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Product
Development- Pet Chews
TFH/Nylabone Products Four Paws - Neptune City, NJ
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Key Responsibilities:
- Develop consumable pet chew
products from concept to commercialization.
- Collaborate with sales,
marketing and regulatory in developing product concepts.
- Collaborate with Operations,
Quality and Regulatory to commercialize products, develop product
specifications; arrange for guaranteed analysis; confirm package
weights; ingredient list declaration and participate in package review
process.
- Source raw materials based on
requirements.
- Develop formulas and
prototypes.
- Conduct analytical tests,
shelf life studies and clinical trials for prototypes.
- Compile documentation needed
for compliance with applicable regulations and company policies.
- Conduct product testing to
ensure product safety, quality and regulatory compliance is met.
- Identify and develop
manufacturing process continuous improvements for efficiency and
product quality.
- Ensure best practices are
being followed in compliance with regulations and company policies.
- Keep current, identify and
communicate to management pet food industry trends and the impact to
the business.
Required Skills:
- B.S. or higher degree in Food
Science or related discipline
- Minimum of 8 years product
development experience in the food /pet food industry
- Extrusion experience a plus
- Working knowledge of FDA,
USDA, AFFCO and related regulations
- Experience using Design of
Experiments, statistical analysis and ability to interpret results
- Must be detail oriented and
organized
- Must have excellent
communication skills
Job Type: Full-time
Required experience:
- Product development
experience in food or pet industry: 2 years
Required education:
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