Principal Food Scientist S&D

Position: Principal Food Scientist – Sauces & dressings                  

Location: Monterrey, Nuevo León

Summary:

• Contributes to enable How to Win and Where to Play initiatives with specific focus on elevating Food Science capabilities and technologies related to the Sauces & Dressings product category. Leads product development projects and technical initiatives to develop new and optimized products for the NA S&D innovation pipeline. Align product & process design to our LRP aspirations focused on developing a nutritious and sustainable portfolio and support new markets creation and serve the underserved initiatives. 

Major duties & Responsibilities:

• Functions as a lead scientist to develop new and optimized products in execution of technical activities that support NA S&D innovation pipeline.
• Applies scientific and engineering principles in research, formula development, production technology, quality control, packaging, processing, shelf life and food applications.
• Works with considerable independence, exercising ingenuity and judgement in the approach to tasks.  Responsible for the design, planning, execution, and reporting of experiments and projects of considerable complexity.
• Leads multiple priorities, projects and timelines concurrently. 
• Uses technical and problem solving skills to approach complex projects. 
• Acts as a mentor to junior scientists.
• Communicates project progress internally and externally with clients and suppliers. 
• Completes product formulation, process design and packaging selection activities to drive efficient production of safe and regulatory compliant food products.
• Completes product formulation activities to ensure compliance to the Global Nutrition Criteria.
• Implements Product Development processes to improve efficiencies and effectiveness of function.
• Maintains GLP's, GMP's, and all required development records, using formula management platforms and CRM.
• Participates in cross-functional task forces to support NA S&D initiatives to accomplish our LRP aspirations.
• Represents NA S&D R&D team in professional business relationships with client and supplier base, academia, government, and corporations in the food industry.
• Responsible for maintaining and enhancing the security of all information regarding product formulas and related confidential information.

Knowledge and Experience:

• Minimum level of education: BS in Food Science, Food Technology, Food Chemistry or related technical degree.
• Experience would be between 5 and 10 years of experience within the food industry.
• Experience should have included time in R&D. QA, production & packaging experience and working directly with customers and manufacturing facilities is desirable.
• Fluent English.