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Food Technologist Job
Number:12001188 Solon, OH Research &
Development Job Description '
FOOD TECHNOLOGIST, Strategy and Innovation Team Work with minor
supervision to develop new retail food concepts and products for Nestle
Prepared Food Co. to meet the needs of consumers and the business. Optimize
product quality via improvements in product formulation, ingredients, and
processing strategies. PRIMARY
RESPONSIBILITIES: Develop new product
concepts/prototypes to support all brands for Nestle Prepared Foods. ' Recognizes
potential opportunities and builds prototypes accordingly ' Creates and
evaluates multiple alternatives ' Works at bench
level through full-scale manufacturing ' Understands the
consumer experience and finds ways to improve it ' Evaluate potential
new suppliers ' Evaluate alternate
processing methodologies for improvements in products, efficiencies, yields
and product quality ' Work closely with
Operations, Purchasing, R&D, Marketing, Marketing Intelligence, Culinary,
Project Management and Finance in a team environment to develop and launch
new product platforms 'Develop solutions
to a wide range of formula, processing, efficiency problems Minimum of BS degree
in Food Science or equivalent science degree is required. Position requires up
to 15% travel on an annual basis. EXPERIENCE: - 3-5 years experience in product development -Previous experience
in the scale up of products from concept through manufacturing SKILLS: ' Strong oral and
written communication skills in order to communicate with all levels of
management ' Strong formulation
skills ' Strong
understanding of food systems and processing ' A passion for food ' Strong creative
problem solving skills ' Good
organizational skills ' Highly motivated
and goal oriented ' Ability to adapt
to change ' Must be a team
player and possess good interpersonal skills '
Requires a high degree of integrity, maturity and
honesty. ' Knowledge of
ingredient functionality ' Knowledge of
frozen food processing and microwavable foods is a plus ' Understanding of
sensory testing and statistics is a plus '
Ability to manage multiple projects and
assignments. ' Working
understanding of financial costing analysis methodology and strategy EOE M/F/D/V - Nestle
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