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Location: Lakeland, FL
Job ID: 38782BR
Job Category: Quality Assurance & Food Safety
Working Hours: 6:30am - 3:00 pm; Monday – Friday
Pay Frequency: Weekly
Pay Range: $21 - $29
Date Posted: Sep 04, 2026

$43 - 60k

Onsite

Full Time - Regular

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Description

• Developing new products and improving existing products within established guidelines
• Researching consumer trends and incorporating into new product ideas
• Providing input for production recipes and process guidelines
• Inputting and revising recipes in SAP
• Utilizing databases to input or revise product information
• Creating and maintaining quality assurance specifications for products
• Troubleshooting product as it relates to recipes
• Conducting experiments on ingredients and products
• Verifying ingredient specifications (yields, quality characteristics, labeling, etc.)
• Performing comparison tests against product competitors
• Maintaining R&D lab, storage areas and ensuring that equipment is clean and organized
• Providing assistance to production areas to improve processes
• Conducting new product cuttings and samplings
• Presenting to associates in different levels of the company including hourly associates and upper management and
• Assisting in other duties as assigned.

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Required Qualifications

• Must be at least 18 years old
• Bachelor’s Degree in Food Science or related field or related work experience
• Must be creative and have the ability to “think outside of the box”
• Knowledge of ingredient functionality
• Ability to design experiments
• Good understanding of Manufacturing operations
• Must be willing to assist other team members in other areas
• Must be able to document product formulations and procedures accurately
• Must have working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook
• Must demonstrate excellent work habits in line with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP’s)
• Must demonstrate safe working habits
• Must be able to lift in excess of 25 pounds frequently
• Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment
• Must have good human relations skills (the ability to work well with others and be a team player)
• Must be able to work any shift, nights, weekends, holidays and extended hours
• Must have excellent attendance and punctuality
• Must be able to perform steady and productive work for an extended period of time
• Must be able to work efficiently with little or no supervision
• Must be able to follow detailed written and verbal instructions
• Must possess basic math skills
• Must be able to communicate effectively
• Must show enthusiasm, initiative and pride in work and
• A commitment to Publix and our mission.

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Preferred Qualifications

• Product development experience

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Benefits

• Employee stock ownership plan that contributes Publix stock to associates each year at no cost
• An opportunity to purchase additional shares of our privately-held stock
• 401(k) retirement savings plan
• Group health, dental and vision plans
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Parental Leave
• Short- and long-term disability insurance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Free hot lunches (buffet-style) at facilities with a cafeteria
• Visit our website to see all of our benefits: Benefits – Jobs (publix.com)

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Year End Bonus

To reward associates for their contributions to the company for the calendar year, Publix provides a Holiday Bonus in November. In the first year of continuous employment the bonus is equal to 15 hours of pay, and in the second year of continuous employment the bonus is equal to one week’s pay if associate remains employed through issue date of the bonus check. In subsequent years, the bonus is equal to two weeks’ pay.

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Additional Information

Your application may have additional steps that you will need to complete in order to remain eligible for consideration. Please be sure to monitor your email, including your spam folder, on a daily basis for critical, time-sensitive emails that could require action within 24-48 hours.

Please do not use your Publix email address when applying. Once your application has been successfully submitted you will receive a confirmation email.

For this position, Publix does not and will not file a petition or application with the USCIS or Department of State on behalf of any noncitizen for any immigration-related benefit to work and/or to continue to work in the United States, e.g., an H-1B or TN petition or permanent residence.

For this position, Publix does not and will not file a petition or application with the USCIS or Department of State on behalf of any noncitizen for any immigration-related benefit to work and/or to continue to work in the United States, e.g., an H-1B or TN petition or permanent residence.

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