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Product Developer

Request Foods
  • Michigan
    1 day ago

    Job Description

    Position: Product Developer
    Reports to: Senior Product Development Manager
    Department: Product Development 
    Location: Holland, MI
     
    There has never been a more exciting time to join Request Foods. We’ve been selling products to many of the world’s leading food companies, retailers and restaurants for over 35 years. A privately owned and financially sound company, we do our best to run our business based on Christian values. Whether it’s cooking up great tasting food, assisting in customer support, providing quality and production leadership, or supporting administrative or technical activities, a career at Request Foods is a great opportunity. At Request, we’ve achieved success by treating our employees with integrity, trust and respect. If you’re passionate about food, and the people who help produce it, then Request Foods might just be for you.
     
    Request Foods is seeking a Product Developer. Our competitive advantage in the frozen food industry is its highly professional and prolific Product Development team. As a technical resource for the Soup and Manufacturing work teams, the Product Developer applies culinary and food science skills in our state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities. This role is essential to bringing new products to market, keeping existing ones competitive, and maintaining Request Foods' relationships with our valued customers.
     
    Essential Responsibilities:
    • Play an integral role in commercializing new products and keeping existing ones competitive in the frozen food market.
    • Work closely with the Sales, Purchasing, and Operations teams, as well as directly with customers, to formulate frozen soups and entrées and scale them up from our test kitchen to production.
    • Serve as a liaison between the Product Development and Manufacturing departments.
    • Partner with the Manufacturing and Quality teams to maintain food quality and, safety and troubleshoot production issues to improve overall efficiency.
    • Create and maintain bills of materials in our ERP system, along with product formulas and procedures that support customers' documentation requirements.
    • Determine the nutritional content of formulations and ensure product labeling is accurate.
    • Present products at sales visits and regional food shows.
    • Spend a significant amount of time on the manufacturing floor. Occasional travel may be required.
     
    Key Qualifications:
    • Bachelor's degree in culinary arts and/or food science preferred.
    • Minimum of 3 years of related culinary experience, preferably in frozen food manufacturing.
    • Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and the Internet. Working knowledge of software such as Optiva and Claricom is a bonus.
    • Excellent analytical, decision-making, and problem-solving skills, with strong attention to accuracy and detail.
    • Strong math, writing, and interpersonal communication skills are essential.
     
    Benefits and Perks:
    • Medical
    • Dental
    • Vision
    • 401k
    • Paid Paternity Leave
    • Wellbeing programs
    • Immediate Holiday Pay
    • Paid Time Off
    • Profit Sharing
     

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationMichigan
    Websitehttps://www.requestfoods.com/careers/

    Skills

    • Administrative Skillsunmatched
    • Analysis Skillsunmatched
    • Bill of Materials (BOM)unmatched
    • Communication Skillsunmatched
    • Content Managementunmatched
    • Cook Dishesunmatched
    • Customer Relationsunmatched
    • Customer Service Evaluationunmatched
    • Customer Support/Serviceunmatched
    • Detail Orientedunmatched
    • ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)unmatched
    • Food Flavorunmatched
    • Food Productionunmatched
    • Food Qualityunmatched
    • Food Scienceunmatched
    • Food and Beverage Industryunmatched
    • Frozen Foodsunmatched
    • Identify Issuesunmatched
    • Internet Applicationunmatched
    • Interpersonal Skillsunmatched
    • Leadershipunmatched
    • Manufacturingunmatched
    • Mathematicsunmatched
    • Microsoft Officeunmatched
    • Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
    • Product Developmentunmatched
    • Purchasing/Procurementunmatched
    • Quality Managementunmatched
    • Regional Salesunmatched
    • Restaurantunmatched
    • Safety/Work Safetyunmatched
    • Salesunmatched
    • Sales Presentationunmatched
    • Support Documentationunmatched
    • Testingunmatched
    • Willing to Travelunmatched
    • Writing Skillsunmatched

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