Food Scientist - Pecatonica, United States - Treehouse Foods

Treehouse Foods
Treehouse Foods
Verified Company
Pecatonica, United States

3 weeks ago

Mark Lane

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Description

Employee Type:
Full time


Location:

IL Pecatonica


Job Type:

Research and Development


Job Posting Title:
Food Scientist


About Us:
TreeHouse Foods (


NYSE:
THS) is a leading manufacturer of private label packaged foods and beverages, operating a network of production facilities across the United States and Canada. At TreeHouse Foods, our commitment to excellence extends beyond our products and revolves around our people.

We are investing in talent and creating a performance-based culture where employees can do their best work, directly impacting our mission to make high quality, affordable food for our customers, communities and families.

We hope you will consider joining the team and being part of our future.


What You Gain:

  • Competitive compensation and benefits program
  • Enrollment in our wellness and employee assistance programs
  • Paid holidays, vacation, and other competitive paid time off opportunities
  • An inclusive working environment where you can build meaningful work relationships with a diverse group of people
  • Leaders who are invested in supporting your career growth
  • Opportunities to be recognized for outstanding contributions to your team through our employee recognition programs

Job Description:


  • About the Role:
  • The Food Scientist role provides support to the pickle, spray drying and aseptic teams and under limited supervision, leads the design, planning, validation and implementation of new products, line extensions, product improvements and technical service for TreeHouse Foods that meet project objective(s).
You'll add value to this role by performing various functions including, but not limited to:

Under limited supervision, define the formulation, nutritional and process parameters needed to develop a new product which meets customer expectations and project objective(s); understand the impact of these parameters on the overall project Work collaboratively in the execution of development from bench to production scale for new products, product improvements and cost savings projects Create new prototypes for product development initiatives and identify, evaluate, and approve potential ingredients and manufacturing suppliers Identify opportunities for competitive market advantageProvide judgment and experience to assure that an appropriate level of technical knowledge and discipline are being employed and utilized in business decisions Partner and communicate effectively with cross-functional groups to provide technical expertise: Marketing, Sales, QA, Procurement, Finance, Operations, and EngineeringUnderstand product requirements, plant equipment and processes to enable the creation of detailed playbooks and specifications Ensure the transfer of technology to the operations team when commercializing products; provide technical oversight of internal and external manufacturing start-ups and ongoing technical support Generate and support pipeline work to drive cost optimization through formulation and processing efficiencies Participates in customer presentations and/or preparing product content for customer meetings. Ensure all activities follow established safety standards, regulatory requirements (FDA & Kosher) and Good Manufacturing Procedures (GMP)- Important Details: This role is full time, on site at our Pecatonica, IL facility.

  • About You:
  • You'll fit right in if you have:


  • Bachelor's Degree Required

  • Type: Food Science/Engineering or Related Field-
  • Three years' experience in Food Science Product Development OR no experience required if holding a Master's Degree in Food Science/Engineering or related field-
  • Understanding of ingredient interactions/functionality-
  • Ability to communicate effectively and openly while working with a cross-functional team-
  • Must be a self-starter, independent, energetic, and resourceful-
  • Excellent written and verbal communications skills-
  • Solid Project Management skills and experience-
  • Ability to successfully manage project workload across multiple product categories-
  • Aptitude for technical leadership and project management-
  • Ability to travel up to 30%Your TreeHouse Foods Career is Just a Click Away
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