Senior Food Technologist - Global meat and seafoods company

• Lead scale up and downstream processing of harvesting seafood meats and liquid byproducts.
  
• Identify appropriate operating equipment and processing lines for downstream process.
  
• Work with team to set up scale-up process by applying key knowledge in ingredient functionalities, formulas, and process of meats and by-products.
  
• Contribute to the setup of downstream process for pilot plant/manufacturing plant.
  
• Identify outside vendors and resources where appropriate and oversee external projects required to accomplish project goals.
  
• Establish and enforce quality protocols to ensure food safety throughout the operation for downstream processing and scale-up.
  
• Maintain all HACCP records to comply with state, local, and NSF codes.
  
• Enforce Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and provide required safety and GMP training in downstream processing.
  
• Contribute to regulatory submissions and inspections as appropriate as a subject matter expert representing downstream process.
  
• Rigorous documentation of experimental procedures and data.
  
• Setup SOPs for processes to ensure proper steps are adhered to and standardized.
  
• Work closely with bioprocess team to ensure smooth hand over of harvest where appropriate.
  
• Communicate results and data in a timely and effective manner.
  
• Provide guidance and supervise junior food technologists or interns.
  
• Manage food lab, equipment and ordering of consumables and reagents.
  
  

• Strongly motivated and believes in mission to bring crustacean meat to market.
  
• Ability to think out of the box.
  
• A passion to create new products that meet consumers needs.
  
• Works well independently and in a team.
  
• Self-starter, results oriented, and able to multi-task.
  
• Must be forward-thinking and be able to lead and contribute to scientific/technical discussions.
  
• Strong decision making and problem-solving skills.
  
• Able to independently learn, understand and execute novel/advanced techniques.
  
• Strong time-management and organizational skills.
  
• Have great attention to detail and ability to keep detailed written records in a lab notebook or batch record.
  
• Have strong communication skills including verbal, written, and scientific data presentation to a variety of audiences.
  
• Interest to lead an expanding team.
  
• Able to work collaboratively within and outside of the group.
  
  

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