Job Description
Job Overview:
Hello! We are looking for a dedicated Junior Food Scientist to join the team! Del Real Foods is a traditional Mexican food manufacturer born out of a family farm. Today, Del Real Food makes tamales, carnitas, salsas, and other recipes inspired by the Cardenas' native Jalisco -- all created by hand with fresh ingredients and nothing artificial.
Food and family lie at the core of everything we believe at Del Real Foods, and we invite you to apply to join and experience out company culture first hand, where we view our teams as family, with a shared appreciation for what it means to savor both food, and family.
The Junior Food Scientist supports the development, testing, and optimization of food products. This role assists in research initiatives, conducts experiments, documents findings, and collaborates with cross-functional teams to ensure products meet quality, safety, and regulatory standards. This is an excellent opportunity for an early-career professional to gain hands-on experience in product development and food innovation.
Benefits:
- Medical, Dental, Vision, Accident, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity and Life Insurance offered
- Competitive 401(k) plan
- Vacation Time
- 9 Paid Holidays
Responsibilities and Duties:
- Assist on the development of new recipes with our existing items
- Assist in making adjustments to formula for product manufacturing at the pilot plant level or initial
production runs for achievement of all target objectives.
- Support R & D department by identifying any opportunity of product and/or process improvement.
- Record and compile test results, and prepare graphs, charts, and reports.
- Support production test runs
- Support developing processing procedures
- Assist in sensory evaluation and testing of new products under development.
- Evaluates product ingredients and formulation; develops suggestions for new products or improvements to existing products.
- Supervises test runs of new/changed products and evaluates quality, presentation, and taste.
- Assist in cuttings in lab to test new and improved products in comparison with competitor products.
- Assist R & D team with day-to-day tasks
- Organize and clean lab as required.
- Assist with shipping samples or ingredients.
Requirements and Duties:
- ▪ Basic knowledge of food science principles, ingredients, and processing techniques
- ▪ Understanding of food safety regulations and quality systems
- ▪ Strong attention to detail and documentation skills
- ▪ Analytical and problem-solving abilities
- ▪ Ability to follow protocols and work in a lab or pilot plant environment
- ▪ Effective communication and teamwork skills
- ▪ Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
C. EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE
- Bachelor’s degree in food science, Food Engineering, Chemistry, or a related field
- 0–2 years of experience in food science, product development, or a related role (internships/co-ops acceptable)
After completing an application, qualified candidates will be scheduled for a phone screen followed by an interview. Selected candidates will then be scheduled for an offer of employment and orientation!
We look forward to meeting you soon!
Sincerely,
--The HR Team 😊
1st shift
