R&D Food Technologist

Currently seeking a technically driven, customer-focused R&D Food Technologist to join an expanding Research & Development team.  This full-time, permanent position supports their mission to deliver tailored, functional ingredient solutions to a diverse customer base through direct collaboration and hands-on development.  The ideal candidate will be at the intersection of product development and customer innovation—contributing to custom prototype preparation, bench formulation, pilot trials and data management.  If you have a background in food science, a passion for the food industry, and a desire to grow within a high-impact role, this is a strong opportunity for you.  As a rapidly growing company, they offer real opportunities for career advancement for those who bring drive, ambition, and strong performance to the table.

Key Responsibilities

Customer-Focused Product Development

• Partner closely with the R&D, Culinary, and Sales teams to support customer-driven formulation projects.
• Translate customer needs into technical solutions through bench work, functional testing, and iterative prototype creation.
• Prepare and ship prototype samples for customer evaluations, often under tight timelines.

Ingredient & Specification Management

• Create and manage technical specifications and supporting documentation for proprietary ingredient systems and blends.
• Ensure data accuracy for all customer-facing technical sheets, COAs, and labels by entering and maintaining records into existing and future-state specification systems.
• Maintain organized notes of formulation records, analytical data, and manufacturing results.

Research and Culinary Support

• Conduct product development commercialization activities involving a wide array of unique globally-sourced agricultural ingredients.
• Execute physical and functional testing (moisture, bulk, density, particle size, solubility, dispersibility, shelf life, preliminary fill levels) of ingredients and finished products.
• Assist in scale-up preparation, plant trials, and start-ups in collaboration with Operations.

Lab & Technical Center Operations

• Maintain lab cleanliness, inventory, and organization per GMP and food safety guidelines.
• Track, organize, and replenish lab materials, ingredients, and packaging.
• Support calibration and preventative maintenance schedules for lab equipment and tooling.

**If you’d like to hear more about this opportunity and others we are currently working on, please contact Sam Kovacevic at skova@cps4jobs.com.

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Salary

$80,000 - $100,000

Benefits

Medical, Dental, Vision, Long-Term Disability and 401(k).

Qualifications & Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Food Engineering, or a related field from an accredited institution.
• Minimum 1 relevant internship or hands-on experience in food manufacturing, ingredient processing, R&D, or QA.
• Thorough knowledge of GMPs.
• Strong understanding of powder processing technologies and ingredient functionality (e.g., starches, flavors, hydrocolloids, etc.).
• Comfortable working with kitchen, benchtop, and production equipment in a hands-on technical role.
• Ability to sample and provide sensory evaluations of food and ingredient components.
• Established analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with specification systems such as PLM, Oracle, or SAP.
• Skilled in Microsoft Office, especially Excel (formulas and calculations, pivot tables, VLOOKUP, charts).

**If you’d like to hear more about this opportunity and others we are currently working on, please contact Sam Kovacevic at skova@cps4jobs.com.

JO:  93.25KK
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