Food Scientist - Chocolate/Chocolate Ingredients

Senior Food Scientist – Confectionery / Chocolate Dallas, TX Our client is an international manufacturer of specialty confectionery ingredients used in all type of food applications based in the Dallas, TX area. Due to continued growth, they are seeking an experienced Food Scientist with confectionery and / or chocolate product development experience for the implementation and commercialization of both new and existing projects, developing products that meet taste and functionality, quality, and cost expectations. The Senior Food Scientist is responsible for providing support and may include field sales customer support, prototype, and concept development, leading and assisting with internal and external product training and customer presentations. Responsibilities  Provide project leadership, identify, manage, and implement ingredients, formulations, process modifications of commercialization, product improvement and / or cost savings initiatives.  Manage ingredient functionality of formulation within processing parameters.  Lead the on-floor test, trial, first production runs by providing supporting documentation on setting direction for how projects are carried out, develop project plan, identify, and organize project team, coordinate other resources to achieve goals, implement plan, monitor progress, collect results, create reports, write SOP / specification and lead communication for Operations.  Design and execute experiments, analyze, and interpret data to make sound technical recommendations.  Identify and communicate technical and business risk, constraints to the product development process and perspective for assigned projects and timelines.  Support Operations and QA to resolve ingredient, formula, process issues and manage product / process specification and implement / recommend changes.  Must maintain a professional and clean appearance and conform to all company and customer GMP procedures as well as any other policies pertinent to performing required duties. Qualifications and Skills  Must have at least a BS degree is Food Science or similar science  Must have 3 years’ of hand-on RD and commercialization experience  Prefer R&D experience working with confectionary ingredients, chocolate, coatings or similar type products / ingredients  Knowledge of different fat systems.  Formulation and raw material knowledge / experience.  Effective oral and written communication skills and ability to represent the company and project team in a professional manner.  Excellent organizational skills. Send resume to : robfoodemployment.com