Food Scientist

Title: Food Scientist

               

Location: Richland, WA

               

Job Requisition ID: Req-260110

               

Time Type: Full time

               

About Lamb Weston

You’ve probably enjoyed our fries without even knowing it! As a leading manufacturer in our industry, and public Fortune 500 company, 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.

Job Description Summary

               

Lamb Weston is seeking a passionate and collaborative Food Scientist to join our Innovation team. In this role, you will design and execute experiments, collect and analyze data, develop insights, and support the creation and commercialization of new products and technologies. You will contribute from project conception through production testing and potential launch. The ideal candidate brings experience developing protocols, work plans, and technical documentation.

Job Description

• Act as a proactive self‑starter and take ownership of assigned project tasks.
• Plan, prioritize, and execute work effectively in a dynamic environment.
• Adapt quickly to shifting business needs and project timelines.
• Design and execute experiments; analyze and summarize results for cross‑functional review.
• Leverage consumer insights to conceptualize and develop product prototypes and processes.
• Formulate new products to meet target ingredient statements, nutritional profiles, costs, and product attributes.
• Apply sensory evaluation tools to optimize formulations internally and externally.
• Develop and document manufacturing processes for new products.
• Identify, design, and execute product quality, stability, cooking parameter, and safety testing protocols.
• Drive cost‑saving opportunities through formulation or process improvement.
• Maintain complete and accurate documentation of hypotheses, methods, observations, and conclusions.
• Partner with project managers to develop and maintain accurate project timelines.
• Create product, ingredient, and processing specifications.
• Support plant trials and startup activities for new product introductions.
• Deliver compelling product presentations to internal and external stakeholders.

Basic & Preferred Qualifications

• BS in Food Science or related field required.
• 2+ years relevant work experience preferred.
• Clear, concise written and verbal communication.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office products.
• Ability to travel up to 30%.

Industry-Competitive Benefits

Coupled with our compensation and bonus incentive programs, our benefits deliver rewards that are market competitive.  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.

               

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