Job Description
This position requires a meat science degree and will be responsible for creating new products for customer specific requests or improve current products; while utilizing the most up to date science and technology to improve the quality and consistency of the facilities existing products through education of employees, testing of products, conducting shelf-life studies, and reacting to trends of the facility, in order to meet or exceed output and productivity goals while ensuring safe actions, environmental compliance and quality production in a Good Manufacturing Practice food-grade operation. All in compliance with the standards of wholesomeness, hygiene, health & safety at work.
- Identify the scope of the project. Type of project, customer or internal requirements, any special requirements or timeframes
- Maintain accurate and organized records of each test from conception to full scale production.
- Be actively involved in the production environment for each stage from kitchen processing through creating sample labels, and shipping to customers.
- Be the main point of contact to the customer once the introduction has been made.
- Conduct organoleptic tastings to move in the appropriate direction to achieve the desired results.
- Communicate with all relevant employees or customers for each stage of the process from kitchen processing to shipping of the first order.
- Obtaining signed acknowledgement sheets from each department involved prior to the first production run.
- Follow up with the customer, after each test batch, and first production batch.
- Ensure all timelines are met, or communicated to the appropriate people if there are delays.
- Work directly with QA department to ensure all recipes, and label claims meet all regulatory and food safety requirements.
- Applies and enforces all company regulations, policies and procedures (HACCP, SQF, HR, OHS, GMP, etc.) and participates in their development and implementation.
- Ensures all specifications and procedures for quality assurance and control are met.
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