Food Applications & Quality Specialist

Background:

Melt&Marble’s mission is to accelerate the transition towards more sustainable products across different industries. We harness precision fermentation to create the next generation of sustainable designer fats, tailored for applications ranging from delicious, climate-friendly foods to high-performance personal care products. 

We are expanding our team and looking to attract enthusiastic & mission-driven people to join us on our journey.  

Position summary:

We are looking for a motivated and experienced Food Applications & Quality Specialist to support ingredient launches in the food industry within Melt&Marble. This role combines application development focused on plant-based meat, dairy alternatives and confectionary applications, quality control, and customer support, making it ideal for someone who thrives in a dynamic startup environment and enjoys wearing multiple hats.  

Our ideal candidate should have a strong track record in product development within food products, especially plant-based, as well as some experience in quality and compliance for food ingredient manufacturing. Experience with working in fats and oils is a big bonus. 

The candidate should also be comfortable working in the dynamic environment of a start-up company, troubleshooting challenging projects, and meeting tight deadlines. 

Occasionally, some activities may require working outside of standard working hours. The position might require travel within Sweden and abroad. 

Responsibilities and tasks:

• Support with development of Melt&Marble’s fats for applications in product sectors such as alternative meat, dairy and chocolate/confectionary. 

• Support customers and partners with technical expertise during joint development projects, including application and process advice, how to highlight the value of our products, and troubleshooting 

• Develop application prototypes to find and showcase the functionality and value of our fats and produce data/figures relevant to customers 

• Build and run Quality systems and processes for our food products pipeline (methods, documentation, routines for product consistency), including both hands-on work and coordination with external testing partners. 

• Support processes of regulatory compliance for novel food ingredient commercialization, including FDA GRAS, EFSA Novel Foods, and in the future international quality standards. 

• Collaborate with external labs or partners when needed for testing or validation. 

• Maintain records and contribute to regulatory documentation as needed. 

   

Required qualifications:

• Educational background (PhD, MSc, or Bsc) in food technology, chemistry, biochemistry, or related field 

• 3+ years experience working in commercial food product development or application testing within food products 

• Strong understanding of product development and production processes in the plant-based industry 

• Experience working with fats & oils in food applications 

• Experience establishing and maintaining quality systems (e.g. QC protocols, method development, HACCP, ISO standards, shelf-life studies) 

• Strong communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally. 

• Comfortable in a startup environment: proactive, flexible, and hands-on 

• Good written and oral communication skills in English 

• Ability to work well both independently and in a team 

Bonus points:

• Experience with regulatory frameworks for food ingredients (e.g. FDA GRAS, EFSA Novel Foods) 

• Experience with food manufacturing standards and certifications (e.g. HACCP, FSC 22 000, BRC) 

We offer:

• An innovative, interdisciplinary, and fun research environment where you can rapidly grow your skillset and advance in your career   

• A chance to take ownership and shape your role 

• Unique opportunity to participate in and make meaningful contributions to innovative projects that address key global challenges  

• Work in the lovely city of Gothenburg- Sweden’s second-largest city. Gothenburg is a seaside city that offers a great combination of city life and beautiful surrounding nature  

• Competitive remuneration, generous vacation package, and other benefits  

Title & level:

Exact title can be adjusted depending on your experience

Location:

Gothenburg, Sweden.   

Application procedure:

Applications should be in English and contain the following:

• Cover letter- tell us about your ambitions and why you’re a great fit for Melt&Marble and this particular position (300 words max!) 

• CV outlining your experience, educational background and key skills, including contact information of 2 current/former supervisors and 1 current/former colleague

Application deadline:

December 27. Please note that we might evaluate applications as they are received and may close the position ahead of the deadline if we find a suitable applicant, so please apply early!

If you have any questions about the position, feel free to contact us at hr@meltmarble.com.