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Food Technologist - Aurora, Illinois
Tracking Code
0600-00
Job Description
Essential Functions:
New Product
Development
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Develop foods and supplements including: powdered and RTD
beverages, capsule, and tablets. Includes: formulation, validating
ingredient vendors, preliminary costing and preparing nutritional panels.
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Create and flavor prototypes.
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Organizes sensory panels. Refines formulations until desired
characteristics are achieved.
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Conducts pilot plant experiments and oversees scale-up
manufacturing runs.
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Sends plant trials and various finished products out for
analytical testing to confirm Supplement/Nutrition facts panels.
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Enters new innovation formulas into nutritional software
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Reformulates to bring formulations into compliance with
changing government regulations or customer requirements.
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Monitors product stability.
Documentation
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Documents all formulations, variables tested, product
stability, and other pertinent details and enters into lab notebooks.
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Generates compliant Supplement/Nutrition facts panels and
ingredient listings for product packaging and proofreads for accuracy.
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Produces formula cost information; works with purchasing,
finance, and sales teams to help establish final product pricing; initiates
new item forms for all product introductions.
Collaboration
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Contributes to innovation ideas in a team environment.
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Identifies & overcomes barriers to successful innovation
by developing strong interdepartmental relationships with marketing, sales,
manufacturing, operations, quality, and purchasing teams.
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Works with key suppliers to keep abreast of upcoming trends,
novel ingredients, and new application ideas.
Required Skills
Education/Experience:
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Bachelors of Science degree in Food Science, Nutrition, or
related field.
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2-4 years of relevant experience working in the food,
beverage, or dietary supplement industry.
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Prior development and knowledge of supplements including
powered & RTD beverages, capsules & tablets a plus.
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Proficient in Word, Excel, Outlook, and nutritional
software. SAP experience preferred.
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Prior development experience with sports nutrition products
or functional ingredients is a plus.
Job Location
Aurora,
Illinois, United States
Position Type
Full-Time/Regular
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