Food Scientist - LifeSpice Ingredients

LifeSpice Ingredients, a fast-growing, entrepreneurial, international food company has an opening for a Food Scientist in our Chicago River North location. The LifeSpice office is steps away from the CTA Brown/Purple line and easily accessible from all parts of Chicagoland – our location will take the stress out of your morning commute.

The Food Scientist will spend the majority of their time creating winning dry seasoning blends for meats, salty snacks, prepared foods, sauces, dressings, etc. The person in this position will draw upon their background and experience to ensure that the seasonings function properly in our customer's applications.  Frequently, they will interact with customers to advise on the application of our seasonings and to help them with processing issues.

The person in this position will report to the VP of R&D and will interact with all functions of the company, including Food Scientists, Chefs, Regulatory Affairs, Sales, Accounting, and Operations.  This is an individual contributor position with no direct reports.

Your Role and Responsibilities:

• Responsibility of maintaining and improving our systems and procedures in order to streamline development, scale up and production.
• Develop winning dry seasoning blends at the benchtop for our industrial customers

• Find new raw materials and suppliers that will set our blends apart
• Work with flavor companies and other suppliers to identify or develop new raw materials
• Presentations to small to medium-sized groups of people
• Manage multiple projects in a collaborative team environment

What we are looking for in a Candidate:

• Bachelor's degree, or higher, in Food Science, Meat Science or closely related field
• Experience in food research & development which ideally includes processed meats
• Seasonings or flavor development experience or exposure to these raw materials is a plus
• Proficient with MS Office applications, including PowerPoint
• FRM (Formula Recipe Management Program) experience is a plus
• Food service experience is a plus
• Meat Science background and/or meat processing experience a plus