Senior Food Scientist

Grecian Delight | Kronos•Elk Grove Village, IL

3d•$90,000 - $120,000•Onsite

About The Position

Grecian Delight | Kronos Foods (“GDK”) is seeking an experienced Senior Food Scientist for their Elk Grove Village location. As the Senior Food Scientist, you will be responsible for leading product development and commercialization activities across sauce, dip, hummus, & falafel categories. This role involves developing new formulas, processing procedures, and specifications for new products, as well as supporting product launches and cost-reduction initiatives.

Requirements

BS or MS degree in Food Science or related area with at least 5 - 10 years of product development experience in food manufacturing environment.
Experience in food manufacturing environment.
In-depth experience in ingredients, flavors, and their functionalities.
Strong technical knowledge.
Ability to establish credibility with others
Solid written and verbal communication skills at all organizational levels.
Ability to perform multiple tasks and maintain attention to detail.
Computer Skills in include Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook)

Nice To Haves

Previous experience working with sauces, dips, spreads, and/or falafel or related product or ingredient applications experience preferred.
Experience working with Esha Genesis or equivalent nutritional program is a plus.
Experience in vendor/supplier contact for ingredients selection desirable

Responsibilities

Lead multiple development projects both new products and improvements of current products for sauces, dips, hummus, & falafel categories.
Assume technical leadership of assigned projects from concept development through successful commercialization. Recommend new product concepts to take to development.
Investigate product and process challenges, provide creative solutions, and solve challenges in development and commercialization.
Work cross functionally (Operations, Maintenance, Quality, Purchasing) to determine equipment, materials and processes necessary to produce products to maximize capacity and optimize quality and differentiation.
Identify and complete technical study of ingredients, suppliers, co-packers relevant to meeting project objectives and company standards.
Assure technically sound sensory panels are conducted for product development, shelf-life studies, improving/maintaining present products and competitive testing.
Identify and make recommendations for process improvements using scientific techniques, design experimentation to improve formulation, process, or equipment to deliver finished products that meet defined internal and external customer parameters.
Familiarize and evaluate competitive products in the marketplace to determine market opportunities for new products and application recommendations for current products.
Provide raw material information and formulas to regulatory personnel to create nutritional and products analysis, and nutritional fact panels.