Snack Product Scientist — Flavor & Process Innovator

PIM Brands; New Jersey; On-site; USD 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

PIM Brands is seeking a Food Scientist to join a rapidly evolving team focused on sweet snacks and confections.

You will apply scientific and engineering principles across research, development, production technology, packaging, processing and quality control, collaborating with process engineers, QA/QC, production management, packaging and marketing to drive innovation and GMP compliance.

Qualifications

• Applies scientific and engineering principles in research, development, production technology, packaging, processing and utilization of foods.
• Develops new and improved methods and systems for product processing and production.
• Studies methods to improve the quality of the manufactured products, such as flavor, color, texture, convenience, or physical, chemical and microbiological composition of the manufactured product.
• Supports the development of product formulations, evaluation of new products and ingredients.
• Assists in the definition of process parameters, procedural specifications, shelf life evaluations, coordinates pilot and manufacturing trials, documents trial results and coordinates product start-ups.
• Tests new products in the laboratory and develops specific processing methods and interacts with the process engineer, QA/QC, production management, packaging and marketing leaders to resolve problems.

Responsibilities

• Develop formulations, ingredients and specifications.
• Develop analytical, and quality control metrics.
• Coordinate and oversee all sensory testing.
• Test new recipes.
• Work with formulas to create product samples.
• Establish procedures.
• Develop and validate parameters that are compatible with manufacturing equipment.
• Modify to scale.
• Conduct bench testing.
• Enter data of findings from trials and bench work. Maintain accurate records.
• Drive innovation and new product development.
• Monitor pre-qualification and qualification runs, and closeout visits to the production floor to ensure proper procedures and GMP practice compliance.

Job description

PIM Brands is seeking a Food Scientist to join a rapidly evolving team focused on sweet snacks and confections.

You will apply scientific and engineering principles across research, development, production technology, packaging, processing and quality control, collaborating with process engineers, QA/QC, production management, packaging and marketing to drive innovation and GMP compliance.