Job
Summary
Responsible for
formulation of functional foods (drink mixes and bars) and chewable
supplements.
Essential
Functions
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Develop
chewable tablet formulas with excellent nutritional characteristics,
flavor, and mouth-feel. Oversee scale-up such products to routine
commercial production.
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Manage
and direct development of drink mix formulas with excellent nutritional
characteristics, flavor and mouth-feel. Assist with scale-up of such
products to routine commercial production.
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Work
with suppliers to develop formulas for nutrition bars and to maintain
excellent product quality over time.
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Assist
USANA’s manufacturing group in maintaining the quality of functional foods
and chewable supplements over time.
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Manage
the company’s Genesis database of food formulas.
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Ensure
that product formulas are accurately characterized on food and supplement labels.
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Manage
and oversee in-house and third-party testing of food products to guarantee
label claims.
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Assist
with design and implementation of in-house taste-panels and sensory
evaluation panels.
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Assist
with adapting existing nutritional products to new international markets.
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Maintain
current line of food products with formula upgrades and cost reducing
measures.
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Perform
organoleptic stability testing of food products to ensure product quality
throughout shelf-life.
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Manage
R&D Food lab
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Manage
documentation of new formulas and raw materials into Agile.
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Work
with the broader food development team in researching and developing new
product concepts.
Additional
Job Functions
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Other
duties as required or assigned.
·
Understand
and adhere to GMP policies and procedures.
Qualifications/Knowledge,
Skills, & Abilities Requirements
·
Bachelor
degree in food science or related discipline.
·
Masters
degree preferred.
·
5-8
years commercial experience in product development.
·
Excellent
verbal and written communication skills.
·
Computer
skills required.
·
Sensory
science skills.
·
Project
management skills.
·
Ability
to efficiently and effectively perform all essential position duties and
responsibilities with or without reasonable accommodation.
Essential
Physical Requirements
·
Frequently
involves sedentary work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally
and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift,
carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects.
·
Involves
a variety of physical activities including:
Fingering
Repetitive Motions
·
Visual
acuity required is the minimum standard for use with those whose work deals
largely with preparing and analyzing data and figures, accounting,
transcription, computer terminals, extensive reading, visual inspection
involving small defects, handling small parts, operation of simple
machines, using measurement devices, assembling or fabrication of parts at
distances close to the eyes.
Additional
Physical Requirements
·
Exerting
up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force
frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move
objects.
·
Involves
a variety of physical activities including:
Stooping Reaching Standing
Talking Hearing
Machines
Typically Operated
·
Computer,
Microsoft applications, analytical instruments, basic laboratory equipment
(pH meters, viscometers, hotplates, etc), basic benchtop development equipment (dry mixers, tablet
presses, sealers, wet blenders etc).
Typical
Environmental Conditions
·
The
worker is subject to inside environmental conditions.
·
The
worker is subject to hazards including a variety of physical conditions
such as proximity to moving mechanical parts, electrical current, working
on scaffolding and high places, exposure to high heat or exposure to
chemicals.
·
The
work is subject to atmospheric conditions including one or more of the
following conditions that affect the respiratory system or the skin such as
fumes, odors, dust, mists, gases, or generally poor ventilation.
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