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JOB SUMMARY:
The
Senior Food Scientist, reporting to the VP Product Development, will be
responsible for the shared management of the activities of the Flavor &
Food Application Laboratory including but not limited to sample design,
sample preparation, and part-time staff development. Provide technical
leadership, training, and guidance to a large team of part time Laboratory
Technicians. The Successful candidate will equip and implement Food
applications including but limited to: meat products, soups & sauces,
beverages (CSDs & NCBs), yogurt & dairy, oral care and sweet goods.
ESSENTIAL
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Formulate basic applications
- Provide technical leadership
and training
- Manage operations of food
application preparation for sensory testing
- Design and implement service
agreements for application pilot studies
- Train and Manage laboratory
staff
- Liaise with suppliers for
sourcing of food ingredients
- Provide guidance and give
biannual performance appraisals to staff
- Schedule and design
daily/weekly workloads
- Design laboratory set ups for
food applications
- Maintain a clean and
organized lab that complies with all OSHA and other safety regulations
- Design and implement project
formulations that align with the needs of Project Leaders
- Effectively translate project
lead requests to physical samples accurately and efficiently
- Manage and improve compound
databases and inventories
- Collaborate with project leaders
to ensure project goals and workflows align
- Manage multiple project set
ups with different project teams and priorities
QUALIFICATIONS:
- PhD in food science or
related field, or MSc with minimum 10 years industrial experience
- Proven ability to formulate
and create a number of basic food applications
- Demonstrates outstanding
verbal and written communication skills and abilities
- Strong management skills and
excellent time management.
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