Food/Sr Food
Scientist - Green Bay, WI
Job
Description:
Schwabe North America, located
in Green Bay, Wisconsin wants YOU to join our team.
We are seeking an
enthusiastic, self-starter, experienced and talented Food/Sr Food Research Scientist. Our family of companies Nature’s
Way®,
Enzymatic Therapy® and Integrative Therapeutics™ is known world-wide as a leading
provider of the highest quality of natural medicines and nutritional
supplements.
Our businesses include manufacturing, distribution,
sales, and marketing. Our green initiatives, commitment to customer service
and local charitable efforts make us an employer of choice in the area.
We’re looking for individuals who are driven, enthusiastic and care about
our community and customers. More importantly, we like to hire people
looking to grow with an organization and those who are excited about the
ever-changing nutritional industry.
It is our organizational philosophy to inspire and
promote a physically, behaviorally and emotionally healthy workforce. To
enhance the health of each Associate and their families, we've created an
environment to foster our philosophy. All Associates are encouraged to
participate in our wellness initiatives such as an on-site training
facility, training programs, health club reimbursement, on-site Nurse and
Nurse Practitioner, tuition reimbursement, and more!
Primary
Responsibilities:
This position is responsible for
applying food science, flavoring expertise and product formulation
principles in the research, development, manufacturing, technology, quality
control, packaging, processing, and utilization of botanical and herbal
ingredients.
PRIMARY DUTIES include the following. Other duties may be
assigned.
Ø Conduct research in the development of
new products for human dietary supplements.
Ø Develop new, improved, and line
extension products within the dietary supplement category.
Ø Define processing
parameters needed to make these products from bench through commercial
production stages. Final execution will include among others the definition
of quality control, packaging, stability/shelf life and distribution
requirements.
Ø Develop or improve
quality dimensions of dietary supplements such as flavor, color, texture,
nutritional value, convenience, or physical, chemical, and microbiological
composition.
Ø Develop dietary supplement standards,
raw materials handling and processing specifications.
Ø Serve as technical project leader on
all assigned projects
Ø Confer with vendors,
purchasing, process engineers, flavor experts, quality control, packaging
and marketing specialists inside the company as well as externally as
required to resolve problems on new and existing products.
Skills
& Experience:
OTHER SKILLS
Skill in use of Microsoft Word, Excel,
PowerPoint and Outlook are critical requirements.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
May supervise other employees and/or
interns in the Product Development department. Carries out supervisory
responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies and
applicable laws. Responsibilities may include interviewing, hiring, and
training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising
performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints
and resolving problems.
Job Specifications:
Minimum of
Bachelor of Science degree in Food Science/Food Science and Nutrition or
Pharmaceutical Science. MS and/or Ph.D. degreed candidates are would also
qualify for this position. Successful candidate will have 4-10 years
related experience and/or training or equivalent combination of education
and experience. Experience developing food and/or dietary supplement
products for the consumer and/or health care practitioner markets is a
preferred/desirable background.
Schwabe North America offers a
competitive wage and benefits including:
· Innovative
health insurance
· Dental
insurance
· Basic Life
and Optional Life Insurance
· Long and
Short Term Disability, Long Term Care insurance.
· 401(k) with
Company Match
· Flexible
Spending Accounts
· Paid vacation
and holidays
· Educational
assistance and on-going training
· Community
involvement incentives
· Wellness
initiatives
· Product
Discounts for you and your family
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