Senior Food Scientist

Must have Food and Beverage experience

Must be within a 1 hr drive of location

NO Relocation allowed

Explore an exciting opportunity to be a part of a R&D team at a major Food & Beverage company.

You will work as part of a cross-functional team to lead and deliver the activities required to complete Process Design and Process Development for Innovation, Growth and Productivity projects across multiple geographies with an emphasis on delivering the desired consumer experience.

How You Will Contribute

The Candidate will be responsible for the process development, optimization, and commercialization of snack products within the Candy category, while influencing technology decisions and pipeline development on associated brands. This position will have the opportunity to work on multiple technologies in and around manufacturing plants, and build strong relationships across RDQ, Supply Chain, Marketing, Research, and more.

The Candidate will be responsible for leading or supporting designing, planning and execution of experiments for scale-up trials to plants, with some Pilot Plant support as appropriate. They must also develop and manage project plans and timelines, ensuring that projects are delivered on time. Candidates should possess strong technical and project management skills, and effective communication skills.

What You Will Bring

The Candidate must be able to assess testing plans, gather and analyze data, and make recommendations based on findings. While the candidate will be a member of a team, they will need to be able to lead their assigned projects and collaborate with cross functional team members.

The Candidate must possess some experience in ingredient functionality, formulation, and commercialization. The individual must be able to write detailed process specifications and project reports, and able to support Quality and Manufacturing needs as related to their projects.

Primary Responsibilities

• Support development and execution of process optimization, development, brand value, quality improvement launches through commercialization of assigned projects at manufacturing plant
• Support pipeline scoping and technical assessment of future innovation projects & ideas
• Process Steward for manufacturing plant, interfacing with Quality, MSC on-site
• Develop, update and maintain process/ product specification of assigned projects
• Support assessment of IP strategy, FTO as it relates to projects

Internal and External Contacts

• Research technical experts, suppliers, RDQ partners, and Business cross functional partners including Marketing, Sales, PCM, Procurement, Manufacturing, Consumer Science, CIS, and Graphics partners.

Key Stakeholders Include

• Product Development
• Process Development
• Marketing Brand and Platform Leads
• Candy Operations, Business Unit Lead
• Packaging Counterparts
• Sensory & Consumer science group
• Corporate and Field Quality
• Ingredients Research

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Chemical Engineering, Food Engineering, or similar discipline
• Must have a min of 4 - 6 years of R&D, Product & Process Development, and Commercialization experience in Food & Beverage manufacturing
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to work with all levels of an organization
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Ability to effectively communicate to all levels within an organization
• Ability to influence others and get results through working with a diverse team
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize and manage complexity
• Executional excellence, personal leadership, time management and problem-solving competencies
• Periodic travel to Mexico and Canada is required for Scale-up and Commercialization efforts

Advantages

• Immediate Opening
• Duration – 1 year with likely extensions
• 90% minimum on site with 10% remote,1 month on site initial training is required
• Avg 40 hrs/week with opportunity for extended hours