Food Scientist II - Prepared Foodservice - (Springdale, AR)

SUMMARY:This position is responsible for developing and commercializing new and improved products and/or processes through guidance from their manager. This covers all stages of product development and process development including writing new product specifications, and ensuring regulatory labeling and food safety qualifications are met. Additional assignments include developing samples/prototypes of new products, modifying existing products, optimizing existing products, developing specifications for product production labeling, and compiling cost analysis details. The person in this position will have a strong current expertise of the scientific methods and is expected to leverage knowledge relatedto ingredients, product formulation and food processing to support best in class development of new, innovative food products.Essential duties include working with and strongly influencing marketing, insights, sales, culinary, FSQA, operations and purchasing departments