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FOOD
SCIENTIST
Reports to the Executive Vice President of Sales, Marketing
and Global Supply Chain Development
Job Location is Buhl, Idaho
Salary Range: Competitive Salary
Job Summary
The Food Scientist reports to the Executive Vice President of Sales,
Marketing, and Global Supply Chain Development. This exempt, salaried
position requires a hands-on individual with the ability to develop
innovative food products and adapt them for production line execution.
Clear Springs provides fresh and frozen food products to customers
nationally. Clear Springs is a fully vertically integrated company that
controls all aspects of its food business from inception to market.
Essential Functions
Responsible for Product Development
§ Manage Product
Development strategies and objectives.
§ Work with senior
management staff to develop strategies for short term and long range
product line growth.
§ Develop, discuss
and promote new product ideas.
§ Develop both new
products for Clear Springs brands, as well as
customer brands:
Ř Work with customers
to develop and refine products to their specifications.
Ř Develop
presentations to customers as needed.
Ř Travel with other
Clear Springs staff to customer meetings/events; industry events as needed
to demonstrate Clear Springs products to targeted
audience.
§ Provide ideas and
information with regard to market trends in the food industry.
§ Be actively
involved in providing information to sales, marketing and operations with
regard to culinary trends.
§ Perform other
duties as assigned or needed.
§ Maintain department
files and correspondence.
Communication/Customer Contact
§ Participate in
discussion about confidential/sensitive matters.
§ Communicate with other
employees and departments through written and oral interactions.
§ Develop and
maintain customer and supplier contacts.
§ Communicate with
all members of the Sales and Marketing group as needed.
§ Provide regular
reports to Executive Vice President of Sales, Marketing, and Global Supply
Chain Development.
§ Work in cooperation
with all members of the Operations and Quality Assurance groups as needed.
Technical Requirements
§ Develop and
Maintain Nutritional Specifications for Products.
§ Perform other
duties as assigned or needed.
§ Involvement in
industry/culinary associations such as RCA and ACF.
Qualifications
§ Requires a
Bachelor’s Degree in food science.
§ Requires culinary
experience and interest in food.
§ Requires previous
management experience.
§ Manage multiple
projects concurrently.
§ Requires two to
five years of food science/culinary work experience.
§ Excellent
interpersonal skills.
§ Ability to
calculate figures and amounts such as rate, ratio, and percent; and to draw
and interpret bar graphs.
§ Ability to apply
common sense to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or
diagram form.
§ Ability to write
routine reports and correspondence.
§ Required to have
advanced knowledge of computer programs such as Word, Excel, and Power
Point.
§ Ability to read and
interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance
instructions, and procedure manuals.
§ Ability to speak
effectively before groups of customers or employees of the organization.
§ Independent
decision making skills are necessary.
§ Ability to pass
drug test.
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