Food Scientist I (2418)
About The Position
Carl Buddig and Company, a respected name in the meat manufacturing industry, boasts a legacy of over 80 years. Founded as a family-owned company, we have evolved into a leading producer of premium meat products, including renowned lunchmeats, ready-to-eat cooked meats under our Kingsford, LLC division, and savory snack meats from Old Wisconsin. As a third-generation family business, our success is anchored in our commitment to quality, innovation, and community. With a workforce of 2,500 dedicated team members spread across Illinois, Wisconsin, and Indiana, we continue to expand, driven by a vision for excellence and a responsiveness to evolving consumer preferences. At Carl Buddig and Company, we foster a culture centered around teamwork and innovation. We strive to create an environment that values creativity and collaboration, ensuring every team member is empowered to contribute to our collective goals. Our dedication extends beyond our business operations. We actively support charitable initiatives and community organizations through direct contributions, volunteer work, and partnerships. We aim to make a positive impact and give back to the communities that have supported us over the years. Join us at Carl Buddig and Company, where tradition meets innovation, and where our passion for quality meat products is matched by our commitment to our people and communities.
Requirements
- Must demonstrate a technical competence – background in Food Science, Meat Science, Culinary Science, Process Engineering, and/or related field.
- Knowledgeable product development and commercialization experience.
- Understanding of ingredient functionality and interrelationship of formula and process.
- Can manage multiple tasks concurrently with the ability to prioritize the work.
- Excellent communication, influencing, prioritization, presentation, and project management skills.
- Strong critical thinking skills and ability to make connections to bigger company goals when developing.
- Ability to coach and train staff in new processes.
- Willingness to travel approximately 25% of the time for customer presentations, trade shows, and equipment vendor testing.
Nice To Haves
- 3+ years of experience in food product development is a plus but not required.
Responsibilities
- Manage multiple ongoing projects concurrently in an organized manner.
- Taking ownership and accountability for technical projects, executing small- and large-scale plant tests while documenting data and analyzing results.
- Innovation: Work directly with the sales and marketing teams on new concept development and seeing through the project all the way through the NPD process (concept development, consumer testing, concept refinement, benchtop development, pilot development, and commercialization).
- Identify culinary trends that can be incorporated into new products with new and existing capabilities.
- Renovation: Work cross functionally with plant operations and FSQA to enhance existing portfolio items.
- Developing new SKUs while using established formulas and processing methods as a foundation.
- Identify opportunities to improve processes and formulations working cross functionally with FSQA and Operations Teams
- Optimization: Work directly with operation and finance to identify optimization opportunities pertaining to formulation, raw processing, cooking programs, and packaging processes that drive revenue and margin growth.
Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Life Insurance
- FSA
- HSA
- 401(k) Plan with Company Match
- Vacation & PTO
- Tuition Reimbursement
- There is also a potential for a discretionary bonus this bonus is based on personal & company performance and is not a guaranteed bonus plan.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
