Rite Stuff Foods

About Rite Stuff Foods:

Rite Stuff Foods is a rapidly expanding, leading specialty potato product manufacturer in the United States. We offer a growing range of tasty finger foods which include twice baked potatoes, potato skins, battered and breaded wedges, fried and filled skins, breakfast bites, extruded products, cheese sticks and other assorted batter and breaded vegetables.

Rite Stuff Foods’ parent company, Frostkrone, is in Rietberg, Germany. Frostkrone is a leading finger food manufacturer, has six manufacturing operations throughout Europe and continues to explore additional acquisitions in the United States and worldwide. The Company is founded on innovation and is successfully expanding its sales organization worldwide. We are focus on developing and producing new product ideas every day and are in the process of bringing many of these unique items into the United States currently.

Reports To

Head of New Product Development

• Execute research and development testing plans/ projects in support of company objectives as directed /assigned by Head of NPD
• Ensure test recipes are accurate and repeatable to meet company objectives and meet expectations of both internal and external customers.
• Plan and carry out development work in lab and plant. Work with Head of NPD in design and execution of project formulas and experiments.
• Conduct analytical measurements. Create and report results to support project objectives.
• Support development projects all the way from conceptualization to commercialization – this includes budget and target within certain time constraints.

JOB DESCRIPTION — R&D Tech – Application:

About Rite Stuff Foods:

Rite Stuff Foods is a rapidly expanding, leading specialty potato product manufacturer in the United States. We offer a growing range of tasty finger foods which include twice baked potatoes, potato skins, battered and breaded wedges, fried and filled skins, breakfast bites, extruded products, cheese sticks and other assorted batter and breaded vegetables.

Rite Stuff Foods’ parent company, Frostkrone, is in Rietberg, Germany. Frostkrone is a leading finger food manufacturer, has six manufacturing operations throughout Europe and continues to explore additional acquisitions in the United States and worldwide. The Company is founded on innovation and is successfully expanding its sales organization worldwide. We are focus on developing and producing new product ideas every day and are in the process of bringing many of these unique items into the United States currently.

Reports To

Head of New Product Development

Responsibilities:

• Execute research and development testing plans/ projects in support of company objectives as directed /assigned by Head of NPD
• Ensure test recipes are accurate and repeatable to meet company objectives and meet expectations of both internal and external customers.
• Plan and carry out development work in lab and plant. Work with Head of NPD in design and execution of project formulas and experiments.
• Conduct analytical measurements. Create and report results to support project objectives.
• Support development projects all the way from conceptualization to commercialization – this includes budget and target within certain time constraints.

. Assist and work directly with NPD team, plant processing and production personnel to ensure trial runs and start-up operations are properly performed.

• Organize and manage work areas and test inventory.
• Keep accurate records and create written test reports
• Manage and organize test inventory and sales samples. Ensure accurate, timely delivery per customer expectations

Qualifications:

The ideal candidate has...

• Prefer Undergraduate degree in Food Science or related degree, or equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
• Desire to learn about frozen food manufacturing, the food industry and more specifically, product development of frozen products, ideally finger food, potatoes, and snacks.
• Customer focused mind set.
• Comfortable with ambiguity and energized by the process of building something from the ground up
• Independent, structured and goal-oriented work ethic.
• Inventiveness and creative skills.
• Must be a self-starter…