Applications Scientist - Bakery & Dairy

Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensure laboratory activities meet/exceed technical, safety, and efficiency goals.
• Manage technical projects for MANE bakery & dairy customers.
• Achieve all project parameters (Project timeline, Regulatory constraints, pricing & technical merit).
• Create technically sound application prototypes utilizing MANE flavors & technologies.
• Provide input to Flavorist & Research & Development teams to create the best possible customer showings.
• Select best flavor selections for applications purposes.
• Directly choose flavor selections & provide feedback to Flavorists & Commercial partners.
• Organize cross-functional & global teams to solve flavor & food applications challenges.
• Support Sales initiatives by presenting MANE capabilities at customers &/or at targeted technical / commercial conferences.
• Support Library initiatives & strategic Research & Development projects.
• Cross-train staff members & learn to create all ranges of applications in a food environment.
• Identify new capabilities, technologies & introduce them into the laboratory environment.
• Remain current with advances in application processes, commercial dynamics & competitor products / technologies.
• Liaison with external vendors to improve application bases & knowledge of new application introductions.
• Motivated to win business through success with projects and meeting customer needs.
• Self-starter – Actively seeks new and better ways to perform duties.
• Proficient technical skills with formulation, raw materials, flavors, and product processing.
• Proficient experimental design skills, market product knowledge and competitive intelligence.
• Proficient with Customer interactions and presentations.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Food Science or Nutrition; combination of education and experience will be considered.
• 10+ years of dairy & bakery product development experience.

Qualifications

• Strong process-oriented background & management skills will be critical for success.

Skills

• Formulation, raw materials, flavors, and product processing.
• Experimental design skills, market product knowledge and competitive intelligence.
• Customer interactions and presentations.

Benefits

MANE offers industry leading benefits including a generous PTO plan. Additional benefits include paid holidays, annual year-end shut down, annual and bi-weekly 401(k) contributions, tuition reimbursement, paid parental leave, employee assistance programs and many more. MANE is known for having a culture that focuses on our employees and their well-being.