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Title: RESEARCH
SCIENTIST-FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY – Hershey, PA
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Hershey, PA
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Hiring Co.:
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THE HERSHEY COMPANY
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Company
Description:
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The
Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY) is a leading snack food company and the largest
North American manufacturer of quality chocolate and non-chocolate
confectionery products. With revenues of over $4 billion and more than
13,000 employees worldwide, The Hershey Company markets such well-known
brands as Hershey`s, Reese`s,
Hershey`s Kisses, Kit Kat, Almond Joy, Mounds,
Jolly Rancher, Twizzlers, Ice Breakers, and Mauna
Loa, as well as innovative new products such as Take 5 candy bar and Hershey`s Cookies. In addition to its traditional
confectionery products, Hershey offers a range of products specifically
developed to address the nutritional interests of today`s
health-conscious consumer. These products include sugar-free Hershey`s, Reese`s and York
candies, and PayDay Pro energy bar.
A lot more goes into the making of Hershey`s
success than just great ingredients. Behind our global reputation lies a
history of innovation, a constant commitment to quality and leadership, and
leading edge processes. Plus something even more special...the expertise
and collaboration of our people.
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Position
Responsibilities:
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Overview:
Residing at The Hershey Company`s Technical
Center, this position involves a unique opportunity to work in the Food
Science and Technology group. This group is responsible for evaluating new
technologies and ingredients, improving current processes and products, and
providing new product opportunities through research discoveries. The
Research Scientist will work independently and as a part of various teams
to achieve their goals on project assignments. The individual should be
able to interact with many different types of individuals including
technical support, various scientists, product developers, marketing and
management.
Responsibilities:
Individual would be leading research efforts geared to providing solutions
in various areas for the Hershey Company. These areas include chocolate
making and processing, confectionery formulations and processing, food
ingredient interaction, and developing new confectionery systems.
Project responsibilities include developing the experimental design,
performing the experiments and reporting on the results. A large part of
this individual`s responsibilities include
becoming an expert in sugar based systems. This individual should be able
to provide solutions to sugar, polyol, and
sweetener based issues. These issues can emerge from new product
development, pilot plant scale up and plant production areas. The
individual should be motivated by problem solving in all areas of
confectionery processing.
This position interacts closely with technical, professional and managerial
staff of R&D as well as production, engineering, marketing and
commodities. This person is required to provide leadership and instruction
to technicians and professionals assigned to assist on a project. This
individual will be responsible to coordinate efforts of other members of
the project team as necessary.
This individual will interact with other industries and institutions as
required to exchange information and ideas in area of expertise.
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Direct Reports:
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Position
Experience Required:
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Qualifications:
Candidates with a minimum of a Bachelor`s Degree
in chemistry, food science, or food engineering plus 6 years applicable
experience, or a Master`s Degree in chemistry,
food science or food engineering with 4 years of applicable work experience
will be considered.
The preferred candidate would have a Ph.D. in chemistry, food science, or
food engineering with at least 2 years of applicable work experience.
This position can be filled at a variety of levels based on the combination
of education and experience.
Skill and Abilities Required:
Demonstrated ability of technical knowledge
Highly innovative individual
Highly motivated individual
Be comfortable with laboratory, pilot plant and plant equipment and in said
environments
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Possess good computer skills (working knowledge of Word, Excel, and Power
Point)
Ability to work in a team environment
Ability to work independently
Ability to be flexible as priorities may change
Hershey is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V
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Class
of Trade Experience Required:
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Education
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BS/BA
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Paid
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Maybe
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Other
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When clicking on “Apply
Now” you will be sent to the Hershey website to complete your submission
on-line.
The online application MUST be completed.
Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V.
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Click
here to apply for Job # 11684
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