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Title:Food Technologist
Req Number:hein-00004204
Location(s): Warrendale, PA
Heinz
North America is seeking a Food Technologist who will develop formulations,
create and modify factory processes in the areas of new product
development, cost reduction and quality improvement.
Who will be successful in this role? A team player who will.
' Apply food science knowledge and assist to
determine best ways to process, package, preserve, store, and distribute
foods.
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Perform trials in Pilot Plant and factory to insure compliance to approved
formulas.
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Keep technically informed through suppliers and technical literature.
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Use chemistry, microbiology, engineering, and other sciences to study the
principles underlying the processing and deterioration of foods.
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Analyze food content to determine levels of vitamins, fat, sugar, and
protein.
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Discover new food sources.
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Research ways to make processed foods safe, palatable, and healthful.
' Help with the formulation of new products for
flavor, color, nutritional content, and adherence to government, company
policy, and industry standards.
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Check raw ingredients for acceptability for processing, and finished
products for safety, quality, and nutritional value.
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Confer with supervisor and/or cross-functional partners such as food
technologists, engineers, plant operators, sensory experts, packaging,
marketing, and sales in order to drive the product development process.
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Evaluate food processing and storage operations, assist in the development
of quality assurance programs for such operations.
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Study methods to improve aspects of food such as chemical composition,
flavor, color, nutritional value, and convenience.
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Assist with the development of food standards and specifications, safety
and sanitary regulations.
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Demonstrate products to internal and external clients.
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Solve technical problems through search of scientific literature or other
sources of technical information.
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Investigates ingredient and process innovations through suppliers and
technical literature.
The
following skills and experience are required to be considered for this
position:
' B.S. in Food Science or related field plus 4 years
experience OR M.S. in Food Science or related field plus 2 years experience.
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Open to 20-25% travel.
' Knowledge of product development and familiarity
with quality assurance procedures.
' Manufacturing Production & Processing
experience with an understanding of raw materials, production processes,
quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective
manufacture and distribution of goods.
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Good critical thinking skills with an ability to use logic and reasoning to
identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions,
conclusions, or approaches to problems.
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Strong time management skills with the ability to handle multiple projects
at a time.
Bring Us Your Appetite For Success
Heinz is a global powerhouse with a long history of success. We offer an
environment of strength, stability and exceptionally varied opportunity.
Under our impressive portfolio of brands, we lead the industry in quality,
value, consumer loyalty, and consumer expectations. Heinz was recently
ranked #1 in overall Customer Satisfaction by the American Customer
Satisfaction Index against 225 companies in 47 industries. We are able to
achieve these great milestones through great people - our talent is
entrepreneurial, empowered and always collaborative with a culture that
allows each person to have an impact every day. Your career with us is
limited only by your drive, ambition and imagination and we're committed to
maximizing the talents of those who join us. We invite you to learn more
about this career opportunity and determine if you're ready to join Heinz!
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