Griffith Foods is a global manufacturer of food products. We provide a wide range of taste and texture components for food industry customers throughout the world. Our products include seasoning blends, dry mixes, coating systems, dough blends, crumbs, flavors, sauces and food bases that are used in an extensive variety of application from snack foods and processed meat and poultry to ready meals. Our customers include food processors, restaurant operators and grocery retailers. While our name may not be familiar to consumers, our products are key components of foods offered by many of the world's best-known companies. Principal Food Scientist FoodAt Griffith Foods, we are in search of a Principal R&D Food Scientist, whose mission will be to lead, develop, define strategies, and coordinate efforts for product development aligned with initiatives, ensuring compliance with quality, safety, nutrition, and sustainability requirements.RESPONSIBILITIES Lead the process of developing new products.Promote the achievement of financial objectives and defined impact metrics for the R&D process.Identify areas of research and technology required to meet company objectives.Develop key projects for the organization, with everything required for their implementation.Ensure compliance in the manufacturing and packaging process with specifications agreed upon with the client.Create technical information for new developments.Verify compliance with legal standards.Constant technical improvement in technical categories.Meetings and visits to key suppliers.Establish and maintain quality and food safety standards, overseeing laboratory tests and analyses. REQUIREMENTS Food Engineer, Chemical Engineer, Biological Engineer, or related.Must be Bilingual (English): Advanced. EXPERIENCE Over 8 years of experience in the Food sector, in the Research and Development area. SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGEExperience in product development, with specific knowledge in the category of nutritional blends, supplements, sports drinks. Knowledge of the processes involved in the production of such products, technical aspects related to specific raw materials for this segment, and applicable regulations.Personnel managementProduct developmentRegulationNutrition
