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Principal Food Scientist –
Alsip, ID
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Job ID:
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Date:01/28/2010
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Location:Alsip
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State:Idaho
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Salary:Not Specified Why?
Job Types:
Applied Research, Food
Technol/Scientists, Project Manager
Job Description
Position Overview:
Participates
in planning and conducting projects to develop new and improved products
for our customers. Applies scientific and engineering principles in
research, development, production technology, quality control, packaging,
processing, and utilization of foods by performing the following duties.
Requirements:
Works
with independence, exercising ingenuity and judgment in the approach to and
accomplishment of tasks. Responsible for the design, carrying out and
reporting of experiments of increasing complexity.
Ensures
that samples are sent out accurately and on time for customer evaluations.
Coordinates
product presentations to management, other departments (e.g., Sales,
Marketing) and to customers.
Evaluates
new raw materials in product applications.
Maintains
good laboratory records.
Keeps
up to date on necessary technical skills and knowledge through reading and
training.
Communicates
internally with other departments to exchange technical information.
Communicates externally with customers and suppliers.
Communicates
with sales to share technical information and project timing.
Works
with other scientists in a cooperative manner.
Follows
protocol for entering formulas onto the computer system.
Participates
in production trials of new products both internally and with customers.
Trains
and mentors junior scientists.
Recommends
areas of investigation or exploration for future development of new
products or technologies.
Takes
a leadership role in organizing and implementing departmental projects.
Manages
multiple priorities and timelines and uses strong technical and problem
solving skills to approach complex projects.
Develops
and maintains sensitive and confidential proprietary customer and company
owned information.
Protects
and safeguards all confidential proprietary customer and company owned
information.
Manages
multiple complex projects (internal an external)
Requires
strong understanding of client's ingredient and processing requirements to
develop appropriate products
Work
with customers on scale up or technical/processing issues. Potential to
step in for Director of Commercial Team during short absences. May require
workload prioritization and project feasibility decision making
Education
Minimum
Bachelor's degree (B. A. or B.S.) from four-year college or university.
Must be in Food Science or applied science with specific training relevant
to the food area, or equivalent.
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Experience: ? -B.S. 8+ years ? -M.S. 5+ years ? -PhD 3+ years
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