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Kokosing

MEP Project Manager

Westerville, OH

Serving a diverse range of industries including steel, power, oil and gas, and food and beverage ... The Project Manager role will be leading mechanical and/or electrical teams for large scale ...

Kokosing

MEP Project Manager

Westerville, OH

Serving a diverse range of industries including steel, power, oil and gas, and food and beverage ... The Project Manager role will be leading mechanical and/or electrical teams for large scale ...

FACCES

Food Program Director

Columbus, OH

Support the overall operations of FACCES by participating in cross-functional projects and collaborating with other teams as needed. * Ensure compliance with food safety regulations in all kitchen ...

Kokosing

Electrical Project Engineer

Columbus, OH

Serving a diverse range of industries including steel, power, oil and gas, and food and beverage ... The electrical project engineer role will be supporting a team to implementation of electrical ...

Kokosing

Mechanical Project Engineer

Westerville, OH

$74K - $101K/yr

Serving a diverse range of industries including steel, power, oil and gas, and food and beverage ... The mechanical project engineer role will be supporting a team to implementation of piping and ...

CRB

Sr. Project Manager - Construction

Columbus, OH · On-site

$107K - $146K/yr

... food and beverage industries. Our more than 1,100 employees provide best-in-class solutions that ... The Senior Project Manager - Construction will lead and manage large-scale construction projects ...

CRB

Sr. Project Manager - Construction

Columbus, OH · On-site

$107K - $146K/yr

... food and beverage industries. Our more than 1,100 employees provide best-in-class solutions that ... The Senior Project Manager - Construction will lead and manage large-scale construction projects ...

SSA Group

Food Service - Supervisor

Columbus, OH · On-site

Assigns associates to duties, coaching through projects daily tasks and guest interaction. * Actively and efficiently responds to guest feedback. * Familiar with intermediate food and beverage ...

CRB

Project Manager - Design

Columbus, OH

... food and beverage industries. Our more than 1,400 employees provide best-in-class solutions that ... The Design Project Manager is responsible for planning, coordinating, and delivering ...

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Senior Food Technologist

Hunter the Head Hunter

Columbus, OH

$95K - $110K/yr

Full-time

Posted 22 days ago

Job description

About the Company

Our client is a rapidly growing frozen food manufacturer with a strong portfolio of branded products and robust in-house manufacturing capabilities. The organization is committed to innovation, operational excellence, and delivering high-quality frozen foods to consumers nationwide.

Position Overview

The Senior Food Technologist will be responsible for the development, optimization, and commercialization of frozen food products from concept through launch. This role plays a key part in driving innovation, improving existing products, and supporting manufacturing scale-up efforts while ensuring quality, food safety, sensory performance, and cost objectives are achieved.

The ideal candidate brings deep technical expertise in frozen food systems, ingredient functionality, commercialization, and plant support within a high-volume food manufacturing environment.

Key ResponsibilitiesProduct Development & Commercialization
  • Develop and optimize formulations for frozen foods including entrees, sauces, vegetables, snacks, and ready meals
  • Conduct bench-top development, pilot plant trials, and plant-scale validations
  • Lead commercialization activities from lab through full-scale manufacturing
  • Ensure products achieve targeted taste, texture, appearance, nutritional, and shelf-life requirements
  • Support innovation initiatives as well as renovation and optimization of existing products
Frozen Food Technical Expertise
  • Apply knowledge of freezing technologies including IQF and blast freezing systems
  • Optimize formulations to reduce ice crystal formation, freezer burn, moisture migration, and texture degradation
  • Troubleshoot product performance challenges related to frozen storage and reheating conditions
  • Evaluate ingredient functionality and processing interactions within frozen food applications
Manufacturing & Plant Support
  • Partner closely with Operations teams during production startup and commercialization activities
  • Troubleshoot plant-related processing and formulation challenges
  • Develop and maintain detailed product specifications, process parameters, and manufacturing documentation
  • Ensure consistency and manufacturability across production environments
Cost Optimization & Continuous Improvement
  • Identify cost-saving opportunities through ingredient optimization and process improvements
  • Support productivity and value engineering initiatives without compromising product quality
  • Analyze formulation and production data to recommend technical improvements
Quality & Compliance
  • Ensure compliance with FDA, USDA, HACCP, GMP, SQF, and internal food safety standards
  • Support shelf-life studies and frozen product stability validation
  • Work cross-functionally with Packaging, Quality, Procurement, and Marketing teams to support business objectives
  • Interface with ingredient and packaging suppliers to evaluate new technologies and materials
Qualifications
  • Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Food Engineering, or related technical field
  • 5–10+ years of food R&D experience with strong frozen food expertise preferred
  • Experience commercializing products from bench development through plant-scale production
  • Strong understanding of frozen food systems, ingredient functionality, and thermal processing
  • Experience with frozen entrees, ready meals, snacks, vegetables, sauces, or related categories preferred
  • Strong project management and organizational skills
  • Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving capabilities
  • Ability to balance quality, speed-to-market, and cost objectives
  • Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills
Preferred Experience
  • Frozen CPG manufacturing
  • USDA/FDA regulated food manufacturing environments
  • Commercialization and plant startup support
  • Shelf-life and sensory evaluation work
  • Value engineering and cost reduction projects
  • Multi-functional collaboration within high-volume manufacturing operations