Product Development Scientist
Springville, UT
Full Time
Experienced
POSITION PURPOSE AND SCOPE:
This scientist will be responsible for developing formulas (liquid, powder, capsule), flavor work, and validating methods to support manufacturing and new products; instrumentation or equipment set up, troubleshooting, maintenance, and blend validation, and training other formulators in the lab.
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITES:
Note: This description is not intended to be all inclusive. Employee may be requested to perform other duties as requested.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
The employee may be required to lift and/or move up to 30 lbs.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
This scientist will be responsible for developing formulas (liquid, powder, capsule), flavor work, and validating methods to support manufacturing and new products; instrumentation or equipment set up, troubleshooting, maintenance, and blend validation, and training other formulators in the lab.
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITES:
- Create new formulas for customers and formulate great tasting products
- Performs technical support for new product, to ensure product is ready for production run
- Creates the Batch Records for production runs.
- Troubleshoots any issues related to the materials of the product run
- Finds solutions to help machines run better for the product run
- Approves all changes to Batch Records
- Gather and compile supplier documentation.
Note: This description is not intended to be all inclusive. Employee may be requested to perform other duties as requested.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
- Undergraduate degree in Food Science with 3-5 years experience in related field.
- Related manufacturing experience (5 years) primarily in formulation and flavor work.
- We work with many pre-workout/energy brands, so experience working with caffeine is a plus.
- Highly motivated, creative and independent performer with the ability to operate in a fast-paced, high pressure environment.
- Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, or schedule form.
- High ethical standards with the ability to maintain confidentiality of information.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong analytical, critical thinking and communications skills.
- Ability to work both independently and in a team environment
- Must be able to follow all safety guidelines.
The employee may be required to lift and/or move up to 30 lbs.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
- Laboratory environment which may include long hours standing, sitting, bending, twisting, walking, climbing stairs, strong and/or unusual odors.
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