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Senior Food Scientist - Salty Snack R&D

$110k - $135k

Pro Found Recruiting, LLC

Job Description

Job Description

Senior Food Scientist – Salty Snack R&D

Grand Rapids, MI | Onsite
$110,000–$135,000 base + bonus

Pro Found Recruiting is conducting a confidential search for a growing food manufacturer seeking a hands-on Senior Food Scientist. Direct salty-snack product-development experience is required.

Responsibilities

  • Develop new products from bench concept through commercialization
  • Lead formulation, plant trials and production start-ups
  • Conduct shelf-life and packaging-performance studies
  • Partner directly with customers, operations, quality and other internal teams
  • Maintain formulas, specifications, nutritional data and process documentation
  • Support and help grow a small R&D team

Qualifications

  • Direct R&D experience with tortilla chips, crackers, popcorn, extruded snacks, puffs, pellet snacks or similar savory products
  • 5–7+ years of food product-development experience
  • Bachelor's degree in Food Science or a related discipline
  • Strong formulation, commercialization and plant-trial experience
  • Knowledge of FDA regulations, HACCP and GMP requirements
  • Co-manufacturing or customer-facing development experience is strongly preferred
  • Comfortable working equally in the R&D lab and on the production floor

Modest lump-sum relocation assistance may be available for an exceptional match. Occasional travel is required.

The client's identity will be disclosed to qualified candidates during the screening process. Please submit a resume highlighting the salty-snack products and processes you have personally developed and commercialized.

Vacancy posted 3 days ago
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