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Food Scientist
Unilever - Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Food
Scientist Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Position Summary and
Key Responsibilities:
The Food Scientist is responsible for assisting Senior Product Developers in
ice cream innovations and cost savings projects. Position is entry level
however will allow you to learn all aspects of ice cream processing, water
ice processing and producing samples on a daily basis. This role will also
assist in organizing or conducting appropriate analytical, microbiology and
sensory testing. The Food Scientist will work side by side with development
team on the bench and in the pilot plant. Will conduct trials in the pilot
plant along side or independently depending on
their level of experience.
Requirements:
The ideal candidate will have a strong passion for Food Science and Food
Product Development and Processing Development. The ideal candidate will have
1-3 years previous experience or will have done internships or have been part
of co-op programs at a Consumer Goods company.
Product Development Scientist with 1-3 years Food Science experience with a
BS degree in Food Science. The ideal candidate will have a strong passion for
food and culinary understanding. Frozen Food experience will be a bonus. A
proven innovation track record being able to demonstrate bench top, pilot
plant and factory experience is a must. Dairy science or ice cream experience
is not necessary but a plus.
Person must have excellent written and oral communication with a strong
ability to work in a team environment. Must be flexible to work and support
multiple innovation and quality control process related issues.
The ideal candidate must be able to work with all types of ingredients
including wheat, dairy, soybean and all types of nuts.
Competencies:
Passion for Growth - Must have love ice cream! Share Happy! Breakthrough
Thinking - Must demonstrate ability to engineer and solve issues with new
ideas. Adapting to Change - Must be willing to handle multiple projects
assisting Sr Product Developers. He/she must work
on bench, pilot plant and in factories and change project priorities
accordingly. Team Commitment - Must be able to work in a team environment and
must have demonstrated processing leadership within current projects.
15-20% travel.
Unilever offers a competitive compensation package which includes: Medical
& Dental Plans, Life Insurance, including eligible spouses, domestic
partners & children; Health Care Flexible Spending, Dependent Care,
Retirement & Savings Plans, Tuition Reimbursement, Paid Vacation and
Holidays.
Please note: as part of the job application, you will be asked to
complete an online assessment. Completion of the assessment is mandatory in
order to be considered. Please allow yourself plenty of time to complete both
the application and assessment. If the assessment is filled out partially or
not at all, it will adversely affect the progress of your application. Please
be aware that you will have to complete the assessment at once as you will be
unable to return to it later.
Unilever is an equal opportunity employer. It prohibits discrimination based
on age, color, disability, marital or parental status, national origin, race,
religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status or any
other legally protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state
and local laws.
Employment is subject to verification of pre-employment drug-screening
results and background investigation.
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