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Food Scientist - Spokane, WA 99201
Commercial Creamery Company
Job details
Job Type
Full-time
Benefits
Pulled
from the full job description
Profit sharing
Disability insurance
Health insurance
Dental insurance
401(k)
Employee assistance program
Vision insurance
Full Job
Description
Summary: Applies scientific and engineering principles in
research, development, production technology, quality control, packaging,
processing, and utilization of foods by performing the following duties.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Conducts basic research, and new product research and development of foods.
Work directly with the Sales Team, Operations, vendors and collaborate
internally with the R&D Team to develop products that meet or exceed our
customer’s expectations.
Studies methods to improve quality of foods such as flavor, color, texture,
nutritional value, convenience, or physical, chemical, and microbiological
composition of foods.
Develops food standards, safety and sanitary regulations.
Tests new products in test kitchen and develops specific processing methods.
Conduct sensory tests to validate, direct projects and establish shelf life.
Provide technical expertise to solve challenges with ingredients, suppliers,
regulations, cost restrictions and manufacturing.
Create and maintain specifications and other key technical documents for new
products.
Write manufacturing procedures and testing protocols to optimize production.
Demonstrate behaviors consistent with the company values, code of ethics and
standards of conduct.
Qualifications:
Requires a Bachelor's Degree in Food Science, Culinary Science, Biology,
Chemistry or related field.
Minimum of Two Years' Experience And/or Training.
Strong communication, interpersonal skills and general knowledge in MS
Office.
Location: TBD – Spokane, WA or Jerome, ID (Minimal travel between
locations)
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Work directly
with the Sales Team, Operations, vendors and collaborate internally with
the R&D Team to develop products that meet or exceed our customer’s
expectations.
Simultaneously manage multiple
projects sometimes with tight deadlines.
- Conduct
sensory tests to validate, direct projects and establish shelf life.
- Provide
technical expertise to solve challenges with ingredients, suppliers,
regulations, cost restrictions and manufacturing.
- Create and
maintain specifications and other key technical documents for new
products.
- Write
manufacturing procedures and testing protocols to optimize production.
- Continuous
learning and innovation through research, classes, collaboration and
experimentation.
- Demonstrate
behaviors consistent with company values, code of ethics and standards
of conduct.
QUALIFICATIONS
Requires a Bachelor's Degree in Food Science, Culinary Science, Biology,
Chemistry or related field or Minimum of Two Years' Experience and/or
Training.
BENEFITS
Profit Sharing
Vision Insurance
Dental Insurance
Long-term Disability
Medical Insurance
Short-term Disability
Employee Assistance Program
401(K)
Bonus
Flexible Time Off
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