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Research and Development Technician

Koch Foods, Inc.
Fairfield, OH Full Time
POSTED ON 2/7/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/7/2025
  • Maintain complete product files to support government label compliance standards and technical advertising/promotional claims through the development and maintenance of label, nutrition, and regulatory files per standards.
  • Act as subject matter expert to apply FDA/USDA regulations and its standards and principles of food science in close concert with the department manager and other appropriate resources.
  • Provide regulatory perspective for new and legacy products, and help identify and resolve regulatory hurdles.
  • Working independently, with external and internal experts, and with other Koch Foods' team members to prepare scientific support documentation for internal and external customers.
  • Monitor preprinted packaging for accuracy.
  • Enter and update specification information into database.
  • Verify regulatory information against specifications and labeling on file.
  • Facilitate shelf life and nutritional testing.
  • Generate daily reports for production and packaging.
  • Work on special projects as needed.
  • Assist production with packaging issues when necessary.
  • Recommend proper packaging materials (sizes and configurations) for existing and new product development.
  • Collaborate with Procurement to standardize packaging where possible while simultaneously designing customized packaging for unique product lines.
  • Communicate with packaging suppliers to develop appropriate packaging specifications and populate specification database with information.
  • Facilitate discussions across the cross-functional team (both internal and external) to move from artwork initiation through to printing finalization.
  • Responsible for recordkeeping of supplier documentation speaking to the appropriate compliance of all primary, secondary, and tertiary packaging materials with various food types and storage conditions.
  • Visit supplier and/or customer facilities as needed.
  • All other relevant duties as assigned.
Requirements:
  • Associate's degree in Food, Biological, Chemical, Physical, or Packaging Sciences, Food Engineering, Industrial Manufacturing, or other closely related field preferred.
  • 3 years food industry experience required.
  • Experience working in regulatory, production, quality assurance/control, or lab preferred.
  • Exposure to working with and current knowledge of USDA/FDA/FSMA regulations as they pertain to labeling, standards of identity, allergens, and food safety.
  • Experience working with and current understanding of nutrition, labeling, and regulatory concepts gained through technical reading, industry interaction, and/or attendance at appropriate seminars and educational courses as continuing education and scientific curiosity.
  • Ability to identify problems, collect data, establish facts, forecast, and draw conclusions both mathematically and analytically.
  • Excellent verbal and written presentation skills to communicate with peers, managers, and executive leadership team.
  • Bilingual language abilities are a plus.
  • Intermediate proficiency with Microsoft Office products, including Word, Excel, and Outlook.
  • General knowledge of food ingredients, interactions, and nutrition levels is preferred.
  • Willingness and ability to travel up to 10% of the time for overnight travel.

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