AmeriQual Foods - Food Scientist

Job Purpose

This position performs various tasks related to day-to-day production support, renovation and continuous improvement support of existing items to ensure product is made to customer specification.  Responsibilities include development and management of project timelines and milestones.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Process Development – work with product development to scale up production trials, and providing support for commercialization of initial production start-up. Report results to appropriate departments during the commercialization process
• Lead and drive redesign & renovation of existing products and manufacturing process to increase quality, reduce costs & or increase production efficiencies
• Work with engineering and operations to identify new equipment and manufacturing steps to increase quality, reduce costs & increase production efficiencies
• Maintain formulation files by auditing production, reviewing batch procedures, and update as needed
• Support production with troubleshooting out of spec product or concerns on established products
• Work with the SPC program manager and Quality Systems to set change process control requirements for existing products and provide data or data analysis upon internal and customer request
• Maintain a flexible schedule to accommodate start production and/or adjustments required on second shift including to answer phone calls or emails pertaining to production issues
• Adhere to Quality, R&D Procedures, GMP, and Safety Standards
• Complete other required tasks as necessary