R&D Process and Regulatory Technologist // Rite Stuff Foods

Oregon Section Institute of Food Technologists (OSIFT); Indiana (PA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k)

Holidays, vacation, and sick days

Job summary

Rite Stuff Foods in Jerome, ID, is seeking an R&D Process and Regulatory Technologist to lead research projects that support product quality and performance.

You will manage recipe data in SAP, run sensory tests, establish shelf life, and contribute to regulatory documentation and new product approvals. A foundation in Food Science and a hands-on, goal-oriented work style are essential.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in Food Science or related field, or equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
• Customer focused mindset and strong communication.
• Comfortable with ambiguity and energized by building something from the ground up.
• Independent, structured and goal-oriented work ethic.
• Inventiveness and creative mindset for product development.
• Must be a self-starter able to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Knowledge of USDA/FDA food safety regulations; EU export experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Execute research and development testing plans/projects to support company objectives as directed by Head of NPD.
• Ensure finished product specifications, batch sheets and process specs for quality and performance.
• Maintain and update the company recipe program in SAP.
• Carry out sensory tests to support new and product improvements.
• Establish shelf life studies for ingredients, intermediates, WIP and finished goods.
• Contribute to waste reduction and participate in plant improvement projects.
• Assist with implementation of new equipment or automation projects.
• Prepare regulatory documentation including cooking instructions, nutrition panels, packaging and art approvals, and pallet configurations.
• Support timely approval of NPD documentation for new products and revisions.

Skills

Customer focus

Ambiguity tolerance

Independent mindset

Inventiveness

Self-starter

Strong communication

Hands-on mentality

MS Office

Project management tools

Food safety knowledge

Education

Undergraduate degree in Food Science or related field

Tools

SAP

Job description

About Rite Stuff Foods

Rite Stuff Foods is a rapidly expanding, leading specialty potato product manufacturer in the United States. We offer a growing range of tasty finger foods which include twice baked potatoes, potato skins, battered and breaded wedges, fried and filled skins, breakfast bites, extruded products, cheese sticks and other assorted batter and breaded vegetables.

Rite Stuff Foods’ parent company, Frostkrone, is in Rietberg, Germany. Frostkrone is a leading finger food manufacturer, has six manufacturing operations throughout Europe and continues to explore additional acquisitions in the United States and worldwide. The Company is founded on innovation and is successfully expanding its sales organization worldwide. We are focus on developing and producing new product ideas every day and are in the process of bringing many of these unique items into the United States currently.

Job Description – R&D Process and Regulatory Technologist

Responsibilities

• Execute research and development testing plans/ projects in support of company objectives as directed /assigned by Head of NPD
• Ensures, there are written, detailed finished product specifications, batch sheets and process specifications to support consistency in product quality and performance.
• Responsible for ensuring effective and accurate entry and maintenance of company recipe program in SAP.
• Responsible for execution of all sensory tests needed to support new and product improvement projects.
• Establishes and confirms shelf life of ingredients intermediate work in progress and finished goods through structured studies and tests.
• Integrally involved in waste reduction as part of process improvement
• Integrally involved in new equipment or automation plant improvement projects.
• Responsible for regulatory documentation including verification of cooking instructions, Nutritional Facts Panels (Genesis) ingredient declarations, packaging and art approvals, and pallet configurations.
• Responsible to ensure timely approval of all NPD documentation to support New Product approvals, and existing product revisions.

Qualifications

• Prefer Undergraduate degree in Food Science or related degree, or equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
• Customer focused mind set.
• Comfortable with ambiguity and energized by the process of building something from the ground up
• Independent, structured and goal-oriented work ethic.
• Inventiveness and creative skills.
• Must be a self-starter able to work in a fast-paced environment and handle multiple projects/tasks at any given time.
• Strong communication skills and team spirit.
• Hands-on mentality / qualities.
• Maintain clean & safe manufacturing environment within all facilities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Adept in MS Office programs and project management tools.
• Knowledgeable in Food Safety regulations both USDA and FDA. Export EU is also beneficial

Travel

NA.

Location

Jerome, ID

Compensation

Dependant on experience and skill level

Benefits

• Competitive Salary
• Health Benefits
• 401(k)
• Holidays, paid vacation, and sick days

Opportunity to grow your career in an international company

Full-time

Rite Stuff Foods recruits, hires, trains, promotes, disciplines, and provides other conditions or employment without regard to a person’s race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, pregnancy, veteran’s status or other classifications protected under law.