Ken's Foods in Marlborough, MA is adding to our team!

Ken's Foods, manufacturer of Ken's Salad Dressing and Sweet Baby Rays, is a dynamic company, family-owned and -operated since 1958. With four manufacturing plants strategically located, we employ over 1200 people throughout the U.S. We use high-quality ingredients to produce over one thousand varieties of dressings and sauces for both retail grocery and food service divisions.
We are committed to offer a work environment where safety and quality are the priority, as evidenced by our awarded SQF Level III certification. Because the health and wellness of our team is important to us, we provide excellent benefits and a friendly culture. We have a diverse customer base that is rapidly growing - a sign of our market acceptance and commitment to the consumer. Ken's Foods is a rewarding place to learn and grow through practical applications of food science, product development, and operations management.

SUMMARY
Plan, organize, and execute technical projects. Provide technical leadership and participate in product development/reformulation from concept to commercialization. Support other development projects, operations and related activities.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following:
• Responsible for the development of: new products based on interaction/direction from Sales and Marketing and formula revisions (including cost reductions) of existing products.
• Interaction with internal departments and outside vendors as projects dictate.
• Participates in all aspects of the scale-up process (includes pre-production notes, hands-on supervision of plant trials, shelf-life evaluations, and coordination of product data to QC).
• Commitment to safety begins with management. Managers and frontline supervisors are accountable for creating and maintaining a culture of Safety and assuring a safe work environment.
• Other duties as assigned.