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Nature's Bakery

Senior Food Scientist

Hazelwood, MO

Research and evaluate new ingredients, processing, food science applications that may aid in product development * Mentor junior team members and provide technical guidance and support * Working ...

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Wichita, KS

This role applies food science and processing expertise to deliver products that meet customer ... Support new product development and product improvements for Ground Beef and Case Ready products ...

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This role applies food science and processing expertise to deliver products that meet customer ... Support new product development and product improvements for Ground Beef and Case Ready products ...

Gonnella Baking Co.

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Schaumburg, IL · On-site

$90K - $100K/yr

The Food Scientist will play a key role in formulating and developing new bakery products while ensuring taste, texture, and quality standards. Project involvement will extend from initial concept ...

JRG Partners

Food Process Scientist

San Francisco, CA · On-site

$110K - $140K/yr

... science and data capture in executing food process development work from pilot stage through to the commissioning and qualification of new product introductions into high volume production for ...

The Pictsweet Company

Food Scientist

Bells, TN

Develop new items from concept through to commercialization; continuously monitor product ... Bachelor's degree in Food Science or related field from an accredited college/university

Tyson Foods

Food Scientist - Poultry

Springdale, AR

Focus areas are developing emerging technologies, cost optimization and commercializing new and ... Education & Experience: * BS, MS, or PhD in Food Science, Meat Science, Food Engineering, or ...

The Pictsweet Company

Food Scientist

Bells, TN · On-site

Develop new items from concept through to commercialization; continuously monitor product ... Bachelor's degree in Food Science or related field from an accredited college/university

The Pictsweet Company

Food Scientist

Bells, TN

Develop new items from concept through to commercialization; continuously monitor product ... Bachelor's degree in Food Science or related field from an accredited college/university

Tyson Foods

Food Scientist - Poultry

Springdale, AR · On-site

Focus areas are developing emerging technologies, cost optimization and commercializing new and ... Education & Experience: * BS, MS, or PhD in Food Science, Meat Science, Food Engineering, or ...

Tyson Foods

Food Scientist - Poultry

Springdale, AR

Focus areas are developing emerging technologies, cost optimization and commercializing new and ... Education & Experience: * BS, MS, or PhD in Food Science, Meat Science, Food Engineering, or ...

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Food Scientist - Dry Sausage

Food Scientist - Dry Sausage

Tyson Foods, Inc.

Springdale, AR • On-site

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement, PTO

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6.5

Company rating: 6.5 out of 10

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Company rating compared to similar companies: 7.0 out of 10

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The best things about working at Tyson Foods

  • 93%

    93% say their health insurance is affordable

    say their health insurance is affordable

  • 81%

    81% say their managers don’t change their shifts at short notice

    say their managers don’t change their shifts at short notice

  • 81%

    81% say they get paid time off

    say they get paid time off

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Job description

Job Details:
Applying to this requisition will put you into consideration for either Food Scientist I, Food Scientist II or Sr. Food Scientist I. Level will be determined through the interview process.
Summary:
Primary focus will be within Dry/Semi Dry Sausage, Innovation, Technology Development and/or Quality improvement. Focus areas are developing emerging technologies, cost optimization and commercializing new and improved products and/or processes through guidance from their manager. This covers all stages of product development and process development including writing new product specifications, ensuring regulatory labeling and food safety requirements are met. The person in this position will have a strong working knowledge of scientific methods and is expected to leverage knowledge related to ingredients, product formulation and food processing to support best in class development of new, innovative food products.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
  • Working with and strongly influencing marketing, insights, sales, culinary, FSQA, operations and purchasing departments, coordinating with suppliers of ingredients, ensuring smooth startup for new product production processes

  • Modifying or optimizing existing products, developing specifications for product production labeling, and compiling cost analysis information.

  • Work multiple development and optimization projects of moderate complexity, independently, from concept through commercialization with guidance from manager. This includes planning, executing experiments, analyzing data, reporting results.

  • Execute the development process with activities that include bench top development, pilot plant testing, and scale-up production at a federally inspected research facility and final commercialization at full scale production facility

  • Help team to identify innovation that is treated as IP that can give Tyson a competitive edge in the industry

  • Analyze data to build product a specification that is process capable

  • Present technical data or concepts to laypersons on their level of understanding

  • Compile cost analysis information and provide to product management

  • Ensure costing structure meets the financial expectations of projects

  • Work on cross functional teams across the organization for project completion that will ultimately help achieve our growth and EBIT strategies

  • Travel to plant production facilities

  • Take on and complete special projects as needed.

  • Develop culinary samples/prototypes of new products, modifying existing products, optimizing existing products, developing specifications

  • Develop product production labels and compiling cost analysis information

  • Strong working knowledge of scientific methods and is expected to leverage knowledge related to ingredients, product formulation and food processing to support best in class development of new, innovative food products

  • Work with and influence cross-functional team members (marketing, insights, sales, culinary, FSQA, operations and purchasing departments, coordinating with suppliers of ingredients) while ensuring smooth start-up for new product production processes

  • Work with process development to develop process flow charts for engineering

  • Ability and Initiative to grow within the organization and develop a personal development plan with your manager

Requirements for Food Scientist I:
Education & Experience:
  • BS, MS, or PhD in Food Science, Meat Science, Food Engineering, or related field. PhD or M.S with no experience. B.S. with minimum of 2 years of relevant experience. No degree with minimum with 8 years relevant experience.

Requirements for Food Scientist II:
Education & Experience:
  • BS, MS, or PhD in Food Science, Meat Science, Food Engineering, or related field. Alt. Protein science or equivalent Experience: PhD with no experience. M.S. with minimum of 2 years of relevant experience B.S. with minimum of 3 years of relevant experience. No degree with minimum of 8 years relevant experience.

Requirements for Sr. Food Scientist I:
Education & Experience:
  • BS, MS, or PhD in Food Science, Meat Science, Food Engineering, or related field. PhD with minimum of 2 years of relevant experience M.S. with minimum of 3 years of relevant experience B.S. with minimum of 5 years of relevant experience No degree with minimum of 10 years relevant experience

Computer Skills:
  • Requires good computer skills with ability to fully utilize MS Office products and Tyson systems (or like systems).

Communication Skills:
  • Good verbal and written communication skills required

  • Presentation skills required

  • Must have the ability to effectively communicate with cross functional business partners

Special Skills:
  • Strong critical thinking, analytical and problem-solving skills

  • Strong project management skills. Strong numerical skills

  • Understanding of product formulation, food processing and the Research and Development process

  • Understanding of regulatory labeling and food safety requirements

Supervisory: none.
Travel:
  • 50% - 12+ domestic trips per year

  • Travel will be required to accomplish our internal and external customer needs

This includes customer meetings, plant production facilities for testing and commercialization of new products, process trouble shooting and any other regular business needs
Relocation Assistance Eligible:
Yes
Work Shift:
1ST SHIFT (United States of America)
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Tyson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, national origin, color, religion, age, genetics, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status.
We provide our team members and their families with paid time off; 401(k) plans; affordable health, life, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits; and more.
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Perks for frontline workers

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  • Pay: Competitive Pay and Benefits

  • Benefits: Health, vision, and dental Insurance on day one of full-time employment

  • Education: Fully-funded education for all US-based Team Members!

  • Financial Benefits: 401(k) & Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)

  • Career Growth: Grow your career with an industry leader, and Fortune 100 company!

  • Safety: Committed to workplace safety!

  • Time Off: Generous paid time off / earned time off for Team Members

  • Work-Life Balance: Includes Employee Assistance Programs (EAP), paid parental leave, discount programs, adoption assistance, etc.

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About Tyson Foods, in their own words

From Tyson Foods

Tyson Foods, Inc. (NYSE: TSN) is a world-class food company and recognized leader in protein. Founded in 1935 by John W. Tyson, it has grown under four generations of family leadership. The Company is unified by this purpose: Tyson Foods. We Feed the World Like Family™ and has a broad portfolio of iconic products and brands including Tyson®, Jimmy Dean®, Hillshire Farm®, Ball Park®, Wright®, State Fair®, Aidells® and ibp®. Tyson Foods is dedicated to bringing high-quality food to every table in the world, safely and affordably, now and for future generations. Headquartered in Springdale, Arkansas, the company had approximately 138,000 team members as of September 2024.

Company values

From Tyson Foods

We are a company of people engaged in the production of food, seeking to pursue truth and integrity, and committed to creating value for our shareholders, our customers, our team members, and our communities.

Who we are: We strive to be honorable and operate with integrity. We strive to be faith-friendly and inclusive. We strive to serve as stewards of the resources entrusted to us. We strive to provide a safe work environment.

What we do: We feed our families, the nation, and the world with trusted food products. We serve as stewards of the animals, land, and environment entrusted to us. We strive to provide a safe work environment for our team members.

How we do it: We strive to earn consistent and satisfactory profits for our shareholders and to invest in our people, products, and processes. We strive to operate with integrity and trust in all we do. We strive to honor God and be respectful of each other, our customers, and other stakeholders.

"From the beginning, our company has been built on faith, family, and hard work. That tradition, our Core Values, and 'doing what's right' are deeply embedded in our culture."

John Tyson, Chairman

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