Associate Food Scientist

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.Â

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.

Job Description Summary

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Job Description

Pro-active self-starter, willing to accept responsibility for business tasks

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 customersÂ

Collaborate with Engineering/Packaging/Operations/QA and Marketing to meet project deadlines

Basic & Preferred Qualifications

Use of tools, equipment, and machineryÂ

Walking/standing/sittingÂ

LiftingÂ

ClimbingÂ

Pushing/pullingÂ

Cramped/confined spaceÂ

Office environmentÂ

Possible exposure to:Â

dirt, fumes, smokeÂ

water/wet environmentÂ

noise, vibrationsÂ

grease/oil/ dust/shavingsÂ

smellsÂ

hot and cold temperaturesÂ

Broad range of food tasting and consumptionÂ

Team member may sit for long periods of time at desk or computer terminal

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear

Team member may use calculators, keyboards, telephone and other office equipment in the course of normal workday

Stooping, bending, twisting and reaching may be required in completion of job duties

Industry-Competitive Benefits

Coupled with our compensation and bonus incentive programs, our benefits deliver rewards that are market competitive. Â Some of the most attractive elements of our benefit programs include:

Health Insurance Benefits - Medical, Dental, Vision

Flexible Spending Accounts for Health and Dependent Care, and Health Reimbursement Accounts

Well-being programs including companywide events and a wellness incentive program

Paid Time Off

Financial Wellness – Industry leading 401(k) plan with generous company contributions, Financial Planning Services, Employee Stock purchase program, and Health Savings Accounts, Life and Accident insurance

Family-Friendly Employee events

Employee Assistance Program services – mental health and other concierge type services

Benefits may vary based on location, job role/level, job status, and/or the terms of any applicable collective bargaining agreements.

Anticipated Close Date

Pay Transparency

Lamb Weston is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected factor under federal, state or local law

Community / Marketing Title: Associate Food Scientist

Lamb Weston is a leading supplier of frozen potato, sweet potato, appetizer and vegetable products to restaurants and retailers around the world.

For more than 60 years, Lamb Weston has led the industry in innovation, introducing inventive products that simplify back-of-house management for our customer and make things more delicious for their customers.

It’s all about seeing the possibilities in potatoes and never, ever settling.

Learn more about us at lambweston.com.