Site Scientist II, Jonesboro

Post Consumer Brands•Jonesboro, AR

19d•Onsite

About The Position

Headquartered in Lakeville, Minn., Post Consumer Brands, a business unit of Post Holdings, Inc., is dedicated to providing people and their pets with delicious food choices for every taste and budget. The company’s portfolio includes beloved brands such as Honey Bunches of Oats®, PEBBLES®, Grape-Nuts® and Malt-O-Meal® cereal, and Peter Pan® peanut butter, as well as Nutrish®, Kibbles ‘n Bits® and 9Lives® dog and cat food. As a company committed to high standards of quality and to our values, we are driven by one idea: To make lives better by making delicious food accessible for all. For more information about our brands, visit www.postconsumerbrands.com and follow us on LinkedIn and Facebook for the latest news. At Post Consumer Brands, we’ve spent generations showing up for families, starting with breakfast, the most important meal of the day. Our cereals have become a trusted part of daily routines, helping spark conversations, fuel busy mornings, and create everyday moments that bring families closer together, including their furry four-legged family members, who have recently become a part of our story. As families have evolved, so have we. What began at the breakfast table has expanded into snacks, peanut butter, and pet food, because caring for a family means feeding every part of it. With the addition of several iconic pet brands, we’ve extended our purpose: to make high-quality, accessible food for everyone under the same roof. This phase is still new, and that’s what makes it exciting. As we continue to grow across grocery and pet, we’re looking for people who care about good food, thoughtful work, and the kind of impact that stretches from store shelves to kitchen tables, and food bowls, across the country. Post Consumer Brands in Jonesboro, Ark. is home to more than 200 team members. Jonesboro may be a smaller town, but it has a strong performing arts scene, multiple schools, and a diverse geography with sports and outdoor recreation opportunities for everyone. The Post Jonesboro team supports the community through food pantry volunteering and an annual toy drive during the holiday season. OVERVIEW: Frontline technical resource for sustaining and improving ingredient and product performance as well as KPI results for safety, quality, yield, rates, and efficiencies. Provide technical support and validation for products when implementing new formulas, ingredients, processes, and equipment. Improving and sustaining finished product identity at the plant level. Plant representative & consultant for product and process changes including new formulas, ingredients, processes, and equipment. Plant coordinator for commercialization of changes to existing products. Support, implement, and maintain food safety, food safety culture, and quality practices as required through SQF.

Requirements

Understanding of Lean Manufacturing/Continuous Improvement methodologies.
Must have strong analytical skills and sound business judgment including demonstrated problem-solving and trouble-shooting skills.
Ability to influence, mentor and coach to get results through others.
Organizes and manages projects; interacts, supports, facilitates, and leads multi-functional work teams; leads teams to consensus; strong negotiation skills.
Demonstrates a passion for safety. Able to maintain a respectful and safe work environment.
Results driven for being the low-cost producer and supporting company growth strategies.
Communicates a compelling vision and inspired sense of purpose. Talks about the possibilities and is optimistic. Creates strong morale and spirit within team.
Solves complex problems and prioritizes actions in a timely manner. Probes all sources for answers and can quickly sense what will help resolve issues.
Establish clear directions and set stretching objectives. Lays out work in a well-planned and organized manner and brings out the best in people through leveraging their strengths.
Speaks candidly and provides constructive feedback in a professional manner.
Able to build strong and diverse relationships across the business groups they partner with. Supports and fosters change.
Minimum of a 4-year degree in food science, engineering, or other technical degree.
Minimum of 1 year of manufacturing related experience in food manufacturing, product development, quality assurance, or process engineering and/or process development.

Nice To Haves

Experience in the food industry or consumer products is preferred.

Responsibilities

Subject matter expert accountable for training our technical resources and operators on ingredient and product functionality, as well as the manufacturing process.
Identify and sharing of best practices across sites to improve product, process, and ingredient efficiencies.
Identifying and leading formula, ingredient, or process changes to improve and optimize manufacturing efficiencies and costs.
Generate and update work instructions for production processes as required.
Advise on process safety issues and support safety improvements.
Provide daily support to sustain current product & process performance targets for safety, quality, yield, rate, and efficiency.
Support validation of process and product parameter changes at the plant level (e.g., equipment, process, or product related).
Plant coordination for commercialization of new products & corporate cost savings projects.
Responsible for improving product quality and consistency at the plant level or across plants.
Responsible for updating, maintaining, and conducting analysis at the plant level to support daily manufacturing.