Associate Food Innovation Scientist
Department: Product Development
Status: Non-exempt
Employee Classification: Regular Full-time
Reports To: Senior Product Development Manager
Supervisory Responsibilities: None
Job Summary: The Associate Food Innovation Scientist is the entry-level, degree-preferred role on the formulation team. The position is the hands-on foundation of Product Development: batching, cooking, checking specifications, maintaining inventories, and keeping the lab and production area clean, while creating renovation and rework formulas. The role develops in two phases. Phase two adds new product formulation for Sales projects, commercialization, pricing, and specifications as skills are demonstrated, preparing the employee for future advancement to Food Innovation Scientist.
Essential Functions:
- Batch and cook formulated products for development, matching, and sample requests.
- Attend daily QA sensory sessions and report issues, revision requests, and other findings to the PD team.
- Check specifications on samples and products, including water activity and other applicable measurements.
- Create product renovation formulas and rework (RW) formulas.
- Complete Synergy revised-formula and revised-instructions workflows.
- Maintain consumable stock inventories and ingredient inventories, including ordering supplies and write-offs.
- Clean the PD production area and maintain the cleanliness and organization of the lab.
- Ship standard packages.
- Participate as a panelist in triangle testing.
- Ensure compliance with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), food safety, and quality standards.