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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
Location
159 S Cedar St, Spokane, WA 99201
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