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
