Commercial Food Technologist

Hydrite • Milwaukee, WI

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About The Position

Hydrite is seeking a Food Technologist – Technical Service to support our Food & Beverage customers with technical expertise across a wide range of ingredient applications. This role will play a key part in new product development, customer engagement, and showcasing Hydrite’s innovative ingredient solutions—including multifunctional systems, liquid formats, and customized customer blends. The ideal candidate will be a collaborative problem solver with strong formulation skills and a passion for delivering customer value through technical service.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Food Technology, Chemistry, or related field.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in food product development, technical service, or ingredient applications.
• Strong communication and presentation skills across technical and commercial audiences.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite; CRM experience a plus.
• Ability to travel up to 50% for customer visits, internal meetings, and trade shows.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with dairy, beverage, or meat applications preferred.
• Familiarity with benchtop lab equipment, pilot-scale systems, and analytical instrumentation.

Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on technical support for food and beverage applications, including formulation development, pilot trials, and commercial scale-up.
• Collaborate with Sales and Go-To-Market teams to identify customer needs and recommend tailored ingredient solutions.
• Travel with Sales to customer meetings and represent Hydrite at industry trade shows and technical presentations.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with technical contacts at customer accounts.
• Prepare prototypes and presentations to showcase Hydrite’s portfolio, including dairy protein optimization, acidulants, sequestrants, and sanitation solutions.
• Support ingredient sourcing and specification development in collaboration with Procurement and Quality teams.
• Maintain accurate records of customer projects and activities in CRM systems.
• Assist in building product documentation, label declarations, and technical data sheets.
• Maintain a clean and organized lab environment in accordance with GMP standards.
• Serve as backup to the Technical Service Manager as needed.

Benefits

• Up to 10% Retirement Contribution
• $600 per Year Wellness Incentive
• Two Weeks Starting Paid Time Off
• Medical, Dental, and Vision - Eligible first day of the month following hire date.
• 401k and profit sharing
• medical/dental/vision/life insurance
• paid time off
• tuition reimbursement
• adoption assistance
• legal services insurance
• scholarship awards for children of employees
• summer picnic
• community giving events
• free family wellness coaching including nutritionist and fitness coach.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees