Sr Sci, R&D - Product Dev
About The Position
The Kraft Heinz Company is revolutionizing the food industry - we will be the most profitable food company powered by the most talented people with unwavering commitment to our communities, leading brands and highest product quality in every category in which we compete. As a global food and beverage powerhouse, Kraft Heinz represents over $29 billion in revenue and is the 3rd largest food and beverage company in North America and 5th largest in the world. At Kraft Heinz, to be the BEST food company, growing a BETTER world is more than a dream - it is our GLOBAL VISION. To be the best, we want the best - best brands, best practices and, most importantly, the best people. This is an R&D technical role that provides direction for and executes projects in the Coffee Category. The candidate will be scoping and/or executing technical projects to meet business initiatives focused on Innovation, Quality Improvement, and Value Engineering. This candidate will also coach and develop junior developers and must have a proven record of executing work plans and driving for results. This includes basic understanding of the business need, designing and executing tests, analyzing data, drawing conclusions, documenting, communicating results, and commercializing products. Proven communication, leadership, and teamwork skills are essential in this role, which operates in a cross-functional environment. The candidate must also have a strong technical background and be able to apply prior learning or scientific principles to new situations. This position requires an individual to manage multiple assignments/tasks concurrently and demonstrate a high degree of autonomy. Exhibiting a collaborative mindset and applying innovative solutions are a must.
Requirements
- BS/MS in Food Science, Chemical Engineering, or related field
- Minimum of 5 years in a Technical Function (which can include all graduate and/or internship work), previous Coffee experience is a plus
- Solid understanding of food (can be specific to Meat, Dairy, Coffee, Nuts…) chemistry, analytical testing, formulations and processing used in food manufacturing
- Understanding of ingredient functionality and interrelationship of ingredients, process, and packaging
- Excellent communication, influencing, project management and problem solving skills
- Ability to coach and motivate others
- Lead multiple assignments/tasks concurrently with the ability to question the priority of work
- Ability to plan, put together well thought out design of experiments, anticipate next steps and incorporate course corrections when hurdles appear
- Strong understanding of Design of Experiments
- Willingness to travel 30%
Nice To Haves
- previous Coffee experience is a plus
Responsibilities
- Work with cross-functional teams to launch programs
- Demonstrated experience in leading commercialization of key programs
- Demonstrates the willingness/ability to learn new product categories and/or processing/packaging areas.
- Translate research findings into meaningful business opportunities and communicate to cross-functional teams
- Formula/product commercialization working closely with cross-functional team members in production plants
- Thought leader in adapting and applying scientific principles to new situations/products
- Manage multiple assignments/research projects concurrently and possess the ability to call out priority conflicts between a variety of business initiatives
- Specification creation and updating, with attention to detail
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Industry
Food Manufacturing
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
