Product Development Associate Scientist – Sauces and Condiments

Sauer Brands, Inc.•Mauldin, SC

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About The Position

As a Product Development Associate Scientist, you will have the opportunity to drive innovation, renovation, and maintenance of product lines, enabling growth and ensuring quality objectives and business continuity for Sauer Brands. Your role will involve executing technical projects that contribute to the condiments and sauces business. Daily responsibilities include crafting and performing tests, analyzing data, presenting results cross-functionally, and commercializing pipeline opportunities.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Food Engineering, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Biological Engineering or a related scientific field
Educational lab experience & working knowledge of consumer goods, food chemistry, analytical testing, formulations, and processing used in food manufacturing.
Minimum one (1) year of hands-on experience in a lab or factory setting.
Demonstrated proficiency in the following areas:
Understanding of ingredient functionality and interrelationship of ingredients, processes, and packaging
Excellent written and oral communication and computer skills
Strong critical thinking skills and ability to make connections to the big picture
Ability to manage multiple assignments/tasks concurrently with the ability to question the priority of work
Self-motivated problem solver and the drive to deliver objectives in a complex, fast-paced environment

Nice To Haves

Willingness to travel up to 25% of the time to support commercialization activities and customer engagements

Responsibilities

Effectively collaborate with other scientists, culinary, sales, and marketing departments as well as participate in cross functional teams as requested
Demonstrate the willingness and ability to learn new product categories and processing technologies
Perform general laboratory activities, including, but not limited to, sample preparation, product testing, and basic analytics
Apply technical knowledge in food science to ideate and develop product concepts/prototypes in line with consumer trends and customer needs
Manage multiple development projects concurrently to meet R&D timelines
Design and execute bench and factory trials, then summarize and translate results clearly for technical and non-technical teams
Direct communication with external partners including customers, suppliers, and manufacturing partners
Create and update multi-component product documentation and specifications with attention to detail