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Food
Scientist (level II) - Hood River, OR 97031
Tofurky
Job details
Job Type
Full-time
Benefits
Pulled from the full job
description
Profit sharing
Disability insurance
Health insurance
Dental insurance
401(k)
Paid time off
Vision insurance
401(k) matching
Life insurance
Full Job Description
The
Food Scientist II will be responsible for helping to assess and develop
products for flavor, nutritional value, texture, and appearance. Your
responsibilities will range from analysis and selection of raw ingredients to
integrity and quality of finished goods. Keeping food safety and quality in
mind, you’ll assist with formulations, R&D batch scale-ups, writing of
SOPs, shelf-life testing and running process validations.
Come work with Tofurky! We are the Nation’s leading independent
manufacturer of plant-based proteins and dairy-free cheeses. Our range of 35+
products can be found in more than 25,000 grocery stores throughout North
America, the UK and Australia. We’re on a mission to erase the myth that
people have to make a choice between enjoying tasty food or taking care of
themselves and the planet. We can do both.
Tofurky
is looking for a Food Scientist (level II) to join our team. As a mid-career food scientist with a few years of experience, you
will use your knowledge of biology, chemistry, or material science to assist
our team with new product development and with formulating products from
scratch, and with developing product quality metrics and processing
procedures. You have the experience working on multiple products and projects
at once, and love to design bench and pilot trials with our partners.
What
you’ll do:
The
Food Scientist II will be responsible for helping to assess and develop
products for flavor, nutritional value, texture, and appearance. Your
responsibilities will range from analysis and selection of raw ingredients to
integrity and quality of finished goods. Keeping food safety and quality in
mind, you’ll assist with formulations, R&D batch scale-ups, writing of
SOPs, shelf-life testing and running process validations. In this role you
will also be well-versed in nutritional labeling regulations and be able to
use the nutritional software to generate required packaging information for
the company that includes product specifications for raw materials and
finished products.
Responsibilities
include:
- Develop product formulas, product quality
metrics, processing procedures, and raw material specifications to
support company goals.
- Design and conduct bench experiments,
pilot trials, and assist with co-manufacture plant trials for new and
existing products. Analyze test results and offer recommendations for
further product/process development and improvement.
- Work with suppliers and vendors to
evaluate functional ingredients and develop processes to optimize
texture, flavor, and appearance of plant-based meat and/ or dairy
products.
- Design and conduct shelf life, sensory,
and product quality tests.
- Provide technical support to sales and
marketing teams, such as creating product prototypes for special events
and generating product technical and nutritional data sheets.
- Support and reinforce all food safety
initiatives by using your knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practices and
HACCP principles.
What
skills and education you’ll need:
- Minimum of a bachelor’s in Food Science,
Biology, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering,
Materials of Science, or a related field.
- 3-5 years’ of
combined education and/or experience in food product development.
- Experience developing recipes and
formulations from scratch for a wide range of food products. Specific
knowledge in the field of plant-based meat/dairy is a plus.
- Technical knowledge of ingredient
functionality (proteins, hydrocolloids, flavors, fats, etc.) and
ingredient interactions.
- Understanding of product-process
interaction and how to adapt processes and ingredient selection to fit
the manufacturing process is a plus.
- Self-starter and independent thinker who
enjoys working in a fast-paced environment, managing projects, and
collaboration to create/commercialize multiple products under tight
timelines.
What
we’ll do:
We
know you’re valuable and we’ll work hard to keep you challenged. You’ll have
an opportunity to work in our new manufacturing facility built to LEED
standards located on the waterfront in beautiful Hood River, OR. The
qualified candidate will receive:
- Competitive salary, dependent on
experience.
- 100% employer paid comprehensive medical
and vision, 80% employer paid dental benefits.
- Auto-enrollment in Tofurky profit sharing
program and eligibility for 401K contribution + match.
- Employer paid Term Life Insurance, Short
Term and Long Term Disability Insurance.
- Company paid Personal Time Off and Holiday
time.
At
Tofurky, we don’t all have exactly the same beliefs about diet,
sustainability, or what goes best with french
fries. We’re not a monoculture (and we like it that way). But we can all get
behind our mission of respect: whether it’s respect for our shared planet,
for all species, for human health, or for our community and workforce.
How to apply:
Please submit resume (and cover letter) to Careers@tofurky.com. Please
reference “Food Scientist II” in the subject line.
The Tofurky Company values a diverse workforce. Women, people of color,
people with disabilities, and members of the LGBTQ community are strongly
encouraged to apply.
The Tofurky Company provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all
employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color,
religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to
federal law requirements, The Tofurky Company complies with applicable state
and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in
which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and
conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion,
termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and
training.
Location:
602 Anchor Way,Hood River
OR 97031, Hood River, OR 97031
Job
Type: Full-time
Location
602 Anchor Way, Hood River, OR 97031
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