Qureos Mentor

Land O'Frost

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 Summary
 
 
 
 Are you a creative and driven professional with a passion for developing innovative meat products? Join our team as a Food Scientist and lead the charge from concept ideation through commercialization. Be at the forefront of innovation, quality improvement, and cost savings while collaborating with cross-functional teams to bring exciting new products to market.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Company
 
 
 
 At Land O&rsquo;Frost, our brands of lunchmeat, hot dogs and specialty sausage products are recognized as one of the nation&rsquo;s best-selling and trusted brands. We have accomplished this through our incredible team of employees who are customer focused, motivated, achievers, developers, and purpose driven.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 How You Will Contribute
 
 
 
 
 
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 Develop new meat products from concept ideation through commercialization.
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 Lead and execute multiple projects concurrently, including innovation, quality improvement, product optimization, and cost savings.
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 Develop manufacturing procedures, specifications, labels, and product costs.
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 Collaborate with and lead cross-functional teams, both internal and external (co-manufacturers), in the execution of product launches.
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 Influence business decisions by providing clear communication of results, technical hurdles with proposed solutions, and technical recommendations.
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 Design and direct laboratory and production trials involving formulation, processing, packaging, and shelf life.
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 Develop test plans with hypotheses and translate results to meet business objectives.
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 Stay abreast of new developments in ingredient and process technologies, packaging, design, category trends, and related fields.
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 Design and execute research to validate and implement new technologies to improve existing product performance or introduce new products.
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 Collaborate with Regulatory partners on USDA requirements and regulations involving meat labeling, nutritional validation, GMO, allergen status, etc.
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 Work with Operations and Business partners to identify opportunities to improve product performance or efficiencies.
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 Develop strong relationships, both internally and externally (industry and academia), to execute projects and meet business objectives.
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 Advise and mentor junior developers and cross-functional partners.
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 About You
 
 
 
 
 
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 5+ years in meat product development, R&amp;D, or a related field required.
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 Bachelor&rsquo;s degree required (Master&rsquo;s degree a plus) in Meat Science, Food Science, or a related field.
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 Proficient in Microsoft 365.
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 ERP system experience preferred.
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 Local and/or overnight travel required (approximately 25%).
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Food Scientist

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Food Scientist