Ghirardelli Chocolate Company
Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
Employment type: Full-time
Job function: Research, Science, and Manufacturing
Industries: Food and Beverage Manufacturing and Manufacturing
WHO WE ARE
At Ghirardelli, we’re on a mission to become a one billion dollar brand and beyond. We want to be every consumer’s first choice of premium chocolate, and we believe we can do that through our products and the way we do business, which are all inspired by our brand commitment to Making Life A Bite Better. We are a company committed to both personal and professional growth and believe that each employee contributes directly to Ghirardelli's growth and success.
The R&D Manager leads a team of Chocolate Technologists and a Technician to deliver new products and product renovations across Everyday Squares, Intense Dark, Seasons and Baking Businesses. They act as a strategic partner with their cross-functional teams such as Marketing, Procurement, Operations and Project Management. The role is located at HQ1 in San Leandro.
Essential Functions
Specific Knowledge and Skills
Salary: $125K-$150K/yr. + Bonus Eligibility
To apply please visit https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/3534462327
ABCO LABORATORIES, INC.
Product Development Formulator
ABCO Laboratories is a contract manufacturing business that works with customers to develop and produce dietary supplements including solid dose formulations (capsules & tablets) as well as liquid products.
Responsibilities:
Requirements:
An ideal employee for this position is someone with a positive attitude, who is detail oriented and can work well independently; as well as within a team. We are looking for an individual who has accurate detailed record keeping skills and is able to assimilate and apply new technical skills; someone who can effectively organize workflow to accommodate needs of production.
Schedule:
Monday-Friday.
Pay Rate:
Salary to Commensurate with Experience
To apply, please send your resume to:
Chance Pippin
Employee Welfare and Training Officer
cpippin@abcolabs.com
ABCO LABORATORIES, INC.
QC Chemist
Summary:
ABCO Laboratories is a contract manufacture business that works with customers to make and develop a variety of food seasonings, spices and dietary supplements.
Requirements for this position are the following: BS in Chemistry, 2-3 years of prior experience performing HPLC analysis in an analytical laboratory and the ability to work with food allergens (except peanuts) on a regular basis is required.
Duties for the QC Analyst include: Testing incoming dietary supplement raw materials as well as in process and finished products. Maintaining accurate record of analysis to company standards and competently using a variety of bench instruments such as FTIR (Thermo), Refractive Index, pH meters, and UV-Vis spectroscopy and HPLC. Preparing and submitting samples for in house and 3rd party laboratory testing along with performing data review and release of raw materials and finished goods (electronic and physical).
The ideal candidate for this position should have 2-3 years of analytical laboratory experience and be familiar with various types of HPLC instrumentation including but not limited to 1220 Agilent Integrated HPLC systems and modular Shimadzu systems and how to troubleshoot and maintain them in good working order. The ideal candidate will have experience in method development, validation, and documentation. We are looking for someone who can think critically, be a team-player as well as an independent worker, and perform work tasks efficiently.
Schedule:
Monday-Friday. 6:00am-2:30pm.
Pay Rate:
$___/hour.
To apply, please send your resume to:
Chance Pippin
Employee Welfare and Training Officer
cpippin@abcolabs.com
ABCO LABORATORIES, INC.
3rd Party Certification Specialist / Laboratory Technician
ABCO Laboratories is a contract manufacturing business that works with customers to develop and produce a variety of food seasonings and dietary supplements.
Responsibilities:
Requirements:
An ideal employee for this position is someone with a positive attitude, who is detail oriented and can work well independently, as well as within a team. Knowledge of the following 3rd party certification program requirements (Organic, Non-GMO Project, Gluten Free, and Kosher) is beneficial. We are looking for an individual who has accurate detailed record keeping skills and is able to assimilate and apply new technical skills; someone who can effectively organize workflow.
Pay Rate:
Salary to Commensurate with Experience
To apply, please send your resume to:
Chance Pippin
Employee Welfare and Training Officer
cpippin@abcolabs.com
PROTEIN RESEARCH
JOB DESCRIPTION- JOB 40.2
JOB TITLE: Research & Development - Food Scientist
APPROVED BY: T. Hirschbeck
DEPARTMENT: R&D
APPROVED DATE: 03/15/23
CLASSIFICATION: Exempt
REPORTS TO: R&D Sr. Director
SUMMARY:
Provides effective and functional technical leadership for customized formulations, product innovations, and product optimization projects. Leads product and process development from ideation/pre-formulation through commercialization. Leverages technical insights and product development skills to develop and commercialize new products for current and potential customers. Utilizes standard best practices and procedures in conjunction with hands on formulating, scale up and commercialization support. Close partnership with Sales, customers, and cross-functional departments to accomplish company and personal goals.
DUTIES:
The following reflects management’s definition of essential functions for this job but does not restrict the tasks that may be assigned. Management may assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
QUALIFICATIONS:
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
To apply, please contact:
Tom Hirschbeck
Senior Director of R&D, Protein Research
thirschbeck@proteinresearch.com