Associate Food Scientist

Title:

Associate Food Scientist

Location:

Richland, WA

Job

Requisition
-271753

Time Type:
Full time

You've probably enjoyed our fries without even knowing it! As a leading manufacturer in our industry, we inspire and bring people together with foods they love and trust. Our customer base includes international food service providers, restaurants, and households in over 100 countries around the world. A highly innovative global corporation with a start-up mindset, we empower every individual to make a genuine difference.

You'll gain access to hands-on training to fuel your growth and success, explore opportunities for new solutions, and you'll join a winning team of 10,000+ people all dedicated to raising the bar – together. If you have a strong drive for results, a desire to help us bring the world together through our fries, and are ready for a fresh challenge, we want to hear from you.

Started in 1950 on a small farm in the Northwest region of the U.S., Lamb Weston has grown to be one of the world’s largest frozen potato companies, happily delivering the delicious goodness of fries to more than 100 countries. Lamb Weston has created inventive products and processes that are standards in the industry. When we look at a potato, we see possibilities.

Our people are a valuable and integral part of our business and play a vital role in our success as an organization. At Lamb Weston we offer the financial stability and career potential of a true industry leader. Lamb Weston will offer you the opportunity to put your education and skills to work as part of a great team, contributing to the achievement of the organization’s goals and objectives.

You will be challenged to take responsibility, drive results, show creativity, and display initiative - and you will be rewarded for your contributions and impact. Let's explore the possibilities together.

Under supervision: research, conducts experiments, gathers data, develops preliminary findings and prepares new products with written reports for the development of new products projects beginning at conception through successful commercialization. Follows established protocols and work plans. Drafts for review technical proposals and reports.

Plans, prioritizes and completes tasks effectively and efficiently. Change plans quickly according to business needs. Learns and utilizes on-line specification system, ingredients, formulation, etc. to document and track products. Execute experiments and prepare results for review. Using consumer insights, conceptualizes and develops new product prototypes. Formulates new products to match the ingredient statement, nutritional profile, cost and product attributes of the target product.

Uses sensory tools to optimize product formulation internally and externally. Present new product ideas to cross functional team. Develop and document the process for the manufacture of the product. Identify and executes key product quality, stability, cooking parameter and safety testing protocols. Executing on cost saving opportunities. Properly documents activities, conclusions and recommendations in lab notebook. Develop project timelines that are acceptable to management, marketing and R&D managers.

Work closely with project manager to create and maintain accurate timelines. Develop finished product and processing specifications. Conduct plant trials and new product start ups. Support sales in new product presentations to customers. Collaborate with Engineering/Packaging/Operations/QA and Marketing to meet project deadlines.

Position Requirements: BS in Food…