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Our
client, a leading CPG Company headquartered in central Pennsylvania, is looking for the ideal
Food Technologist to compliment their Product Development team. Reporting
to the Director of Product Development, this position will tasked with
the development of new and optimization of existing products
designed to meet consumer needs and optimization of product quality
via improvements in ingredients, processing strategies and formulation.
Duties and Responsibilities include:
This
position will be responsible for developing new products and line
extensions and managing all product development activity from concept
through commercialization.
Additionally this position will be responsible for the following
activities:
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Designing
and conducting test work at pilot plant
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Conducting
production scale-up and troubleshooting at startup of new products
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Conducting
focus group and trained panel sensory product testing
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Coordinating
tasks with other departments to meet project goals and to manage the
project timetable
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Participating
in team and departmental activities such as panels, meetings and committees
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Developing
creative solutions for a wide range of complex problems requiring
significant ingenuity and creativity
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Maintaining
technical skills and personal improvement through completion of appropriate
training
Ideal Candidate
Profile Includes:
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BS degree
in Cereal Science, Food Engineering, Food Science, or related field or work
experience demonstrating equivalent technical skills
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A minimum
of six years grain-based extruded product development on cross-functional,
multicultural, large scale project teams, managing products from conception
to commercialization
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Strong
formulation skills, understanding of food systems, food processing and
flour and starch ingredient functionality
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Understanding
of sensory testing and statistics
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Ability
to effectively manage multiple projects and assignments and lead/motivate a
project team
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Strong understanding
of processing equipment and formulation and development of product
financial costing analysis
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Excellent
organizational skills and a high attention to detail, both in written
documentation and verbal clarity
Strong problem resolution skills, strong facilitator of conflict resolution
Position
requires approximately 30% travel.
Candidates that would like to be considered for this opportunity should
forward their resume to jobs@mriwestport.com
referencing job 1524 in subject line.
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