What are the responsibilities and job description for the Food Scientist position at GoMacro LLC?
Description
Why join the GoMacro team?
We’re a company that is driven by a unique core ideology we call The GoMacro Way, which is based upon authenticity, generosity, and compassion for people and the planet. We operate with integrity, we create with passion, and we conduct ourselves with humility. We seek growth-minded people who are inspired by challenges, encouraged by camaraderie, and excited about being leaders at every level. Become part of a team where everyone is heard, valued, and empowered to influence positive change in their local and global community.
How GoMacro’s history shapes who we are today?
During her 2003 battle with cancer, co-founder Amelia Kirchoff created the first MacroBar® recipe in her kitchen on the Wisconsin family farm. In the years following, Amelia and her daughter and co-founder Jola began spreading awareness for the power of a clean, balanced lifestyle through GoMacro’s healthy and delicious MacroBars, which are now available in stores nationwide.
Today, our work is still guided by the values upon which Jola and Amelia built GoMacro: Live Long, Eat Positive, Give Back, Tread Lightly, and Be Well. It’s our goal to inspire people to have a healthy body, sharp mind, and bold spirit—and we believe doing fun, and meaningful work is part of that.
Join us as we make the world better, one bite at a time!
Position Description:
As the Food Scientist at GoMacro, you will be responsible for on-going renovation of our current business, developing new line extensions, support cross-functional partners, improving efficiencies, and enhancing product quality within our food manufacturing facility. The ideal candidate will have a solid background in food science, chemistry, processing, and continuous improvement methodologies. You will collaborate closely with other functional areas such as operations, quality, and regulatory, as well as foster a culture of continuous improvement.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Improve existing products and optimize formulas for consumer appeal, manufacturing, and cost
- Leverage knowledge of food science and ingredient functionality to develop remarkable products and use sound experimental design to validate.
- Create products through bench top product development, leveraging culinary input, technical innovation, and consumer insights.
- Plan and conduct scale-up trials
- Provide training and guidance to production staff on process improvements and lean methodologies.
- Exercise excellent listening and communication skills, such as conveying technical concepts to others, writing detailed technical reports, and effectively conduct presentations to inform and influence decisions of others.
- Apply scientific principles and understandings to evaluate ideas and opportunities.
- Collaborate with cross-functional internal partners.
- Engage external partners to explore and identify new capabilities
- Interact with consumers to develop meaningful insights and translate them into concepts, prototypes, and commercial offerings
- Develop technical depth and business acumen
Requirements
Education and/or Experience Requirements:
- Bachelor's Degree in Food Science/Technology, Food Engineering, Chemistry or a related field
- 3 yrs of related work experience in a food development and operational support
- In-depth knowledge of food ingredient functionality, product formulations, and modification techniques
- Detail oriented with strong problem-solving and analytical skills
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, passion for R&D, enthusiasm, and the ability to conduct themselves professionally
- Demonstrated ability to achieve results and a commitment to developing technical and business skills
- Experience effectively collaborating across levels and functions within own organization and with outside vendors
- Proven success multi-tasking in a fast-paced environment
- Proven ability to interpret scientific data, including sensory and analytical, and commercialization
- In-depth knowledge of all stages of the product development life cycle and product development methodologies
- Comprehensive understanding of manufacturing equipment, their processes, and capabilities
- Ability to thrive in a fast-moving and constantly evolving high-growth environment
Travel Required:
Up to 10% travel per year, when applicable.
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