Senior Food Scientist: Spice Formulations & R&D

Kelly Services; Fort Mill (SC); On-site; USD 86,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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401(k)

Job summary

Kelly Services in Fort Mill, SC is seeking a Senior Food Scientist to lead bench-top formulation and hands-on product development for customer-driven projects. You will develop and optimize seasoning blends and dry formulations, translating concepts into scalable, manufacturable products.

The role requires 7+ years in food formulation, strong taste evaluation skills, cross-functional collaboration, and the ability to manage multiple projects while delivering timely results.

Qualifications

• Approximately 7+ years of food product development/formulation experience, flexibility for ~5 years exceptional experience considered.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Job description

Kelly Services in Fort Mill, SC is seeking a Senior Food Scientist to lead bench-top formulation and hands-on product development for customer-driven projects. You will develop and optimize seasoning blends and dry formulations, translating concepts into scalable, manufacturable products.

The role requires 7+ years in food formulation, strong taste evaluation skills, cross-functional collaboration, and the ability to manage multiple projects while delivering timely results.