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Position Overview:
The Food Scientist will work in the Apopka Juice Center and will manage
Food Service Juice product development projects from their initiation to
completion. This will require ability to conduct concept development,
product development, stability assessment, assist with launch preparation
and supervision of commercial production for juices, fruit smoothies, juice
drinks and other beverage products to meet the business requirements
internally and with customers.
Design, develop, conduct and/or review experiments in order to deliver new
products: evaluate ingredients, product or packaging safety, efficacy or
claims. This work will involve laboratory and pilot plant environments.
Effectively interact with cross-functional teams, build and develop
relationships with internal and external Food Service customers and work
collaboratively. He/She should demonstrate the
communication skills necessary to educate, assess needs, identify and
resolve product issues, and achieve business results.
The ideal candidate needs to have completed a Food Science curriculum and
understand and apply effective skills in project management, food
chemistry, food process technology, microbiology, sensory science, record
keeping and laboratory safety.
Job Profile: Function Specific Activities:
• Design, develop, conduct and/or review experiments (e.g.,
laboratory or process experiments) in order to deliver new products;
evaluate ingredient, product or packaging safety, efficacy or claims; or
evaluate new ingredients, materials, products or processes. Act as
scientific, regulatory, technical or quality expert and consultant by
responding to targeted questions from the field or other departments/
business units and providing support to branches, bottlers and customers.
This includes acting as a resource for general information and acting as a
consultant for other technical personnel in the Company.
• Access and utilize internal/external
relationships to deliver science, technology and product innovation, and to
support ingredient supply. Provide food science and beverage technology
support and consultancy to other departments within the organization.
• Manage documentation and records in order
to ensure that they are complete, current, secure and easily retrievable.
This may include designing, organizing or maintaining technical or
regulatory records (e.g., paper formula files) and reports.
Identify, classify, maintain, and protect files, documentation and
sensitive information consistent with record handling and retention
requirements.
• Record data from analyses or experiments
in a computer, log book or laboratory notebook.
Education: Bachelor’s Degree/Master’s Degree preferred
Related Work Experience: At least 3-10 years of work experience required
Core Competencies:
• Drives Innovative Business Improvements: Develops new insights into
solutions that result in organizational improvements; promotes a work
environment that fosters creative thinking, innovation and rational
risk-taking.
• Balances Immediate and Long-Term
Priorities: Seeks to meet critical objectives while considering the impact
of those decisions and activities on the ability to achieve long-term
goals.
• Delivers Results: Focuses on the critical
few objectives that add the most value and channels own and others' energy
to consistently deliver results that meet or exceed expectations.
• Imports and Exports Good Ideas:
Relentlessly seeks, shares and adopts ideas and best practices in and
outside the Company and embraces change introduced by others.
• Develops and Inspires Others: Builds and
maintains relationships that motivate, guide, and/or reinforce the
performance of others toward goal accomplishments. Develops self and others
to improve performance in current role and to prepare for future roles;
seeks and provides feedback and coaching to enhance performance.
Technical Skills:
• Intellectual Property: Knowledge of securing intellectual property
rights through patents, negotiations with technology owners, securing
competitive agreements and maintaining confidentiality.
• Proprietary Composition Information:
Ability to recognize and protect proprietary information as it relates to
formulas and ingredients.
• Basic Project Management: Knowledge of project management
principles and the ability to apply the principles, tools and techniques to
develop/plan, manage or execute projects or workplans
to ensure successful completion (e.g., on time, within budget).
• Building Technical Relationships: Ability
to apply technical knowledge and establish credibility with highly
technical audiences in order to build technical relationships that will
benefit customers or the Company.
• Endurance: Willingness and ability to
occasionally function effectively over extended periods of time.
Honesty and integrity have always been cornerstone values of The Coca-Cola
Company. Our passion for people of integrity mirrors our spirited
drive for total quality in our brands. These and other elements allow
the company to sustain strategic practices and drive business performance.
The Personnel Integrity Assurance Program is another step toward
making The Coca-Cola Company the premier workplace.
This process includes a pre-employment background investigation that
applies to all applicants employees and
contractors of the company. The scope of this inquiry may cover such
elements as education employment history a criminal history check reference
checks and a pre-employment drug screen.
Designated countries or sensitive positions within the company may have
more stringent standards.
At The Coca-Cola Company you can cultivate your career in a challenging and
dynamic environment. We are the largest manufacturer and distributor
of nonalcoholic drinks in the world-selling more than 1 billion drinks a
day. Unlock your full potential with a future-focused company that is
known and respected throughout the world.
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