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- $75,000 - $110,000 a year
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- 5 years
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- Office
- Paid parental leave
- Health savings account
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Trident Seafoods Corporation —Seattle, WA
- $95,000 - $135,000 a year
- Full-time
- Office
- Master's degree
- 8 years
- Paid parental leave
- Health savings account
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FOOD TECHNOLOGIST MOTLEY PLANT

Trident Seafoods Corporation -
Seattle, WA

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Job Details

Full-time
$75,000 - $110,000 a year
22 hours ago

Benefits

Paid parental leave
Health savings account
AD&D insurance
Paid holidays
Disability insurance
Health insurance
Dental insurance
Paid time off
Parental leave
Employee assistance program
Vision insurance
401(k) matching

Qualifications

Data-driven problem-solving

Full Job Description

Description

Trident Seafoods is North America's largest vertically integrated seafood harvesting and processing company. Trident is a privately held, 100 percent USA-owned company with global operations in 6 countries and serves customers in almost 60 countries. Headquartered in Seattle, Washington (USA), Trident employs approximately 7,700 people worldwide each year and partners with over 2,700 independent fishermen and crewmembers in Alaska. Trident catches and processes virtually every commercial species of salmon, whitefish, and crab harvested in the North Pacific and Alaska. The global supply chain also encompasses cultured and wild species sourced from an international network of trusted suppliers.

Summary:

The Food Technologist will work with world-class food scientists and chefs, specializing in Alaskan Seafood. This individual develops new product formulations and provides improvements to existing products as project lead. Participates in food research process in related areas and shares related work experience and problem-solving ideas. This position is responsible for collaborating with project teams on prototype and product development through full commercialization and finalizing product attributes and specifications.

Essential Functions: (Responsibilities, Tasks, Supervisory Needs)

Initiates, produces and supplies existing or prototype product samples designed to meet target account needs. Drafts provisional specifications on prototype products prepared for target customer sampling. Ensures adequate supply of 1st production samples retains and bench control for cook validation, product cuttings, shelf-life tests etc.

Performs bench top research and evaluation of new ingredients and product formulations in their area of responsibility; plans, performs and documents lab experiments, shelf-life testing, and production trials.

Evaluates and recommends various ingredient/recipe components in terms of functionality, formula, acceptability to target customer/geographic region of account, cost verification and Trident manufacturing capability. Ensures new ingredient opportunities are properly vetted and approved prior to preparing customer samples.

Responsible for assigned multiple R&D projects partnering with the supply chain, FSQA, production team, category and project management where required.

Leads multiple projects with assistance from manager or senior developer where required.

Tightly collaborates with fellow food scientists and chefs on product development, R&D processes, presentations, and everyday operations. Mentors less experienced team members.

Contributes to New Product Development (NPD) creative exploration (10% of job scope).

Designs methods to improve ingredient qualities and food production in areas of flavor, color, texture, nutritional value, convenience, and/or physical, chemical, and microbiological composition of foods, as well as cost improvement and process efficiency.

Creates R&D specifications and documents all tests (lab and plant trials); compiles and records testing data and charts for ingredient performance, production test information/ summary and on-going projects.

Participates in sensory evaluations, sets up and leads product cuttings/presentations to internal project teams, introducing or re-acquainting them to specific products, ingredient features, benefits, requirements, and application techniques.

The essential functions listed above are not exhaustive. The organization may assign other duties as needed to meet business requirements. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

This is a salaried-exempt position between $75,000 to $110,000 per year.

Trident Seafoods offers a comprehensive and quality benefits package. Full-time employees may be eligible for discretionary/performance-based incentives, medical, dental and vision insurance plans, optional HRA/HSA, telemedicine, employee assistance and wellness programs, long-term disability, basic life and AD&D, and 401(k) with a company match, paid time off, 10 paid holidays each year, and paid parental leave. Fulltime employees accrue vacation each pay period starting on their first day of employment, up to 112 hours per year, and are eligible for up to 48 hours of sick leave per year, in accordance with company policy.

Minimum Requirements

Travel/On-Call Requirements: Located in Motley, Minnesota with occasional travel to customers, up to 10%

Required Qualifications: (Education, Years of Experience, Certifications)

A minimum of 5 years of experience in food science, manufacturing, or a related field

A bachelor’s degree in food science or a related field; or the equivalent combination of education and years of experience.

Preferred Education & Experiences:

A master’s degree in food science or related field

Strong knowledge of labeling requirements to review nutritional and ingredient statements and recommend changes when required.

Working knowledge of product development and commercialization requirements, including cooking instructions validation, thermometer calibration, shelf-life testing and record keeping.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs):

General understanding of food laws and regulations

Solid understanding of mathematics, scientific weights, and measurements.

Basic working knowledge of MS Office, PowerPoint, Database Management and other computer applications to access information, analyze data and solve problems.

Work Environment:

This role is split between a professional office environment and an industrial test kitchen/pilot plant setting. The employee regularly performs product development, testing, and commercialization activities in food production environments and may be exposed to temperature variations, noise, food allergens, and processing equipment. PPE may be required.

Work Ability Requirements:

The position may require standing for extended periods, frequent walking between work areas, lifting and carrying ingredients or product samples up to 25-50 pounds, and occasional travel to manufacturing facilities, suppliers, customers, or industry events.

Work Authorizations:

This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.

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