Associate Technical Services
The Associate Technical Services role at Confidential Client is an entry-level position responsible for leading and supporting R&D Technical Services activities, including ingredient substitution and product innovation from concept through commercialization. The role involves managing product and process development projects, collaborating cross-functionally with supply chain, marketing, engineering, and manufacturing teams, and providing technical support and troubleshooting to ensure successful product launches and process improvements.
About Careertakes
👉 Important disclosure: Careertakes is a third-party recruiting platform supporting this hiring process. If selected, you will be employed directly by our client, Scientific & QA.
Applicants for this role may also receive access to additional matched opportunities through the Careertakes platform.
What You’ll Do
The Associate Technical Services is an entry-level Technical Services role supporting R&D and plant teams to move product concepts from bench-top and pilot plant work through commercialization. You will lead or support technical project teams and provide hands-on formulation, testing, and process verification to ensure successful product launches and ongoing plant performance.
- Lead and support product and process development projects from concept to commercialization.
- Develop and validate manufacturing instructions and product specifications in the product specification system.
- Conduct bench-top and pilot plant trials; verify manufacturing instructions are followed during first production runs.
- Use project management tools to organize and drive cross-functional project teams.
- Support product transfers and qualification of finished goods, components, and packaging.
- Work with supply chain and operations to verify plant capabilities through testing to confirm product performance, labor needs, and yields.
- Troubleshoot manufacturing or formulation issues: collect data, run tests, summarize findings, and recommend corrective actions.
- Collaborate with Corporate R&D, Marketing, Engineering, Purchasing and Manufacturing to advance projects to pilot market and launch.
Who You Are / Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Meat Science, Biology, Chemistry, or a related discipline.
- Minimum 1 year of relevant experience in Quality, Food Safety, R&D, or plant operations.
- Strong working knowledge of quality control and HACCP principles, product development, and basic formulations.
- Practical experience or familiarity with bench-top and pilot plant activities preferred.
- Comfortable executing experiments, collecting and summarizing data, and documenting technical outcomes.
- Good communication and interpersonal skills; able to translate technical findings for diverse audiences.
- Willingness to learn and use enterprise software and Microsoft Office tools.
Skills & Tools
- Product development and process validation
- HACCP / Quality Control principles
- Pilot plant and bench-top trial execution
- Data collection, analysis, and technical reporting
- Project management tools and cross-functional coordination
- Proficient with Microsoft Office; aptitude for learning enterprise systems
Additional Details
- Travel: approximately 10% of time.
- Work shift: 1st Shift.
- Relocation assistance: Eligible (Yes).
- Recruitment requirements:
- Must reside in the United States to be considered.
- Sponsorship is not available for this position.
- Certain roles may require background checks and completion of additional documentation if extended an offer.
- Physical & accommodation: Candidates must be willing and able to perform the physical requirements of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.
- AI tools: Candidates and employees are expected to use approved AI tools responsibly and to validate AI-generated outputs as part of quality and compliance expectations.
Compensation & Incentives
- Base pay range: $52,000.00 - $88,000.00 per year.
- Annual Incentive Plan: Yes.
- Long-Term Incentive Plan: No. Note: Listed amounts represent base pay. Additional pay may be available for shift differentials, overtime, premiums, bonuses, or other incentives. Final offers are based on skills, market data, internal equity and other factors.
Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency
Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.
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