Senior Food Scientist
About The Position
Grecian Delight | Kronos Foods (“GDK”) stands at the forefront as a premier provider of authentic Greek and Mediterranean cuisine. Our portfolio, featuring gyros, specialty meats, pitas, flatbreads, tzatziki, hummus, spreads, falafel, ready-to-eat and plant-based proteins, along with value-added bakery products, reflects our commitment to quality and authenticity. Serving over 400 foodservice distributors, 30,000 independent and national chain restaurants, and marking our presence in the top 40 U.S. retailers, we continue to enrich dining experiences with the flavors of the Mediterranean. As our Senior Food Scientist, you will be responsible for leading product development and commercialization activities across sauce, dip, hummus, & falafel categories; develops new formulas, processing procedures, and specifications for new products, support 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.
- Previous experience working with sauces, dips, spreads, and/or falafel or related product or ingredient applications experience preferred.
- 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
- 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.
Benefits
- Medical, Dental and Vision options for you and your family
- Safe-harbor 401(k) Plan with generous matching and immediate vesting
- Life, AD&D, Short and Long-term Disability Programs
- Health, Dependent Care, & Commuter Flexible Spending Accounts
- Health Savings Account Contributions
- Additional Voluntary Benefit Programs
- Paid Vacations and Holidays
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
