FOOD TECHNOLOGIST (DIRECT-HIRE POSITION)

Location: Commerce, CA
Pay Rate: $50 – $60K annually

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
• Develops experimental formulas, processing procedures and specifications for new products.
• Prepares prototype products using research lab, manufacturing facilities and equipment as required.
• Evaluates ingredients and processing techniques to identify product improvement and cost optimization opportunities.
• Conducts product cuttings and shelf life studies including product and package performance evaluations.
• Establishes contact with ingredient suppliers and equipment vendors as needed by project activity.
• Maintains accurate, up-to-date records, laboratory notebooks and computer database that are repeatable and reproducible.
• Supports innovation in the development of new ideas, new products or new product platforms through ideation sessions and bench top experimentation.
• Ensures the work environment is sanitary, safe, and orderly.
• Create and maintain raw ingredient and finished product specifications.
• Create, maintain and issue technical documents, product specifications and kosher certificates.
• Maintain internal and external technical web-based database and complete customer product forms.
• Issue import and export documents such as Certificates of Origin, Free Sale, Quality, NAFTA, CAFTA.
• Assist R&D, Technical Services, QA and Operations on special projects.

Qualifications and Requirements:
1. B.S. in Food Science or related field required and 2-5 years of R&D / Technical Services / QA experience.
2. Strong working knowledge of food ingredients, packaging and manufacturing environments.
3. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
4. PC / internet skills (Excel, Word, database) and Genesis; and the ability to create spreadsheets, computer analysis, report writing.
5. Must enjoy working in a fast paced and team oriented environment.

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FOOD TECHNICIAN (DIRECT-HIRE POSITION)

Location: Commerce, CA
Pay Rate: $12.00 – $14.50/hr

Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
• Prepare and fulfill customer and sales samples timely.
• Prepare paperwork for samples to be sent to customers and take to UPS area for shipment.
• Make prototypes and batches of new formulas.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date records, laboratory notebooks and computer database that are repeatable and reproducible. Includes logging and updating status on sample requests, NPC, R&D projects & reports onto I2D worksite.
• Offer full support to test runs and scale-ups as required.
• Develop long-term projects with existing and potential customers by helping them with all necessary requirements and datelines.
• Maintain both lab and equipment.
• Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications and Requirements:
• B.S. in Food Science or related field preferred.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills. Must enjoy working in a fast paced and team oriented environment.
• Ability to work with numbers and calculations.
• Attention to high level accuracy and detail.
• PC / internet skills (Outlook, Excel, Word, database) and the ability to create spreadsheets, computer analysis, report writing.”

• Location: Commerce, CA
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