JBT Marel is seeking to provide technical and research support to their Diversified Food & Health division, specifically focusing on thermal processing to enhance sales, facilitate new installations, maintain existing machinery, and generate revenue through consulting services.
Requirements
- 10+ years' experience in the thermal processing food laboratory environment required.
- Working knowledge of US FDA and USDA regulations for thermal processing of foods in hermetically sealed containers required.
- Experience with AseptiCAL, CALSoft, DataTrace and Ellab desired.
Responsibilities
- Provide Process Authority validation and support services for aseptic processing and filing technologies globally.
- Conduct microbiological validations, compliance audits, and improve processes for several sterilization technologies.
- Grow crops of heat-resistant bacterial spores for biological validation studies.
- Perform compliance audits, facility audits, process design and optimization, product/process assessments.
- Teach courses on aseptic processing and better process control at JBT Marel and customer locations.
- Assist sales and marketing teams with thermal processing information for equipment sizing and project proposals; support new product development projects.
- Stay updated on scientific advancements, present technical papers, and provide technical support for leased software like AseptiCAL.
Other
- Approximately seventy percent (50-70%) of all work is performed inside an office environment/laboratory while thirty percent (30-50%) of work will be performed at customer facilities.
- BS/MS/PhD degree in Microbiology, Food Science, Food Engineering, or related technical field.
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
