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Technologist Food-13000407
- USA
Description
Job Title: Food Technologist
Advance your career and receive
world-class training with the world’s “Most Admired Food Company”, as a Food
Technologist. With Nestlé USA, you will have a key role in
optimizing existing products and developing great tasting new food
products. This position will be instrumental in creating better ways to
process, package, and deliver new and existing Nestlé products.
As a food technologist with Nestlé USA,
you’ll have the unique opportunity to provide insight and development in
the area of Food Science and Technology. You will be involved in
conducting experiments, designing products as well as commercializing
products with a consistent flavor, color and texture in our production
facilities. Additional responsibilities include: research into new
food sources & ingredients, ensure proper safety and sanitation
standards are being met, building relationships with suppliers and
customers, as well as ensuring products are profitable. This position will
also be able to contribute and grow with Nestlé USA by establishing and
implementing best practices in area of Food Science and help to
influence change and development of our knowledge base.
This is a high performance position and
must be able to work within strict and ever-changing regulatory framework.
This is a great opportunity to learn and contribute from concept to final
product and work alongside iconic brand, such as: Lean Cuisine®, Stouffers®
and DiGiorno®. We’re looking for an individual
with: strong thought leadership, solid problem solving skills, a motivator,
impeccable integrity, superb organizational skills and proven focus on
delivering strong results.
Duties & Key Responsibilities:
· Develop new products, line extensions and improve existing
products by managing product development activity from concept through
commercialization to meet project objectives and timelines
· Formulate recipes and perform test work to optimize
product design for new products, line extensions and existing products
· Maintain and evaluate accurate and appropriate
documentation to support costing, labeling, scale up and production of new
and existing products
· Work closely with manufacturing, purchasing, quality
assurance, marketing in a team environment to develop and launch new and
improved formulas
· Develop solutions to a wide range of formula, processing ,
efficiency problems
· Manage project teams for alternate supplier projects, line
extensions and new product development of moderate complexity. Maintain
technical/culinary skills and personal improvement through completion of
appropriate training.
Qualifications
Qualifications/Requirements
Basic Qualifications
General:
· Strong formulation skills and understanding of food systems
· Solid organizational skills & ability to manage
multiple projects and assignments
· Strong understanding of the relationship of processing
equipment and formulation
· Current understanding of financial costing analysis
methodology and strategy
· Extensive knowledge of ingredient functionality, frozen
food processing and microwavable foods is a plus
· Ability to work in a fast paced and high performing
environment
· Good understanding of sensory testing and statistics, is a
plus
· Strong communication skills: interpersonal, presentation,
oral and written
· Highly motivated, critical thinker, goal oriented and
easily adapts to change
· Requires a high degree of integrity, maturity and honesty
· A passion for food
Specific:
Computer Skills: Microsoft Office applications: Excel, Power
Point, Word, Access and email
Educational:
Minimum of BS degree in Food Science or related field
preferred
Bachelor or Masters Degree in
science related field with experience developing products in food industry
would be considered
Additional Requirements:
Position requires approximately up to 35% travel
EOE M/F/D/V - Nestle USA is an Equal Opportunity Employer
and is looking for diversity in candidates for employment.
Job
R&D/Scientific/Product
Development
Primary
Location
United States
Organization
Nestle USA
Schedule
Full-time
Unposting Date
Ongoing
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