
• Assist with ingredient sourcing, ordering, pre-batching, and tracking of Certificates of Analysis (COAs)
• Participate in organoleptic shelf-life and stability studies

Sample Management & Commercial Readiness

• Monitor incoming sample requests from Sales and communicate requirements to Product Development and Pilot Plant teams
• Review finished sample specifications to ensure accuracy and readiness for shipment
• Generate customer-facing sample documentation and coordinate packaging and shipment of samples
• Assist in sample production activities to meet customer timelines and internal priorities

Sensory & Consumer Testing Support

• Support the planning and execution of sensory and consumer testing, including sample preparation and logistics
• Capture and organize sensory data to support product optimization and decision-making

Data, Reporting & Process Enablement

• Maintain R&D dashboards to track project status, sample activity, and development metrics
• Ensure timely and accurate data entry to support project visibility and cross-functional alignment
• Identify opportunities to improve workflows, documentation practices, and development efficiency

Qualifications

• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Chemistry, Biology, or a related technical field (or equivalent experience)
• 0-2 years of experience in food product development, pilot plant, or laboratory environments preferred
• Familiarity with food ingredients, formulations, and basic analytical or sensory testing practices
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, collaborative environment

Skills & Abilities

This role provides a strong foundation for advancement within R&D organization towards Product Development Scientist or Research Scientist role. Ongoing development may include:

• Building dashboards that integrate analytical, sensory, and process data for improved decision-making
• Expanding technical proficiency in formulation, processing, and scale-up principles
• Gaining deeper exposure to commercialization, regulatory considerations, and customer-driven innovation

About Rubix Foods

Rubix Foods is a full-service product development house with end- to-end manufacturing capabilities. We blend culinary creativity, food science, and consumer intelligence to fuel innovation for the industry’s most exciting, high-momentum brands. From concept tocommercialization, we streamline and accelerate the entire product development journey - delivering white-glove service, disciplined execution, and consistent results that raise the bar every time.

Our Vision: To be the food industry’s first call - known for our speed, trusted for our quality, and chosen for our reliability.

Our Mission: To solve the food industry’s toughest problems - creatively, collaboratively, and with unrivaled speed and execution.