Senior Food Scientist

Job Description

About the job

The position of Senior Food Scientist – Technical Solution is responsible for supporting technical aspects related to supporting customers in successful launch of their product through our facility. This includes, leading projects, creating new product formulas, managing pilot plant activities, working out technical challenges and providing formulation / technical support. The position requires a proactive, self-starter who is able to work independently with good decision-making skills while coordinating all information required to create and maintain the existing Steuben programs. This job also requires a team player with high standards of excellence and attention to detail.

Education / Prerequisites Requirements :

• M.S. in Food Science or Food Related Discipline
• Minimum 3-5 years of experience in ingredients research at a food or beverage company
• Strong knowledge & experience with food chemistry, rheology and processing
• Dairy formulation experience
• Plant based product formulation experience
• Knowledge of flavor and ingredient functionality and usage
• Understanding of complex food matrices
• Strong understanding of UHT processing
• Excellent Planning & Organizing Skills
• Ability to adapt to situations and responsibilities within an ever-growing business
• Familiarity with Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Gantt Chart and PLM Stage Gate processes
• Good Understanding of Food Safety
• Analytical, detailed oriented individual
• Ability to work with minimum supervision

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Salary Range : $120,000 - $150,000

Steuben Foods is committed to equal employment opportunity. We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.