Associate Food Scientist

Schwan's Company • Salina, KS

35d

About The Position

CJ Schwan's Company, a U.S. affiliate of the global lifestyle brand CJ CheilJedang Corporation, is a leader in manufacturing and marketing quality foods enjoyed nationwide. We have beloved brands like Red Baron®, Tony's®, Big Daddy's®, Villa Prima™ and Freschetta® pizzas; bibigo®, Pagoda® Asian-style snacks and we can't forget Mrs. Smith's® and Edwards® pies! We bring families and communities together through great food. Join our team and see the opportunities are real, and the sky is the limit; this isn't just a job, it's a seat at the table! We are hiring an Associate Food Scientist for our Salina, KS frozen pizza R D facility. In this role you will utilize your core food science and product development knowledge to study the principles underlying the processing and deterioration of frozen pizza and sauces; analyze food content; discover new food sources; research ways to make processed foods safe, palatable, and healthful; and apply food science knowledge to determine best ways to process, package, preserve, store, and distribute our food!

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in Food Science, Dairy Science, Foods & Nutrition Studies, Biological Sciences, or related field, or equivalent combination of education and/or product development experience.
• 0-3 years of related experience (as this is an entry level role, we are happy to consider those newly out of school!)
• Basic communication and interpersonal skills.
• PC skills including Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel and Word.
• Basic knowledge of Algebra, Geometry, Physics, Chemistry, and Statistics.
• Basic knowledge and understanding of food ingredients, food chemistry, food processing, and food functionality.
• Ability to comprehend technical articles, research papers, or presentations and apply technical knowledge learned.
• Comfortability in tasting and ingest any type of food product currently under development, which often includes meat and dairy products.

Responsibilities

• Assist in providing technical solutions to production issues as it relates to ingredient, formulas, processing procedures, and specifications to ensure continuous production of existing products and maintain product quality and safety.
• Help develop experimental formulas, processing procedures, and specifications for raw ingredients, subassemblies, and finished products for simple new product, product improvement, and cost reduction that meet project parameters of established pricing, marketing goals, food regulations, and operation feasibility.
• Organizes and manages basic food test runs to validate or modify experimental formulas and processing procedures to develop final specifications and ensure reproducibility for the production of finished products and subassemblies.
• Work with team members to ensure successful start-ups of new products, product improvement, cost reduction, ingredient, formula modifications, or process changes.
• Evaluate ingredients and processing techniques to identify and commercialize simple product improvement and cost reduction opportunities.
• Assist in evaluating, confirming acceptability, updating specifications and implementing proposed ingredients for supplier optimization.
• Document various work according to established procedures and guidelines, provides timely and effective oral and written communication and prepares reports to project team to ensure complete communication of project status, progress, issues, solutions, timeline, and accountability.
• Support innovation by joining in the development of new ideas, new products or new product platforms through ideation sessions and bench top experimentation.

Benefits

• Beyond base salary, we offer a competitive Total Rewards package focusing on your overall well-being. We are proud to offer a strong foundation of health benefits, retirement and financial wellbeing, time off programs, wellbeing support programs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level