Senior Food Scientist – Value Engineering

TreeHouse Foods • Downers Grove, IL

1d • $82,600 - $123,800 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Food Scientist role provides support to the Value Engineering team, and under limited supervision, leads the design, planning, validation, and implementation of products focusing on cost saving, efficiency improvement, and consolidation across the entire TreeHouse Portfolio. You’ll add value to this role by performing various functions including, but not limited to:

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree (Required), Master’s Degree (Preferred) – Type: Food Science/Engineering or Related Field
• Five years’ experience in Food Science Product Development OR Food Engineering, Nutritional Science
• Product Development experience with Coffee, Tea, Baking Applications (Crackers, Cookies, Waffles), Retort and/or Aseptic products is preferred
• Understanding of ingredient interactions/functionality
• Communicate effectively and openly while working in a cross-functional team
• Must be a self-starter, independent, energetic and resourceful
• Must be organized, process orientated
• Ability to successfully manage project workload across multiple product categories

Nice To Haves

• Master’s Degree (Preferred) – Type: Food Science/Engineering or Related Field
• Product Development experience with Coffee, Tea, Baking Applications (Crackers, Cookies, Waffles), Retort and/or Aseptic products is preferred

Responsibilities

• Independently and collaboratively working on the execution of development from bench to production scale for cost saving projects, product improvements, and consolidation efforts throughout the TreeHouse portfolio.
• Defining the formulation, nutritional and process parameters needed to develop a product which meets the project objective(s); Understanding the impact of these parameters to overall project.
• Identifying opportunities for competitive market advantage, which could include AI technologies, new cost saving solutions or process enhancements.
• Providing judgement and experience to assure that an appropriate level of technical knowledge and discipline are being applied and utilized in business decisions.
• Partnering and communicating effectively with cross-functional groups: Marketing, Sales, QA, Procurement, Finance, Operations and Engineering.
• Ensuring the transfer of technology to the operations team when commercializing products.
• Providing technical oversight of internal and external manufacturing start-ups and ongoing technical service.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and benefits program with no waiting period – you’re eligible from your first day!
• 401(k) program with 5% employer match and 100% vesting as soon as you enroll.
• Comprehensive paid time off opportunities, including immediate access to four weeks of vacation, five sick days, parental leave and 11 company holidays (including two floating holidays).
• Leaders who are invested in supporting your accelerated career growth, plus paid training, tuition reimbursement and a robust educational platform – DevelopU – with more than 10,000 free courses to support you along the way.
• An inclusive working environment where you can build meaningful work relationships with a diverse group of professionals.
• Take advantage of opportunities to build on our team-oriented culture, such as joining one of our Employee Resource Groups.
• Access to our wellness and employee assistance programs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level