Culinary Innovation and Design Lead
Our I&D Lead works end-to-end on every project, from customer-facing sales presentations to commercialization on the plant floor. Our customer is a food company that manufactures, and it all starts with a visionary I&D team that knows how to bring on trend innovation to life.
EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE
- Bachelor's Degree in Culinary Science, Food Science or related field, or AOS in culinary arts from an accredited institution.
- Equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered in lieu of formal degree.
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES
- Possess a working knowledge of frozen food industry and demonstrate comfort in both a test kitchen and a manufacturing plant environment.
- Possess an understanding of food processing, nutritional and labeling requirements.
- Ability to understand and read formulas.
- Cooking skills to include ability to weigh out ingredients accurately with general knowledge of product formulations. Possess a good understanding of basic food components, cooking techniques and food trends. Basic knife skills and working knowledge of cooking and baking techniques as applicable in a manufacturing context. Restaurant or hotel experience is preferred.
- Ability to read and write correspondence in English using basic technical terminology.
- Ability to read and interpret documents in English such as spec sheets, nutritional documents, instruction and procedure manuals, recipes.
- Teamwork, strong organizational skills and excellent communication skills (written and verbal) are a must.
- Possess the ability to work efficiently in an open office space and have experience working on multiple projects concurrently with often-changing goals or deliverables.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint) required.
- Must be able to learn new programs as needed.
- Must be available to travel in the US and Canada up to 15% of time, sometimes on short notice.
- 401(K)
- 401(K) matching
- Dental Insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Health Insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off.
- Parental leave
- Referral program
- Vision insurance
Schedule: Monday - Friday