Food Technologist

Wayne Farms • Laurel, MS

30d • Onsite

About The Position

The Product Development Technologist supports and assists the Food Concept & Development Mgr(s) in the development of new product and commercialization to develop first class poultry derived products including ensuring compliance with all regulations and legal requirements.

Requirements

• Knowledge of technical processes with the ability to apply continuous process improvement skills to on-going projects
• Knowledge of project management with ability to assist and contribute to projects from inception, monitoring, follow-up through completion
• Knowledge of practical laboratory skills and basic understanding of statistics
• Strong computer literacy
• Must have good communication skills, both verbal and written, with the ability to communicate with all levels of the organization and in a timely and professional manner
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to prioritize projects, planning skills, and a high attention to detail
• Must possess a strong customer-centric attitude, high energy level and a strong sense of urgency.
• Bachelors’ degree in Food Science or other closely related field of study from an accredited institution
• Minimum one (1) year related experience in food product development

Nice To Haves

• experience with product development within the poultry industry preferred

Responsibilities

• Participate in product development projects including development of basic benchtop prototype products, interaction and communication with internal or external customers, and the development and maintenance of organized documentation processes, updating as necessary
• Develop and improve the project summary process, reviewing unusual processes with appropriate personnel
• Assist in the commercialization of products helping to ensure product and processes meet all internal guidelines and external regulatory and legal requirements
• Perform required data entry/ modification required for the commercialization process of key projects in Optiva or other software including formula finalization, procurement of ingredient and packaging regulatory and purchasing documents, specification development, obtaining customer specification sign-off and validation of cooking or reconstitution instructions
• Partner with internal departments (Scheduling, Operations, QA, and R&D project managers to coordinate plant scale up activities (i.e. protocol pre and post meetings, data collection protocol, specification changes, etc.)
• Wear and ensure other wear all required personal protection equipment in areas where mandatory promoting a zero-accident environment
• Perform other duties as assigned

What This Job Offers

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