iStaffing® Hiring for Research Development regulatory Associate at Irvine, CA Full Time

Summary: The research & development regulatory associate II directly assists the manager of R&D performs under general supervision to work in specialized processed food development. This requires product development training, related experience, as well as skills and regulatory knowledge. This role works cross-functionally in new product development and maintaining approved products that are related with labeling, FDA regulations and package design

Responsibilities:

Basic (May perform some or all of these duties as needed)

• Checks, inspects and confirms designs compared with new or current ones
• Creates nutrition facts table with calculating program/lab data
• Creates ingredient list for new or current products
• Maintains and updates the information of formula, raw material and product sales
• Prepares/mixes soups in lab scale
• Supports test of noodle production and analyzes noodle for pH, sodium, moisture etc.
• Performs desk work such as creating tables, data entry, copying/scanning documents, taking and making phone calls to/from outside vendors
• Orders and inventories ingredients, flavors, material, office supplies and store appropriately
• Samples product (noodle, soup broth, garnish etc.)
• Makes/prepares/organizes samples
• Assists with cooking and washing up afterwards (cookware, dishes, etc.)
• Manages, send/received goods from/to other plant, suppliers and outside laboratories

Applied:

• Understand food regulations (especially FDA code of federal regulation) and shares this information
• Negotiate on regulations and designs with purchasing dept, product integrity dept, sales dept, production dept, design consultant and designers
• Understands, researchers foreign food regulations, talks managers at the foreign site of work, and requests them to make sure the consultant opinion on foreign regulations
• Designs products and executes experiments to ensure stability and success criteria for all aspects of the product (flavor, color , and texture, nutritional content, etc,) are guaranteed throughout the shelf life of the products
• Identifies and implements creative and practical applications and modifications of ingredients, formulas
• Works closely with current suppliers and finds new suppliers as required to achieve an enticing comprehensive range to the highest standard and the right cost price
• Creates and maintains written specifications for all new formulas, ingredients and materials, assists with approval process of new suppliers or ingredients and communicates to suppliers
• Validates shelf life parameters are met
• Studies and analyzes other companies products
• Summarizes and reports project with concerned with to supervisor timely
• Reads, understands, keeps current on relevant
• May develop products based on self initiative

Qualification and Requirements:

• Able to read and understand government regulations regarding our product/industry
• Has strong passion for food, restaurant and food industry. Culinary background desirable
• Able to speak, read, and write English very fluently
• Able to perform sensory evaluation and consume products that contain meat, poultry, fish, and all major allergens and protein sources (dairy, soy, wheat, corn, peanut)
• Able to communicate effectively by oral and written means at all organizational levels and externally
• Solid knowledge of Microsoft Excel. Word, and Outlook

Education:

High School diploma required. College coursework desirable

Physical Demands:

Works in an office and industrial environment and must be able to walk and stand for long periods of time

Company Description

Must be able to commute to job site on a daily basis.

Must be able to commute to job site on a daily basis.