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Food Scientist/Food Scientist-WIC02027 - Wichita, KS
Cargill is an international producer and marketer of food,
agricultural, financial and industrial products and services. Founded in
1865, the privately held company employs 131,000 people in 66 countries. Cargill helps
customers succeed through collaboration and innovation, and is committed to
applying its global knowledge and experience to help meet economic,
environmental and social challenges wherever it does business. For more
information, visit www.cargill.com.
Description
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Opportunity.
Whatever job you're looking for, you can probably find it at Cargill. Our
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it happen at Cargill.
Cargill's meat
business, headquartered in Wichita, KS, is comprised of Cargill Beef, Pork,
Food Distribution, Case Ready, Regional Beef, Value Added
Meats Food Service, Value Added Meats Retail and Cargill
Cattle Feeders. We employ approximately 35,000 worldwide and has processing facilities and sales
offices in the US, Canada, and Australia, and international business
offices in Australia, China, Honduras, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan.
Cargill Case
Ready, part of the Cargill Animal Protein Platform, is a customer facing
business who works directly with strategic customers to produce a consumer
packaged product.
Cargill has an
exciting opportunity for a Food
Scientist/Sr Food Scientist
position in Wichita, KS. This role will conduct research aligned with
business needs for purposes of new product development, new process
development, process improvement, technical sales support, and trouble
shooting. Research can include the entire process from discovery to
commercialization or segments of the process. The purpose of this
position is to provide technical expertise and project leadership to: 1)
New product development for product line growth, 2) Process development for
the creation of new capabilities and/or labor expense reduction efforts, 3)
Creation, perfection, and defense of new and existing IP, 4) Involvement in
strategic plan and creation of a center of excellence and collaboration,
and 5) Provides positive mentor and technical assistance to Jr. team
members through coaching.
Principal
Accountabilities:
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25% - Research and
develop innovative customer focused new products, services, and solutions
that deliver commercially viable new products
·
30% - Provide
technical leadership in product and process development and improvement,
quality systems, and regulatory oversight
·
30% - Deliver high
performance innovation, supporting core and new products
·
10% - Build business
unit, CAP platform and Cargill Corporate collaboration and product
technical expertise to team members
·
5% - Build,
maintain and defend IP portfolio
Qualifications
Required:
·
A bachelor's of science degree or equivalent
experience in food/meat science, culinary arts, hotel/restaurant management
or food processing is necessary
·
A minimum of 5 years experience
in new product development, commercialization of new products, and/or
research
·
Highly motivated individual with a strong background
in scientific procedure and project management skills are required.
·
Data analysis, experimental design, and technical
writing and effective vocal communication skills
·
This position requires a high level of proficiency
using Microsoft Office and email.
·
Travel - 30-50%
Preferred:
·
A Masters, PhD or equivalent experience is highly
preferred
·
Previous experience in retail and/or food service,
operations, and/or management is highly preferred
·
Previous experience with statistical software is
highly preferred
Cargill is an EEO/AA
employer.
Job
Research and
Development
Primary
Location
US-KS-Wichita
Schedule
Full-time
Job
Type
Standard
Shift
Day Job
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