Product Development: Create new food products (snack food, baked goods, plant-based items) and enhance current ones for flavor, texture, nutrition, and shelf-life. Formula & Specification Management: Develop and maintain precise product formulations, specifications, and technical documentation. Process Scaling: Scale up benchtop formulations to pilot plant and full-scale production, ensuring consistency. Testing & Analysis: Perform physical, chemical, and microbiological analyses; conduct sensory evaluations and nutritional analysis. Project Management: Lead projects from ideation through launch, managing timelines and technical challenges. Collaboration: Work with Marketing, Operations, Procurement, and Quality Assurance (QA/FSQA). Compliance: Ensure products meet food safety, regulatory, and internal standards. Essential Skills & Qualifications
Education:
Degree in Food Science, Food Technology, Chemistry, or related field. Technical Skills:
Food chemistry, ingredient functionality, lab techniques, processing, data analysis, nutritional software (like ESHA). Soft Skills:
Creativity, problem-solving, project management, attention to detail, communication.

📌 Research & development officer (Veracruz)
🏢 Foodchoice
📍 Veracruz