Food Technologist II

Our Secret Ingredient is our Employees!McClancy Foods & Flavors ( McClancy or the Company ) is a privately held, manufacturer of blends, spices, and seasoning mixes for food service, commercial, and retail customers. For almost 70 years, the Company has worked with national, international, regional, and local customers in a variety of industries to create formulations and food products that will nourish, delight, and exceed expectations of families across the globe.The Company is headquartered in Fort Mill, SC near Charlotte, NC. For additional information, please visit http://www.mcclancy.com/.Position Summary: This position is responsible for the basic reverse engineering of food systems for appearances, flavors, and textures while maintaining good manufacturing practices.Description of Duties:Accurately weigh raw materials for all development work for products and food systems.Perform basic cooking techniques such as baking, deep-frying, sauting, etc.Run basic analysis on products being evaluated, such as salts, moistures, pH, and granulations as needed.Develop, modify, and / or reverse engineer food products as assignedMaintain a clear and concise notebook as well as formula and other paperwork related to each project.Use existing ingredients whenever possible.Review all projects with the manager for clarification before starting any formulation work.Prepare ingredient declarations.Perform other tasks as necessary to ensure that projects are completed on time.Maintain a clean and orderly workstation.Enter formulations into the system.Responsible for monitoring food safety.All other duties as assigned including lunch & learn and customer visits.Essential Skills and Experience:4 Year Science Related degree required.Computer Skills, math, and writing skills required.3 to 5 years of product development and reverse engineering experience required.Ability to multi-task on any type of project.Proficiency with basic PC required, including Excel and Microsoft.Physical demands and work environment: The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.Physical demands: While performing the duties of this job, the associate is occasionally required to stand, sit, use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools; or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop; kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear taste or smell. The associate must occasionally lift and /or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to focus.Work Environment: While performing the duties of the job, the associate is exposed to a normal office atmosphere as well as the manufacturing floor.