Provide leadership to ideate and develop commercializable innovative products and platforms.

Ability to clearly present and articulate product ideas and innovations to internal and external customers.

Ability to identify, capture and commercialize new opportunities using customer/marketing insights and existing/new technologies.

Ability to identify and qualify new equipment and/or processes for new product commercialization.

Ability to run and monitor bench-top, and manufacturing scale-up batches. Provides technical and scientific input, support and assistance to other technical disciplines.

Prepares shelf life, customer, and consumer samples. Prepares and review shelf life protocols. Monitors, evaluates and summarizes the results of shelf life testing.

Gain full command of internal formulation system for development and commercialization.
Develop a network of outside contacts such as customers, vendors, consultants and educators.

Interfaces with other operating units within and outside the department.

Performs other related duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications:
Education:
Requires a four year college or university degree or its equivalent in Chemistry, Food Science, Chemical Engineering or other relevant science degree. Masters Degree preferred.

Experience:
Requires a minimum of four years of industry formulation development experience.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
Requires:
Competent knowledge and practical experience with shelf stable water activity controlled food products and/or functional foods product development, processing equipment and techniques and regulatory requirements.
Strong confectionary experience, hands-on formulation and scale up experience.
Good communication skills, both written and verbal
A firm foundation in chemistry and/or food science is required.

Physical Requirements:
Environment:
Exposure to disagreeable elements is negligible. Frequent work in pilot plant and production facilities.

Safety:
The incumbent must be able to perform this job safely in accordance with standard operating procedures and good manufacturing practices without endangering the health or safety of self or others.

Supervisory Responsibility:
The incumbent has no direct supervisory responsibility. May guide and assign the work of others.