If you are a Senior Food Scientist, Golden State Foods wants you here in Conyers, GA and we’ll pay for your move. Conyers, is a suburb of Atlanta that features small town charm with access to big city experiences.
The Senior Food Scientist role serves as Golden State Foods technical contact for customers to help facilitate current projects and cultivate new product development projects. Makes meaningful contributions to PD and company objectives by providing a highly developed technical competence and experience to guide people and support multiple projects. Emphasis will be on innovation, effective development of new or renovation of existing specifications that yield sustained results (including formulation, procedures, and analytical testing requirements), and supporting technical investigations to meet GSF and customer-based standards.
Relocation benefits are approved for this important role. They are designed to alleviate some of the personal and financial burden created by relocation. The benefits are managed by Golden State Foods’ relocation management partner, Relocation Today, which offers domestic relocation services designed to handle every detail of your move.

YOUR QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in food science, engineering, or a related field of science from an accredited college or university
• 5 to 7 years of food experience, with an understanding of food chemistry, food safety, and related regulations.
• Must have excellent written communication skills and demonstrate solid oral communication.
• Experience in interacting with customers is a significant plus.
• Knowledge of (B/basic; J/journey; E/expert):
• Food processing equipment (J)
• Food testing concepts and techniques (E)
• Product development (E)
• Food safety concepts and techniques (E)
• HACCP programs and related food safety regulations and processes (J)
• International export and food regulations (B)
• Food chemistry (J)
• Food microbiology (J)
• Raw material/product interaction (B)
• PC word processing/spreadsheet software (J)

• Independently provides bench, lab, and Pilot Plant related work activities to support the development of new products, product line extensions, duplications, product/process improvements, and cost improvements. Leads the development of effective, repeatable specifications used at production scale and transitions the products to manufacturing sites. (30%)
• Provides leadership to others in the department and is seen as an expert throughout the company. Acts as a technical resource and mentor to facilitate skill enhancement for the product development team. Provides operational support. Supports training for new technologists, demonstrating lab safety, procedures, and techniques. (30%)
• Provides on-site and off-site support of scale-up tests, first productions, and quality assurance practices of the developed product through the commercialization process, and identifies areas for improvement to facilitate department operations. Can include Customers’ on-site support for productions. (25%)
• Supports the Ingredient Specialist in vetting new/alternative materials and suppliers for raw materials in compliance with established quality assurance standards. (5%)
• Maintains laboratory, including equipment upkeep, stocking supplies, and general cleaning of work areas. (5%)
• Study methods to improve food quality, such as flavor, color, texture, nutritional value, and convenience, supporting strategic objectives. Researches new ingredients or technologies that will create a competitive advantage. (5%)
• Performs other related and assigned duties as necessary.
• Up to 25% travel.