Product Development Specialist
Listed on 2026-02-16
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Manufacturing / Production
Food Production, Product Engineer
Food and Beverage Manufacturing and Fulfillment
Department:
Product Development
Reports To
Chief Operations Officer / Chief Innovation Officer
Job Level
Specialist
Position:
Exempt
Salary Range
$55,000 - $70,000
Schedule
Typically Monday through Friday 9 AM to 5:30 PM
Employment Type
Full-time, on-site
Company Description: About Nutrient Survival - Real food. Real nutrition. For real life.
The old food system is failing us. Ultra-processed. Nutrient-deficient. Addictive by design. We're done with that. It's time to break free. We make real food with real nutrition to fuel real life, no matter the moment. Delicious food powered by essential nutrients for peak performance — everyday, on adventure, or in an emergency.
Handcrafted with natural ingredients and no artificial colors, flavors, sweeteners or preservatives, one small batch at a time, then fortified with the essential nutrients your mind and body need to perform – Protein, Vitamins, Minerals, Fiber and Omega 3.
We are a team of passionate individuals committed to making a difference in the world. We are headquartered in a 100,000 sq. ft. facility with our offices, test kitchens, ovens, food prep equipment, freeze-drier, packaging and shipping, all in one place. Here, we stay focused on quality and consistency in every batch, almost making food personally upon order.
Job Summary: T The Product Development Specialist is a pivotal position in the growth and advancement of innovation and continuous improvement of products for Nutrient Survival. It is a semi-autonomous role reporting directly to the COO/CIO. The Specialist is responsible for the physical and analytical execution of recipe creation, re-formulation, prototyping, nutritional analysis and product label generation. This hands-on role is an important part in product innovation and renovation to accomplish identified business objectives, and to consistently sustain growth for our company.
A key delivery will be to help build upon consumer insights and work in a cross-functional settings with representatives from internal teams (i.e. Marketing, Design, and Operations).
This role covers various styles of food manufacturing development opportunities, as well as providing technical support with production processes to manufacturing operations. Sharp food science, nutrition, and/or food formulation experience can be leveraged to be able to effectively qualify products, processes, and raw materials and suppliers. You will research and identify any industry or new trends, lead performances, and process or quality improvement to support Nutrient Survival as a leader in the industry and on the shelf.
Duties and Responsibilities:
As a Product Development Specialist, You Will
- Bring product ideas to fruition for foods and drinks as part of the Product Development group. You will work on and provide innovation and creation with flavors, shapes, textures, and processes while meeting the nutritional requirement standards expected and enjoyed by our customers.
A week in the life of a Product Development Specialist:
- Manage development, scale up and implementation of new and existing technologies to improve the performance of existing products and develop new products
- Lead scientifically developed foods and drinks using innovative techniques to co-create new products and the continuous improvement of current products
- Project manage product development from concept to scaled-up manufacturing
- Serve as technical resource for marketing to develop a robust pipeline of product development opportunities, which includes developing technical project plans and timelines for all assigned projects
- Lead product formulation, including identifying and validating ingredients, nutritional analysis, NFP creation, and regulatory requirement compliance
- Leverage technical experience to develop, implement, and execute creative product development activities to achieve product goals and deadlines to deliver to consumers
- Establish production processes and teach others
- Manage database, record and enter log samples, formulation tracking, translating written requests into formulas and circulating documentation
- Act as ingredient lead for all assigned…
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