Scientist Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required in Food Science, Food Engineering, or a closely related discipline.
• Active membership in the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) required
• 5-10 years of relevant professional experience in Food Safety, Dairy Science, Dairy Processing, or a related food manufacturing environment.
• Strong organizational and project management skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and lead initiatives
• Action oriented
• Organizing & priority setting
• Problem solving
• Process oriented
• Drive for results
• Time management
• Customer focus
• Interpersonal effectiveness
• Adaptability and ambiguity management
• Functional technical skills
• Learning agility
• Continuous learning and development
• Ability to travel up to 50%
• Ability to safely and successfully perform the essential job functions consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards, including meeting qualitative and/or quantitative productivity standards.
• Ability to maintain regular, punctual attendance consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards.
• Must be able to lift and carry up to 50 lbs.

Responsibilities

• Consult with the engineering team on sanitary system design, 3A and Pasteurized Milk Ordinance (PMO) compliance issues.
• Consult with the sales team on food science/food engineering concepts with end customers.
• Consult with SQF Practitioner on food science issues where answers are needed promptly.
• Consult with end customers on plant design and food science issues.
• Stay up to date on processing issues in the areas that we sell machines in.
• Stay up to date on changes to the 3A standards and manage the seat for the 3A website.
• Stay up to date on the PMO and any changes that affect Pactiv Evergreen Equipment.
• Stay current on plant design within the markets we serve.
• Work with the service team to troubleshoot food science problems with our equipment.
• Work with end customers to assist in troubleshooting food science issues with our equipment installed in their plant.
• Develop and deliver training programs for engineering personnel on best practices for designing sanitary systems that comply with 3A standards.
• Provide hands-on guidance and mentorship to engineers to ensure compliance is embedded in design processes.
• Create and maintain training materials, including presentations, documentation, and design checklists to reinforce 3A standards.
• Conduct periodic reviews of engineering designs to identify and address compliance gaps and provide corrective feedback.
• Train engineering personnel to diagnose and resolve food science issues encountered in the field.
• Develop troubleshooting protocols and share best practices for addressing food science challenges in customer facilities.
• Organize workshops or on-site training sessions to build engineers’ confidence and expertise in managing field-related food science problems.

Benefits

• medical insurance
• dental insurance
• vision insurance
• variety of other well-being resources focused on mental, physical and financial health
• Tuition Reimbursement Program (Non-Union)