Senior Food Technologist (Dry Applications)

<div class="content-intro"><h3>BUILT ON FLAVOR.&nbsp; FUELED BY PEOPLE.</h3> <p data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody">What’s it like to work at Kinder’s? Well, there’s a lot of snacking and geeking out over what we all cooked over the weekend. Beyond that, there’s also plenty of hard work. Because we don’t just like flavor, we’re obsessed with it.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>With over 100 products sold nationwide, we’re now a top-five brand in multiple flavor categories at Costco, Walmart, Whole Foods, and more. We’re not your typical CPG company. Privately held and founder-led, we like to think of ourselves as a <span style="text-decoration: underline;">pirate ship in a sea of cruise ships</span>. Our crew is adventurous and fearless. We chart our own course and chase big ideas to make food unforgettable.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>As we expand globally and approach $1 billion in revenue, we need more smart-and-scrappy, flavor-obsessed people to come aboard. If you’re looking for a place where you can see the real impact of your work... <strong>this is it!</strong>&nbsp;Every day, you’ll be part of a journey to add flavor to millions of meals and lives.&nbsp;</p></div><h3><strong>How You'll Have an Impact at Kinder’s:</strong>&nbsp;</h3> <p style="text-align: left;">The&nbsp;<strong>Senior Food Technologist</strong> provides technical support for all product development activities for dry applications projects from exploratory/concept through commercialization. Emphasis on bench-top formulation and scale up for innovation, migration, and&nbsp;renovation projects, including product cuttings, plant trials, and appropriate documentation.</p> <h4><strong>Key Responsibilities:</strong></h4> <ul> <li>With guidance, design and execute product development innovation, renovation, cost optimization and quality initiatives.&nbsp; Follow-through on product refinements based on PD, Marketing, and Customer feedback.</li> <li>Leverage vendor capabilities and co-packers to expand formulation possibilities, new ingredients, product technologies and to increase speed to market.</li> <li>In conjunction with Culinary Team, manage internal cuttings providing guidance on product&nbsp;development.</li> <li>Optimize product formulations based on consumer feedback, ingredient opportunities, nutritional&nbsp;guidelines, and cost constraints.</li> <li>Support new product launches including plant trials and initial production runs at contract&nbsp;manufacturers. Confirm specifications are met for product. With process engineer, confirm specs are met for package, and process. Coordinate logistics for plant trial unique raw materials&nbsp;and sample delivery/a