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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: Bachelors
Degree/Masters 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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