Company description

Ark Foods is a modern-day farming company making fresh food accessible to everyone.

From Shishito Peppers and Honeynut Squash to Chopped Salad Kits made with simple, clean ingredients, Ark Foods believes there’s magic in growing and eating vegetables and works every day to share this feeling with the world.

Job description

Come join a fast-growing produce brand that is revolutionizing what we eat. Ark Foods is a modern-day farming company that creates simple, fresh, and exciting food. Across our East Coast farming locations, Ark Foods is rethinking modern agriculture from the ground up. 

Our customers include Whole Foods Market, Trader Joe’s, Costco, and other leading retailers and distributors across the USA. 

 

Overview

Ark Foods is seeking a R&D Associate to support our world class Research and Development practices , and to help create our next generation of veggie-based products. This role will report to our VP of QA and R&D, and will focus on supporting every aspect of the R&D process, such as product development, process documentation, regulatory assistance, project management, communicating with team members and customers.

Our company has multiple facilities. We are ideally seeking a candidate based out of the New York, NY area.

Key work streams will include:

Assist in product development process, including competition shopping, record keeping, and conducting taste testings
Recreate product recipes to validate formulas
Communicate with suppliers
Assist in NFP development
Create spec sheets for new product offerings
Help manage product specifications database
Manage certain end customer communications, and troubleshoot complaints
Support R&D efforts through project management and organization
Assist R&D with product prototyping and sampling
Help conduct shelf life studies

In your favor:

Background in food production, restaurant operations, or food science
Exceptional organizational and communication skills
Comfort with fast-paced work environment, incredible self-motivation
Background or understanding of basic principles of quality assurance/control in food productionUnderstanding of basic principles of food safety such as HACCP and Preventative Controls
Basic familiarity with FDA nutrition regulations as they relate to labeling

Additional Info

Highly competitive compensation package

Healthcare, 401K and other benefits

Generous vacation policy

All the specialty veggies you can eat!

Compensation

this position is: hourly, $20/hr +

Application instructions

Deadline

no deadline