Culinary Innovation and Design Lead

Snelling

2024-05-04 08:01:16

Tupelo, Mississippi, United States

Job type: fulltime

Job industry: Engineering

Job description

Culinary Innovation and Design Lead

Our I&D Lead works end-to-end on every project, from customer-facing sales presentations to commercialization on the plant floor. Our customer is a food company that manufactures, and it all starts with a visionary I&D team that knows how to bring on trend innovation to life.

EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor's Degree in Culinary Science, Food Science or related field, or AOS in culinary arts from an accredited institution.
• Equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered in lieu of formal degree.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES

• Possess a working knowledge of frozen food industry and demonstrate comfort in both a test kitchen and a manufacturing plant environment.
• Possess an understanding of food processing, nutritional and labeling requirements.
• Ability to understand and read formulas.
• Cooking skills to include ability to weigh out ingredients accurately with general knowledge of product formulations. Possess a good understanding of basic food components, cooking techniques and food trends. Basic knife skills and working knowledge of cooking and baking techniques as applicable in a manufacturing context. Restaurant or hotel experience is preferred.
• Ability to read and write correspondence in English using basic technical terminology.
• Ability to read and interpret documents in English such as spec sheets, nutritional documents, instruction and procedure manuals, recipes.
• Teamwork, strong organizational skills and excellent communication skills (written and verbal) are a must.
• Possess the ability to work efficiently in an open office space and have experience working on multiple projects concurrently with often-changing goals or deliverables.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint) required.
• Must be able to learn new programs as needed.
• Must be available to travel in the US and Canada up to 15% of time, sometimes on short notice.

• 401(K)
• 401(K) matching
• Dental Insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health Insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off.
• Parental leave
• Referral program
• Vision insurance

Schedule: Monday - Friday