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Food Technologist
Research &
Development | Elk Grove Village, IL, United States
KEY
RESPONSIBILITY AREAS
- Lead development for your
assigned projects including bench-top product prototypes based on
criteria provided by the project scope and team strategy meeting.
- Participate in or support
customer product presentations and internal cuttings as designated by
project.
- Follow-through on sample
refinements based on internal cutting results and customer feedback.
- Use resources wisely resources
to optimize the quality and speed of new product development.
- Participate in sourcing of raw
materials for bench-top samples and initial plant runs.
- Oversee initial production runs
of new products and testing runs.
- Participate in project roll-out
meetings as designated by Stage Gate process
- Understand ingredients cost
against targeted finished good cost. ,
- Understand manufacturability of
ingredient selection and potential associated costs such as waste,
impact on run rate or new equipment.
COMPETENCIES
- Analysis of available data to make
informed decisions
- Able to multi task and manage
competing priorities Energized by a VERY busy organization with ever
changing project work.
- Effectively copes with change
and able to give and receive feedback
- Drives continuous improvement
and able to motivate others
- Committed to organizational
success and takes ownership for results
- Effective oral and written
communications across functions
- Able to develop interpersonal
relationships to achieve goals
- Active participant in
discussions - does not wait to be asked to participate.
- Understands Custom Private
Label and Co-Manufacturing fundamental’s
- Comfortable presenting to
internal and external groups. Thinking beyond current processes – better
processes, new ideas – someone that doesn’t dwell on a situation but
immediately looks for a solution and drives past.
DIMENSIONS
- Food Technologists typically
have 8-10 projects assigned to them. They are all on different timelines
and will be for different customers.
- At times it will be necessary
to travel both locally and long distance to participate in customer
meetings.
SKILLS
AND KNOWLEDGE
- Bachelor’s degree in Food
Science, Food Technology or related area.
- 5-7 years in food product
development.
- Knowledge of current food
industry trends including food and packaging processing methods and
techniques.
- Proficiency in the use of MS
Office products including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and other software
specific to function.
- Comfortable with Genesis
(Nutrition and Ingredient Legend creation)
- Ability to effectively use
typical lab and kitchen equipment.
- Appreciation for and
demonstration of the scientific method in work conducted.
- Previous experience in a
manufacturing facility – general comfort in plant environment, comfortable
working with all employees in plant. Able to drive results in plant
environment.
PHYSICAL
REQUIREMENTS, WORK ENVIRONMENT
- Bench top formulation –
standing
- Desk work – documentation etc.
- Able to go to both Elk Grove
facility as well as Gurnee facility (depends on project assignments).
Product launches will occur in both locations.
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