Food
Scientist -
Continental Mills, a
nationally expanding privately held company with over 75 years experience
making quality food products, is seeking a Food Scientist to join our
Research & Development team. This position will work in our state of the
art facility located at our Corporate office in
This position is responsible
for supporting the formula optimization & product improvement; support cost
savings initiatives through utilizing new ingredient technology & process;
translate bench top formulation to large scale manufacturing process.
Key Attributes and Skills:
Technical Capability
Product
development knowledge of flour mix products; e.g. pancakes, cakes, muffins,
beverage.
Strong
background on flour, leavening, hydrocolloids, fats and oil.
Knowledge
of dry blending of ingredients in plant environment.
Proficient
in use of standard Consumer and Commercial food preparation equipment.
Knowledge and familiarity
with CM computer programs to access information, data analysis and problem
solving to support projects as required. Applications include enterprise wide
product, Microsoft Word and Excel.
Excellent
project and time management skills. Self directed with minimal supervision.
Leadership
Ability to
take appropriate action to mitigate the impact of problems (problem prediction,
identification, isolation, containment and avoidance).
Excellent
problem solving skills. Viewing the problem as a whole and working with others as needed
to resolve the problem.
Communications
Strong
written, oral, and facilitation skills for training, presentations and
customer.
Ability to
evaluate and communicate risk.
Conveys information in
understandable terms at all levels of the organization.
Education & Experience:
BS or MS
in Food Science or related field.
Five plus
years progressive product development experience; preferably with dry mix
ingredients.
Working knowledge on Stage
Gate process of development & commercialization is desirable.
Experimental design work
process is a plus
To apply, send your resume
with cover letter to hcosentino@continentalmills.com or fax to (253) 872-7954.
Continental Mills provides a
competitive total compensation package and a great work experience.
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