Sr. Food Scientist – Alsip, IL
Position Overview:
Plans and conducts
complex projects to develop creative and innovative value-added
products in support of the commercial team strategy. Applies scientific
and engineering principles in the research, development, production
technology, quality control, packaging, processing of batter and
breaded food products.
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Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
• Develops creative and innovative batter and breading systems for
major foodservice customer and associated processors
• Works with independence, exercising ingenuity and judgment in the
approach to and completion of complex projects.
• Responsible for the planning and execution of new and optimized
product development projects across key commercial internal/external
functional groups to support account growth at key client.
• Personally owns and manages multiple priorities and timelines and
uses strong technical and problem solving skills to approach complex
projects.
• Functions as a project leader by training, assigning tasks and
accountabilities to junior positions. Mentors junior positions.
• Leads and participates in product presentation to client and internal
functions
• Provides direct link between client, processors, and Griffith
Laboratories companies to address and/or impact critical technical
issues.
• Keeps up to date on necessary technical skills and knowledge.
• Leads production trials of new products both internally in Griffith manufacturing
plants and with customers at external processing facilities.
• Demonstrates willingness to lead and assist in the implementation of
new technologies and process improvements.
• Provides necessary technical service to Griffith Laboratories’ Global
Operating Units in support of Global Account growth.
• Takes personal ownership of developing new skills to meet future
needs and is a technical expert for GLNA internally and externally
• Suggest and leads implementation of new technologies and process
improvements
• Maintains proper record keeping and computer systems
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