Senior Food Scientist — Formulation & Spice Blends

Kelly Services; Charlotte (NC); Vor Ort; USD 57.000 - 95.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Medical, Dental, Vision

401(k)

PTO

Bonus potential

Zusammenfassung

Kelly Services is seeking a hands-on Senior Food Scientist to join our Fort Mill, SC team on a direct-hire, full-time basis. The role focuses on bench-top formulation, spice blends, dry blending, and translating customer needs into manufacturable products.

You will lead development, evaluate ingredients, document results, and collaborate with R&D, Quality, Operations, and Sales to drive new and reformulated offerings. Travel is occasional.

Qualifikationen

• Approximately 7+ years of food product development/formulation experience.
• Strong hands-on experience with spices, seasonings, and dry blending.
• Experience performing bench-scale formulation and product development.
• Experience working with customer-driven product development projects.
• Strong understanding of food ingredients and their functionality.
• Ability to taste and evaluate food products and flavor profiles.
• Ability to independently manage multiple projects and priorities.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams.

Aufgaben

• Lead hands-on bench-top formulation and product development for customer-driven projects.
• Develop and optimize seasonings, spice blends, dry blends, and related food formulations.
• Translate customer concepts and requirements into practical, manufacturable formulations.
• Conduct ingredient evaluation, formulation trials, testing, and product optimization.
• Work with internal teams to troubleshoot formulation and product performance issues.
• Support the development and commercialization of new and reformulated products.
• Evaluate products for flavor, texture, functionality, consistency, and cost.
• Document formulations, testing results, technical findings, and product specifications.
• Collaborate with R&D, Quality, Operations, Sales, and other cross-functional teams.
• Provide technical input and recommendations to customers and internal stakeholders.
• Manage multiple customer-driven projects while meeting timelines and priorities.
• Stay current on ingredients, food industry trends, and formulation opportunities.
• Support occasional customer visits, industry conferences, and other technical activities.

Kenntnisse

Food product development

Formulation

Bench-scale formulation

Spice blends

Dry blending

Ingredient functionality

Project management

Cross-functional teamwork

Taste testing

Customer-driven projects

Communication skills

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s/Master’s in Food Science

Jobbeschreibung

Kelly Services is seeking a hands-on Senior Food Scientist to join our Fort Mill, SC team on a direct-hire, full-time basis. The role focuses on bench-top formulation, spice blends, dry blending, and translating customer needs into manufacturable products.

You will lead development, evaluate ingredients, document results, and collaborate with R&D, Quality, Operations, and Sales to drive new and reformulated offerings. Travel is occasional.