Sr. Food Technologist (Beverage)
Company: Niagara Bottling
Location: Diamond Bar
Posted on: April 22, 2024
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Job Description:
At Niagara, we re looking for Team Members who want to be part
of achieving our mission to provide our customers the highest
quality most affordable bottled water.Consider applying here, if
you want to:Work in an entrepreneurial and dynamic environment with
a chance to make an impact.Develop lasting relationships with great
people.Have the opportunity to build a satisfying career.We offer
competitive compensation and benefits packages for our Team
Members.Sr. Food Technologist (Beverage)The Sr. Food Technologist
is responsible to lead development of new flavored beverages, line
extensions and value engineering projects. The incumbent will also
act as a conduit to the cross functional teams, including but not
limited to: marketing, sales, quality, procurement, and
manufacturing.Lead primary development of beverages either
internally or through working with flavor houses.Formulate products
to achieve target flavor and nutritional profile, and label claims,
while keeping cost in mind.Be technical lead on beverage
formulations, ingredient functionalities, and the different
processing capabilities at Niagara. Act as technical expert during
commissioning of new formulas by applying key knowledge of
ingredient functionalities, formulas, and processes, as well as
troubleshooting skills to ensure successful scale-up.Independently
develop specifications for finished products and ingredients.Manage
internal sensory evaluations to determine product acceptability and
provide summary and recommendations to proceed.Support Sales
objectives by in/directly interact with target/key customers in
support of existing and new business growth opportunities.Keep
abreast of new ingredients, technologies, and processes that are
applicable to Niagara product portfolios.Maintain records of
documents during development process independently with great
attention to accuracy and details that will allow repeatability of
data. This includes, but are not limited to: lab notebooks,
analytical/organoleptic and sensory test results, formulas, and
specifications.Ensure streamlined communications between Product
Development, Marketing, Supply Chain, Procurement, PLM, QA,
Operations and Sales to maintain great rapport with all cross
functional teams and ensuring awareness of key project
milestones.Responsible for producing (or work with flavor houses to
produce) samples for customer evaluations while ensuring product
specifications and safety are met.Collaborate with QA, tech
service, and operations to conduct line trials of new formulations
to verify manufacturing feasibilities.Please note this job
description is not designed to contain a comprehensive list of
activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the
employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may
change at any time with or without prior
notice.QualificationsMinimum Qualifications:4 Years
Experience in Food/Beverage Product Development4 Years
Experience in Project Management4 Years
Experience in Food or Beverage Manufacturing4 Years
Knowledge of major PLM software is a plus *experience may include a
combination of work experience and educationPreferred
Qualifications:6 Years
Experience in Food/Beverage Product Development6 Years
Experience in Project Management6 Years
Experience in Food or Beverage Manufacturing*experience may include
a combination of work experience and
educationCompetenciesProficiency in, but not limited to:Strong
understanding of ingredients and its functionality used in the
water/beverage industry,Strong understanding of product development
processes and different manufacturing processesDemonstrated
excellent problem solving, continuous improvement and strategic
thinking skills with very minimal guidance.Ability to work
collaboratively cross-functional team environmentsMust be well
organizedExcellent communication skills - written and verbalDetail
oriented; able to work independently and with minimal
supervisionFluent with all MS Office software (Outlook, Excel,
Word, PowerPoint)Knowledge of Genesis label development tool is a
plusKnowledge of Agile/Oracle project management system is a
plusThis position embodies the values of Niagara s LIFE competency
model, focusing on the following key drivers of success:Lead Like
an OwnerMakes safety the number one priorityKeeps alert for safety
issues and escalates immediatelyEffectively prioritizes tasks based
on department goalsShows respect to others and confronts
interpersonal issues directlyPrioritizes resolution of customer
issues effectivelyResponds promptly and honors commitments to
internal and external customersInnovACTMakes recommendations to
continuously improve policies, methods, procedures, and/or
productsDemonstrates adaptability by reacting appropriately to
unexpected changes in situations or circumstancesIncreases
performance through greater efficiencyFind a WaySeeks to develop
technical knowledge through learning from other expertsUnderstands
interdepartmental impact of individual decisions and actionsSeeks
solutions rather than placing blameEmpowered to be
GreatConsistently looks for ways to improve one s self through
growth and development opportunitiesCommunicates clearly and
promptly up, down, and acrossCommunicates effectively to manage
expectationsEducationMinimum Required:Bachelor's Degree in Food
Science, Chemistry, or other science related
fieldPreferred:Master's Degree in Food Science, Chemistry, or other
science related fieldTypical Compensation RangePay Rate Type:
Salary$95,301.00 - $138,186.00 /
YearlyBenefitshttps://careers.niagarawater.com/us/en/benefitsAny
employment agency, person or entity that submits a rsum into this
career site or to a hiring manager does so with the understanding
that the applicant's rsum will become the property of Niagara
Bottling, LLC. Niagara Bottling, LLC will have the right to hire
that applicant at its discretion without any fee owed to the
submitting employment agency, person or entity.Employment agencies
that have fee agreements with Niagara Bottling, LLC and have been
engaged on a search shall submit rsum to the designated Niagara
Bottling, LLC recruiter or, upon authorization, submit rsum into
this career site to be eligible for placement fees.Niagara Plant
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