Site Food Scientist II

Post Consumer Brands•Troy, AL

23d•Onsite

About The Position

Post Consumer Brands is seeking a Site Food Scientist II to join their team at the Troy, Alabama manufacturing facility. This facility produces approximately 78 million pounds of peanut butter annually, including Peter Pan™ peanut butters and spreads. The role serves as the plant's frontline technical expert, focusing on driving product quality, manufacturing excellence, food safety, process improvements, and innovation commercialization. The position involves cross-functional collaboration with operations, quality, engineering, R&D, and supply chain teams to influence plant performance.

Requirements

Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
Demonstrated ability to influence, mentor, and achieve results through others.
Strong project management and organizational skills.
Experience leading or supporting cross-functional teams and driving consensus.
Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
Passion for food safety and maintaining a safe, respectful work environment.
Ability to manage multiple priorities and make sound decisions in a fast-paced manufacturing setting.
Results-oriented mindset focused on operational excellence, continuous improvement, and supporting business growth.
Strong change management and collaboration skills.
Bachelor's degree (or higher) in Food Science, Food Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Agricultural Engineering, or another related technical discipline.
2–5 years of experience in food manufacturing, product development, process engineering, process development, or a related technical food manufacturing role.

Nice To Haves

Experience with nut butters, fat-based fillings or spreads, or fats and oils is preferred, but not required.

Responsibilities

Serve as the frontline technical resource for sustaining and improving ingredient and product performance, as well as plant KPIs related to safety, quality, yield, throughput, and manufacturing efficiency.
Provide technical support, validation, and troubleshooting for new formulas, ingredients, processes, and equipment implementations.
Lead efforts to improve and sustain finished product quality, consistency, and identity at the plant level.
Act as the plant representative and technical consultant for product and process changes.
Coordinate commercialization activities for changes to existing products and support new product launches.
Support, implement, and maintain food safety programs, food safety culture initiatives, and quality systems in compliance with SQF requirements.
Provide daily technical support to manufacturing teams to achieve operational performance targets.
Validate process and product parameter changes related to equipment, processing conditions, and product formulations.
Support corporate cost-savings initiatives and continuous improvement projects.
Maintain and analyze manufacturing data to support operational decision-making and process optimization.
Generate, revise, and maintain production work instructions and process documentation.
Advise on process safety opportunities and support plant safety initiatives.
Serve as a subject matter expert on ingredient functionality, product characteristics, and manufacturing processes.
Train, mentor, and coach technical personnel and operators.
Identify and share best practices across manufacturing locations.
Lead formula, ingredient, and process improvement projects to optimize efficiency, quality, and cost performance.
Participate in and lead cross-functional teams to solve complex manufacturing and quality challenges.