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Food
Scientist - Saint
Louis, MO
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Company:
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Ralcorp
Holdings, Inc.
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Status:
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Full
Time, Employee
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Location:
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Saint
Louis, MO 63101
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Job
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Biotech/R&D/Science
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Salary:
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Competitive Salary & Benefits Package
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Education
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Bachelor's
Degree
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Ralcorp
Holdings, Inc
Ralcorp,
headquartered in St. Louis, MO, is the leading producer of a
variety of value brand and store brand foods sold under the
individual labels of various grocery, mass merchandise and
drugstore retailers, and frozen bakery products sold to
in-store bakeries, restaurants and other foodservice
customers. Through a recent merger with Post Foods,
Ralcorp is now also a leading producer of branded cereals.
Ralcorp's diversified product mix includes: ready-to-eat and
hot cereals; nutritional and cereal bars; snack mixes,
corn-based chips and corn snack products; crackers and cookies;
snack nuts; chocolate candy; salad dressings; mayonnaise;
peanut butter; jams and jellies; syrups; sauces; frozen griddle
products; frozen biscuits and other frozen pre-baked products.
We
have emerged as a solid and powerful organization focusing on
newly energized and highly motivated teams. Today we also
emerge with a heightened commitment to expand our presence
through new product development and through the acquisition of allied
store brand businesses. Through operations in over thirty
plants within the United States and Canada we employ about
9,000 people with sales boasting of $3 billion. Every location
offers an environment that values each of its employees!
Job
Description
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The Research and
Development Food Scientist is responsible for developing
New Food Products from concept to commercialization in
support of company growth objectives. She / He serves as the
technical expert for projects including product improvements,
quality improvements, customer requests, cost savings
initiatives, technology development, and in the efficient
utilization of the manufacturing network. The primary
responsibility will be to apply food science and human
nutrition education and skills through innovation and project
leadership, in support of the various projects assigned.
Research and Development work is conducted in the pilot plant
and in the production facilities. The Food Scientist will
have product maintenance responsibilities. He / She will be
mentored by more experienced Food Science professionals who
will provide guidance on projects and technical issues and
offer opportunities to develop advanced knowledge and skills.
The Food Scientist will further develop relationships with
other R&D team members, the production facilities, and
the cross functional team members assigned to the projects.
Job duties:
- Apply
Food Science and Human Nutrition education and skills
to assigned work.
- Plan,
execute, evaluate and report on the technical aspects
of the product development/improvement projects as
assigned.
- Act
as the technical expert for assigned maintenance
products:
- Complete
and maintain emulation assessments for current products
- Assist
more experienced Food Scientists on portions of
projects for training purposes, and to ensure
completion of the department’s high priority projects
and technical work assignments.
- Set
up, operate, and clean the pilot plant equipment
including mixers, extruders, cookers, ovens, rolls,
coating, and dryers.
- Design,
coordinate and execute pilot plant and plant trials.
- Effectively
document details of experiments: objectives, formulas,
processing conditions, required equipment and
equipment setup, results and next steps.
- Develop
Specifications, Formulas, and Nutrition labeling.
- Manage
projects with some supervision.
- Question
processes and procedures. Suggest and test
alternatives.
- Interact
professionally and effectively with the R&D team
to ensure completion of department objectives.
- Develop
a Food Industry network of contacts in support of
career development initiatives.
- Able
to lift up to 50 lbs., walk / stand for up to 70% of
the time while performing pilot plant and plant
trials, able to travel up and down stairs and ladders
to platforms in a production setting, and work in
cold/hot plant environments.
- Proficiently
utilize Research and Development software such as the
Project Plans Database, Formulation Software and
Statistics Software.
- A
flexible schedule is required to support testing
including travel. Occasionally plant trials must be
conducted during off shifts and weekends.
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Job
Qualifications
- B.S.
Degree in Food Science (IFT Minimum Standards) or
equivalent.
- Minimum
of 2 to 5 years experience in food product
development.
- Strong
Written and Verbal communication
- Strong
presentation skills
- Creative
/ Innovative
- Understands
and Applies basic statistical concepts.
- Demonstrated
project management skills
- Demonstrated
problem solving and strategic thinking skills
- Effective
Cross functional team and influence skills
- Self
motivated with strong attention to detail
- Experience
in utilizing basic food science, food nutrition, and
food process knowledge to plan, conduct, and record
experiments; and to draw logical next steps and
conclusions.
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Company:
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Ralcorp
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