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Food Technologist - Seattle,
WA 98107
Trident
Seafoods Corporation
Summary: The Food Technologist will work
with world-class Food Scientists developing new product formulations and
improvements to existing products. This individual will be part of the
Research and Development team working with other food technologists,
scientist, and a culinary team specializing in Alaskan Seafood. This role is
heavily focused on product development in related areas and shares related
work experience and problem-solving ideas in a collaborative team
environment. They are responsible for collaborating with project teams on
prototype development through full commercialization and finalizing product
attributes and specifications following successful commercialization.
Essential Functions:
Product Development:
- Initiates,
produces and supplies existing or prototype product samples designed to
meet target account needs. Drafts provisional specifications on
prototype products prepared for target customer sampling.
- Participates
and provides guidance in bench top research and evaluation of new ingredients
and product formulations, planning lab experiments, shelf life testing
and production trials.
- Evaluates
feasibility of various ingredient/recipe components in terms of
functionality, formula and availability of company manufacturing,
acceptability to target customer/geographic region of account, cost
verification and Trident manufacturing capability.
- Ensures new
ingredient opportunities are properly vetted and approved prior to
preparing customer samples
- Prepares and
ships out hand samples of new products for internal and external
sampling/ evaluation.
Technical Skills
- Contributes to
New Product Development (NPD) and creative exploration.
- Designs
methods to improve ingredient qualities and food production in areas of
flavor, color, texture, nutritional value, convenience, and/or physical,
chemical, and microbiological composition of foods.
- Compiles and
records testing data and charts for ingredient performance, production
test information/ summary and on-going projects.
- Creates
R&D preliminary processing spec and documents all tests (lab and
plant trials) results. Assists PLM team (regulatory department) on
product audits when necessary.
- Participates
in sensory evaluations, product cuttings / presentations to various
vendors and customer groups introducing or re-acquainting them to
specific products, ingredient features, benefits, requirements and
application techniques. Retains adequate supply of 1st production
samples and bench control for cook validation, product cuttings,
shelf-life tests etc.
- Follows
internal BRC procedures, including cooking instructions validation,
thermometer calibration, shelf life testing and record keeping.
Food Safety
- Participates
with FSQA in the development of new product food standards, safety and
sanitary regulations.
- Adheres to
basic health department food handling and safety requirements i.e.
proper storage of raw foods, personal handwashing and hygiene, food preparation
area sanitizing, opening and closing procedure.
Additional Responsibilities
- Must be able
to travel freely between the workplace and other Trident processing
facilities. Occasional travel to customers located throughout targeted
regions is expected.
- Participates
in regular operational safety training and meetings.
- Performs other
similar or related duties as requested or assigned.
- Annual
performance self-evaluation and goal setting.
- Expected to
act as R&D safety officer on occasion, preparing weekly safety
audits and ensuring proper daily kitchen closure procedures
- Acquires
knowledge of Trident’s Environmental and Safety Policies by completing
required training programs and performing designated work activities in
accordance with training and procedures/work instructions
- Notifies
designated personnel of any environmental or safety incidents or risks
not previously documented, in accordance with Environmental Awareness
and/or safety trainings
Minimum
Requirements
Education:
- Masters or
bachelor’s degree in food science or closely related field, or
equivalent job experience in food manufacturing and R&D.
Special Training/Skills:
- General
understanding of food laws and regulations.
- Abilities in
mathematics, scientific weights, and measurements.
- Ability to
read and interpret documents, such as safety rules, operating and
maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
- Ability to
write routine reports and correspondence.
- Speak in
public and interact at a technical level with internal and external customers
and industry peers.
- Proficient in
MS Office, PowerPoint, Database Management and other computer
applications to access information, analyze data and solve problems.
- Effectively
organize, plan and execute.
- Self-directed
with minimal supervision.
Trident Seafoods is an Equal
Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for
employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including
pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability,
protected veteran status, age and genetic information.
Trident Seafoods has adopted a zero-tolerance and drug-free workplace
policy. Pre-employment drug examinations are required for all employees.
Any employment offer from Trident Seafoods is contingent upon the
candidate maintaining valid immigration status and work authorization
throughout employment, without any need for immigration sponsorship by the
company.
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