Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities include

• Complete project requests within the time frame required by the customer
• Work in pilot plant, and support production scale ups and commercialization
• Development of new and improved methods and systems for food processing, production, quality control and packaging
• Field customer requests both internal and external to satisfy project needs from a conceptual phase through commercialization and troubleshooting
• Optimize formulations and work with cross functional groups to optimize the strength of Irca and deliver the best experience for our customers.
• Concept to Commercialization
• Formulation Optimization
• Match competitive products
• Ability of understand and troubleshoot customer processes
• Collaborate effectively and efficiently with culinary and subject matter experts across the organization
• Advanced formulation skills
• Tactfully troubleshoot problems and mediate losses
• Possess effective presentation skills
• Develop intellectual property in area of responsibility.
• Ability to taste and smell chemical, flavors, and other food products
• Quickly synthesis technical challenges and translate into business opportunities.
• Excellent organization, teamwork, communication skills (verbal and written) and follow through.

Professional and Personal skills:

• BS in food science or a science-related field.
• 3-5 + years’ experience in related industry.
• Working and collaborating with global teams.
• Exemplify expertise through teaching and mentoring others.
• Experience with Chocolate is a plus
• Lift up to 50 pounds unassisted. Must be able to stand for long periods of time in a laboratory setting.
• Domestic travel to customers and production plants as necessary to meet objectives of the role.