Senior Foods Scientist

Added: April 3, 2023
  • Country: United States
  • Region: Kansas

Senior Foods Scientist

New Century, KS 66031

Must be a US Citizen or Green
Card holder.

Senior Foods Scientist to lead a small team of
2-3 dairy/sweet flavor application specialists, as core member
of a larger Dairy team at their Dairy Century of Excellence
based in New Century, KS.  This position drives and
coordinates customer facing and internal projects utilizing
creativity, innovation, and presentations skills to provide
best-in-class support to their clients. Continues to extend
knowledge of ingredients, customer bases, processes, and
flavor interactions in category applications.

The essential functions of this position
include but are not limited to the following:

Project
Management

  • Proven time and project management skills
  • Partners with production and quality department
    to complete scale-up trials and support QA/QC with trouble
    shooting when necessary.
  • Independently manages time and projects for
    assigned tasks.
  • Develops work-plans to manage work for
    projects.
  • Provide technical guidance on unusual or
    complex problems.
  • Develops finished product formulations
    incorporating their technologies and meeting industrial
    standards, country specific and client requirements
    (profile, legal, cost and stability requirements).
  • Works on projects for key local, strategic, and
    regional customers with commercial success.
  • Refines attributes (taste and texture) language
    and articulates with team and project members.
  • Continuously evolves/expands knowledge of
    ingredients and materials for Product Design.
  • Participates in new concept generation.

Innovation
& Technology

  • Supports local and regional C&D and
    Category Growth Initiatives under direction from manager.
  • Successfully demonstrates new technology in
    appropriate projects.
  • Demonstrates an understanding of their
    Innovation Programs.
  • Clear understanding and execution of their
    Innovation processes.
  • Understands ingredient functionality and flavor
    performance in different finished products and incorporates
    technology appropriately.
  • May assist with the development of new product
    and application literature, including Technical Reports.

Customer
Intimacy & Technical Partnership

  • Provide technical services to customers as
    needed (plant trials, troubleshooting, and training).
  • Demonstrates an understanding of customers,
    category markets, brand understanding, and consumer
    preferences.
  • Visits customers and presents technical
    information and taste and texture design concepts.
  • Develops strong relationships with aligned
    customers and related categories.
  • Assist customers by participating in in-house
    visits, answering technical questions, and conducting
    seminars and presentations as assigned.

Leadership

  • Shows positive attitude and passion.
  • Shares knowledge with the team and provides
    guidance to Trainee/Associate Designers.
  • Demonstrates ability to work within a team.
  • Inspires and build confidence in others to
    achieve targets.

Workplace

  • This position is considered an Anchor and
    requires working in the lab/pilot plant for 5 days/week.

 

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Requirements

1. Minimum 7 years working
experience in flavor application experience.

2. Knowledge of flavor regulatory
status and requirements

3. Minimum entry level is a
University/College Degree in Food Science and Technology or
related disciplines (such as Chemistry, Biochemistry, and
Biology)

5. Strong communication (verbal
and written), organizational and interpersonal skills are
necessary.

6. Travel may be required up to
30% of the time.

7. Must be a US Citizen
or Green Card holder.

Benefits

Full

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