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Food
Technologist - Springfield, TN
Electrolux
A REGULAR DAY AT WORK (ESSENTIAL DUTIES):
For us going to work every day has an even greater purpose than
putting the latest product or technology on the market. It’s about improving
the everyday lives of millions. By being sustainable and open to new ideas we
can push the boundaries of cooking, cleaning, and wellbeing at home. But to
keep doing so, we need more people who want to innovate and re-imagine what
life at home can be.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Translate consumer needs in to project
specification.
- Develop new cooking features and or
service functionalities.
- Collaborate in the creation of test plan.
- Execute test.
- Release test report, documentation, and
presentation of results to relevant stakeholder.
- Define relevant specifications and ensure
testing on:
- Company targets on Taste and Sustainability.
- National and international use-cases
according to internal/external standards and projects scope.
- International standards, consumer
association standards and internal test manuals.
- Feature performance (e.g., steam
generator duty cycle, microwave evenness distribution).
- Ensure alignment on test methodologies
with other laboratories and relevant test institutes
- Develop new test and evaluation
methodologies.
- Support Platforms, Product Cares and the
other technologies and laboratories in relevant testing (e.g., product
lifetime, cost & quality activities, benchmark activities).
- Provide improvement proposals in the Way
of Working.
- Ensure compliance with work environment
and safety regulations.
- Ensure job compliance with regulations
and quality audits.
- Focus and propose ideas to be potentially
patented.
- Support internal and external events
(cooking demo or consumer events).
- Create always links from global test
methodologies approach to local Taste definition
- Approach in a sustainable way both
development and way of working.
- Collaborate with business partners such
as Universities, external laboratories, Taste experts and chefs.
WHO YOU ARE:
- Ours is a dynamic, fast-paced environment
that asks for flexibility and agility.
- You can quickly understand and assess a
situation and react confidently, making decisions even where there is
ambiguity.
- You always strive for better, in your
work and for your future.
- With an eye for detail and the ability to
interpret complex data, you can also translate this into meaningful,
useful information that informs decision-making.
- You build trust, good working
relationships and communicate effectively with your colleagues and
across functions.
Minimum Qualification
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE (MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS):
- Bachelor’s in food science/Technology or
Chemical engineer.
- Deep knowledge Food related normative and
standards.
- Knowledge in food transformation related
to cooking process.
- Testing methodologies (DOE, statistical
methodologies,).
- 6sigma Green Belt is a plus.
- Experience in preparation and cooking of
food.
- Food Testing and evaluation.
- Experience in food or appliance industry.
- Open minded. You appreciate the privilege
of working in an international environment, global team and are
respectful of different cultural backgrounds.
- Basic knowledge of electrical laboratory
and test execution.
- Ability to work in a matrix organization
including remote interaction.
- Product/food demonstration and public
speaking skills.
- Ability to conduct a meeting.
- Technical report writing skills.
- Proficient on Microsoft Excel, Power
Point, Word.
- Chef or restaurant experience is a plus.
- Fluent in English; German, Italian or
Chinese languages are a benefit.
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