Ferrero Group Hiring Food Scientist – Candidates Apply Online
Ferrara, a company related to The Ferrero Group, is an emerging powerhouse in the North American confections and sweet snacking categories. A passionate team of more than 6,000 employees works together to share delight in every bite through leading brands that have shaped the industry for more than 100 years.
Job Title: Associate Food Scientist
Job Location: Chicago
Want to make an impact?
The Associate Food Scientist will support new product development, existing product improvement, new ingredient qualifications, and product specification management. This individual will work with the R&D team and cross-functional partners to identify issues and put together recommendations for solutions.
Ways you will make a difference
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
• Leads project design and methodology for various product & process development projects including, but not limited to: sugar confectionery, ingredient applications, and network moves.
• Develop new product formulas from bench to pilot scale and into full scale execution while providing technological expertise and ideal process recommendations
• Consistently deliver concise, accurate and complete reporting of work, leading to robust technical recommendations for both product & process improvements as well as risk identification
• Document key data from trials, productions, and lab activities.
• Observes, records, evaluates experimental data and prepares project reports.
• Utilize problem-solving tools/statistics to establish process control limits and specifications
• Collaborate with R&D, Engineering, and Manufacturing staff in project execution, technology transfer, and problem solving.
• Actively participates in the Innovation process & supports building brands innovation pipelines.
• Passion for creativity and innovation within a commercially driven environment.
• Brings new ideas on products and process across the product range.
• Provide leadership and support, being able to proactively influence in product & process technical aspects of the network moves across existing brands.
• Provides strong cross-functional partnership with Marketing, Project management team, Quality, Engineering, Procurement, and Operations teams, to ensure an efficient and successful project progress and execution.
• Travels, both domestically and internationally (up to 25% of job)
• Ensures adherence to all company policies and procedures.
• Understands and demonstrates the Company’s core values.
• Collaborate with the Manager weekly to ensure full alignment on project initiatives, plans, and next steps
• Performs other duties as assigned.
Skills that will make you successful
- 1+ years of relevant work experience in product development in the food industry
- Strong knowledge of food science, food chemistry & ingredient functionality
- Strong knowledge of the product development process and equipment processes/operations
- Great understanding/appreciation of the broader business environment and application of technical and commercial knowledge during project execution.
- Ability to develop commercially successful food products
- Enjoys working in results-oriented team environment
- Ability to explain complex technical issues / solutions to a non-technical audience.
- Diplomacy to promote good relations
- Strong technical competencies with ability to troubleshoot and problem solve
- Self-starter, self-motivating: able to balance competing priorities without losing momentum and manage uncertainty and complexity in fast evolving environments.
- Very Strong interpersonal skills with ability to influence with integrity through persuasive communication to win support at more senior levels within R&D, Operations and Supply
- Chain and to build effective relationships with a wide range of stakeholders from different levels, backgrounds and cultures
- The ability to travel up to 25%, including international travel to Mexico
Experiences that will support your success
B.S. Food Science or related field required.
Ferrero Group Hiring Food Scientist
