R&D Food Technologist

Company Information

Ruiz Foods has been family owned since 1964, is one of the largest Hispanic-owned companies in the country, and is the proud maker of two #1 brands:
El Monterey frozen Mexican food and Tornados roller grill taquitos in grocery stores and convenience stores across the US and Canada.

We’re hiring an R&D Food Technologist to help develop, improve, and commercialise high-quality food products. This role is ideal for a technically strong food science professional who enjoys hands‑on product development, formulation, plant trials, sensory evaluation, and cross‑functional collaboration.

• Bachelor’s degree in Food Science required.
• Food product development experience, including formulation, ingredient functionality, sensory evaluation, and commercialization.
• Experience supporting bench‑top development, plant trials, scale‑up, or initial production runs.
• Strong project management, communication, documentation, and cross‑functional collaboration skills.

• Develop new product concepts, prototypes, formulations, and product improvements from idea through commercialization.
• Plan and execute bench‑top testing, sensory evaluations, plant trials, and initial production runs.
• Evaluate ingredients, functionality, processing conditions, and product performance to support innovation, quality, and cost objectives.
• Partner with Operations, Quality, Procurement, suppliers, customers, and other stakeholders to move projects forward.
• Maintain accurate product development records, specifications, trial notes, and project documentation.

• 5–7 years of food industry experience in R&D, product development, formulation, commercialization, or related technical work preferred.
• Strong understanding of food ingredients, processing, sensory evaluation, product quality, and scale‑up activities.
• Ability to turn technical findings into clear recommendations for product, customer, and business decisions.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and strong organizational skills to manage multiple projects and priorities.

This is a hands‑on opportunity to influence product innovation from concept through launch. If you are curious, collaborative, detail‑oriented, and passionate about creating great food products, we would like to hear from you.