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Golden State Foods · 15 hours ago

Principal Scientist

Conyers, GA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

7+ years exp

Golden State Foods is a distinguished leader in the foodservice industry, offering an extensive array of products and services to a diverse clientele. The Principal Food Scientist will lead new product development initiatives, provide technical support to manufacturing, and mentor junior team members to enhance the team's technical capabilities.

Food and BeverageFood Processing

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Effectively and independently leads new projects from the team’s initiation through commercialization. This work could include creating and maintaining timelines, managing stakeholders, formulating, scale-up, finished product testing, and specification validation

Provides technical support to manufacturing sites for product batching and processing, including but not limited to batch auditing, bench testing, commercial scale testing, and data analysis. Provides on-site and off-site support of scale-ups and tests resulting from assigned projects

Provides technical leadership and support to cross functional teams, representing PD for CapEx projects and Continuous Improvement initiatives. Partners with other departments to provide guidance on new processes and technology

Works with raw material suppliers to provide the team with new ingredient solutions and technologies

Maintains laboratory, including upkeep of equipment, stocking of supplies and general cleaning of work areas

Identifies development opportunities and works collectively with the PD Managers to develop the team’s technical acumen (including mentoring and coaching). Provides timely technical advice and oversight to junior PD members

Leads the development of processes and tools with the help of PD Managers based on a Continuous Improvement mindset. Among many things, this aspect could include the development of Standard Operating Practices (SOPs), utilizing Lean and Six Sigma principles, and training others

Supports the development and execution of technical strategy. Advises PD Managers on technical barriers and opportunities. Provides ideas on potential solutions

Serves as the Project Owner and/or Project Resource Manager in support of junior project owners

Performs other related and assigned duties as necessary

Qualification

Food scienceFood researchDevelopmentProject managementFood chemistryFood safetyCulinary knowledgeExperimental designTechnical problem solvingStatistical skillsCommunication skillsMentoringTeam collaborationLeadership

Required

Master's degree or Ph. D. in food science, engineering, or related field of science from an accredited college or university

7 -10+ years of food research and development experience, with an understanding of food chemistry, food safety, and related regulations

Functional culinary knowledge

Ability to ideate alongside and interpret culinary driven concepts

Excellent oral and written communication skills and experience in interacting with customers

Experience in project management and be able to collaborate with project teams and support groups

Strong Scientific and statistical skills

Expert problem-solving skills

Experience in designing, planning, and executing successful design of experiments (DOE)

Effectively utilizes the MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook)

Ability to learn other key PC software, including systems housing technical specifications, ERP reporting, communication/file sharing programs (such as Teams, SharePoint, OneNote, etc…). and shared project management tools

Translate culinary direction into feasible formula and process

Experience in method development to measure critical quality properties to achieve sustainable results

Act in accordance with GSF's Values and Creed

Ability to lead through others, direct or indirect

Develops and mentors others in the department

Preferred

Extensive knowledge base in one or more of the following areas: hydrocolloids, emulsions, salad dressings, dipping sauces, tomato paste based products, syrups, liquid product processing methods, and/or related technologies

Benefits

People First: At Golden State Foods, we're not just a company; we're a dynamic community where your talents are celebrated, and your ambitions are nurtured.

Values Driven: Our core values drive everything we do, creating a culture of innovation, integrity, and excellence. But we're not content with just being great; we strive for greatness in every aspect of our work.

People Development: At GSF we strive to continually develop our people to prepare us all for the needs of tomorrow.

Philanthropy & Sustainability: We're committed to making a difference beyond our walls through philanthropy and sustainability efforts across all our locations around the globe.

Extensive Benefits: Golden State Foods believes in a holistic approach to wellness focusing on the whole person with benefits that support those needs.

Company

Golden State Foods

Golden State Foods provides to the food service and retail industries.

Founded in 1947

Irvine, California, USA

5001-10000 employees

http://www.goldenstatefoods.com/

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