RD&A Scientist Job at Kerry Group PLC, Beloit, WI

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  • Kerry Group PLC
  • Beloit, WI

Job Description

About Kerry

Kerry is the world's leading taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Every day we partner with customers to create healthier, tastier and more sustainable products that are consumed by billions of people across the world. Our vision is to be our customers' most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition. A career with Kerry offers you an opportunity to shape the future of food while providing you opportunities to explore and grow in a truly global environment.

About the role

Have the scientific/technical expertise to independently deliver on projects. Have a base understanding of product commercialization and production capabilities.

Key responsibilities

Work in pilot plant, ownership of pilot plant room and equipment, support production scale ups and commercializations.
Field customer requests both internal and external to satisfy project needs from a conceptual phase through commercialization and troubleshooting.
Participate in ideation/brainstorming
Develop gold standards while working with Culinary and subject matter experts (SMEs)
Match competitive products
Formulation Optimization
Concept to Commercialization
Execute internal processes
Ability to understand and troubleshoot customer processes
Be a strong part of customer facing team to deliver solutions that will “Nourish and Delight” our customers.
Coordinate customer calls with sales/culinary representatives through presentations both technical and culinary based.
Work with cross functional groups to optimize the strengths of Kerry and deliver the best Taste and Nutrition experience for our customers
Develop and protect Intellectual Property by documenting research notes.
Study methods to improve quality of foods such as flavor, color, texture, nutritional value, convenience, or physical, chemical, and microbiological composition of foods
Complete project requests within the time frame required by the customer.
Employ efficient time management
Assist customers with technical issues that may arise.
Travel to Kerry production plants and to customers 20%+.
Must be able to taste and smell chemicals, flavors and food products.
Must be able to stand for long periods of time in a laboratory setting and lift 50 pounds.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Must work well in teams.
Leadership Competencies

Qualifications and skills

Conduct research including new product research and the development of foods.
Develop new and improved methods and systems for food processing, production, quality control and packaging.
Depth & breadth of fundamental scientific, food safety (Food Science, Microbiology, Food, Process Engineering, Regulatory, Food Chemistry and Packaging)
Degree in the sciences.
Knowledge of problem solving tools, raw materials, ICT programs, processing technologies, Insight Sales, DEED
Strong troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills.
Project Management Expertise.
Competency in the related technology.

The typical hiring range for this role is $73,758 to $108,755 annually and is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, location, etc.  In addition to your pay, Kerry offers benefits such as a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and retirement contribution (all benefits and incentives are subject to eligibility requirements.

​Kerry is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. Kerry will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditional upon the successful completion of a background investigation and drug screen. Additional information can be found at: Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal (dol.gov) .                              

Beware of scams online or from individuals claiming to represent us. A Kerry employee will not solicit candidates through a non-Kerry email address or phone number. In addition, Kerry does not currently utilise video chat rooms (e.g., Google Hangouts) to conduct interviews. Refuse any request that asks you to provide payment to participate in the hiring process (e.g., purchasing a “starter kit,” investing in training, or something similar). Kerry will not ask you to pay any money at any point in the hiring process with the exception of reimbursable travel expenses. In addition, any payments made by Kerry will be from official firm accounts bearing the Kerry name.      

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Job Tags

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