Innovation Technician

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Claremont Foods, LLC

Job Description Innovation Technician

JOB TITILE: Innovation Technician

SCHEDULE: Full Time

LOCATION: Westminster, CO

INDUSTRY: Food Manufacturing

FLSA STATUS: Salary-Exempt

REPORTS TO: Director of Innovation

Position Summary: The Innovation Technician will play a hands-on role in supporting product development and innovation projects from bench to pilot and production scale. This position requires flexibility, technical aptitude, and strong collaboration skills to ensure successful client-directed projects and production runs. The role will include working directly with clients, managing bench-top prototypes, supporting plant trials, and assisting with technical documentation and reporting.

Key Responsibilities:

Product Development
- Understanding of client expectations and project objectives
- Detailed understanding of the functionality of ingredients
- Ability to develop new prototypes on aggressive timelines and specific restrictions. (Example of restrictions: maximum cost per unit, specific labelling requirements such as “natural,” specific shelf-life requirements, etc.)
- Support product line trials and first production runs
- Maintain detailed records of work
- Effective communication across interdepartmental team
Continuous Improvement
- Update formulations to meet current external and internal client expectations
- Update documentation
- Ability to review and approve alternative ingredient suppliers
- Attend production runs to provide technical knowledge and suggestions for ongoing operations/quality improvement
Responsible for adherence to Safe Quality Food Level 2 compliance standards as trained upon annually
Other duties as assigned
Key metrics: shift profitability, first time quality, safe practices, number of new products developed and successfully launched, fees generated from Innovation activities

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

AA/BS in Food Science or related field required, or 1 to 2 years working as an industrial food developer required
Working knowledge of production operations in a manufacturing setting
Strong passion for science and creative problem solving
Excellent organizational skills and the ability to multi-task
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Expert grasp of English (verbal and written) required. Fluency in Spanish preferred
Proficient computer skills including Microsoft Office programs: Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint
Basic math skills required (addition, subtraction, division, multiplication, ease with fractions and decimals)
Self-motivated with the ability to work independently, organize, show flexibility, and multi-task to execute simultaneous projects and activities to meet objectives and deadlines
Regularly required to climb, stand or walk for extended periods of time
Use a computer keyboard and monitor more than 25% of total work time
The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds

Back Up- Innovation Manager

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(K) matching
Paid Time Off
Paid Holidays
Opportunities for advancement

“Responsible for knowledge and adherence to Safe Quality Food (SQF) for Food Manufacturing standards, FDA compliance, FSMA compliance, GFCO certification, Organic certification, GMP Program, Allergen Program, and other food safety programs as trained upon initial hire and annually.

Claremont Foods is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, sex, race, color, genetic information, veteran status, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, or any other characteristic protected by law. It is our policy to promote a non-discriminatory environment, free from intimidation, harassment, or bias based upon protected classes. Claremont Foods stands by the spirit as well as to the letter of all applicable laws and regulations.

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