What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Food Scientist position at Curtis Food Recruiters?
Our client, a company who provides tomato-based products to the food service industry, is looking for an experienced R&D scientist to join their team. With sustainability as one of the main drivers of their mission, this environmentally conscious company can make you feel good about the products you are part of creating!
This position is responsible for managing projects, developing prototypes and recipes, building strong partnerships with suppliers, collaborating with department heads, and providing technical support to the R & D team and the organization.
Some qualifications include :
- Proven experience in formulation and commercialization
- 4 years of experience in product development with a minimum of 2 years of developing tomato-based and / or hot sauces preferred.
- Experience with thermal processing technologies.
- Excellent collaboration skills and able to excel in a team environment.
- Sensory evaluation experience and skills.
- Experience with a wide variety of equipment, kitchen set-up, cooking techniques and operator execution; or in-depth knowledge of key applicable equipment or processes.
- Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, and ingredient spec sheets.
- Ability to flex schedule to support 24-hour production scheduling requirements for test products.
- Ability to travel and work at California plant during In-Season (July -Sept)
- Ability to communicate and interact effectively with various sales, marketing, and technical services personnel.
- Ability to manage R&D projects, and report project updates to senior leadership and clients.
- Ability to recognize, analyze, and develop solutions and initiate problem-solving actions.
- Bachelor's degree in food science or food technology
To be considered, please send your resume to maggie@curtisfood.com.
