Senior Food Scientist

The Senior Food Scientist is a leading member of the Product Development team responsible for delivering initiatives, business plans, and objectives of High Liner Foods Inc. The position applies scientific, culinary, and engineering principles to design, develop, and produce new and/or improved products.

Requirements

• Leads the development of new products and/or product optimization through HLF project management system
• Collaborates with Sales and/or Marketing to define project parameters based on customer input/request
• Leverages vendor relationships to deliver new products and products optimized products on time, within cost and quality
• Provides technical expertise for all internal and external customers
• Acts as a mentor/coach for R&D team members
• Leads problem solving with Purchasing and Procurement teams regarding ingredient and raw material substitutions and cost saving initiatives
• Provides approval for modifications to existing product formulas and/or processes to improve productivity, quality and/or cost
• Recommends and influences processes improvements within R&D and cross functional team members in order to drive efficiency and profitability through the organization
• Acts as a SME on ingredients and researches and recommends new ingredient opportunities
• Collaborates with Process Engineer and other SME’s to be a leader in the knowledge of food manufacturing processes and equipment as they apply to the seafood industry and the food industry

Benefits

• Competitive Salary
• Health, dental & vision coverage
• Pay for performance incentives
• Employee & Family assistance programs
• Wellness Programs
• Retirement Planning
• Supplemental Parental Leaves
• Disability Support
• Family friendly Flex policies
• Volunteer hours
• Learning and mentorship opportunities
• Safety focused work environment