Senior Process Specialist (Food Processing)

Location: USA - NJ - Camden; onsite work across office, laboratory, pilot plant, and manufacturing environments

Salary: $82,000-$112,800 per year

Company

hirify.global is a food manufacturing company with a portfolio of established consumer food brands, including hirify.global, Goldfish, Pepperidge Farm, Prego, Rao's Homemade, and V8.

What you will do

• Develop thermal processes for new and improved food products to ensure food safety, quality, and manufacturability.
• Evaluate formulas, ingredients, equipment, procedures, and processing variables to design and execute test protocols.
• Collect and analyze test data, perform thermal process calculations, and recommend lethality values.
• Conduct heat penetration testing and qualify cookers and other thermal processing equipment.
• Investigate process deviations, perform testing and data analysis, and recommend product disposition.
• Collaborate with Product Development, Quality Assurance, Engineering, Packaging, Marketing, Manufacturing Operations, and technical leadership on product launches and strategic initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Microbiology, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 3+ years of relevant experience in thermal processing, food engineering, food R&D, or quality.
• Ability to work in office, laboratory, pilot plant, and manufacturing environments, including areas that may be loud or hot and require operating equipment or lifting materials.
• Ability to use thermal processing software, laboratory instruments, data collection equipment, and pressure vessels.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, mechanical, communication, and collaboration skills.

Nice to have

• Working knowledge of thermal processes, thermal processing equipment, microbiology, food science, and food manufacturing.
• Experience with food products, thermally processed packaging systems, and ingredient impacts on heating characteristics.
• Master's degree in Food Science, Microbiology, Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience auditing thermal processing systems or training and mentoring others.
• Advanced knowledge of thermal processing technologies and food manufacturing processes.

Culture & Benefits

• Medical, dental, disability, AD&D, and life insurance benefits begin on the first day.
• Matching 401(k) plan with immediate vesting and enrollment available from the first day.
• Unlimited sick time, paid time off, and holiday pay.
• Access to a fitness center, onsite childcare, and company store for employees at the World Headquarters.
• Employee Resource Groups and a community giving program with donation and volunteer matching.