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RD&A Principal Scientist

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Beloit, Wisconsin, United States Kerry Full time
About Kerry

Kerry is a leading global taste and nutrition company that partners with customers to create healthier, tastier, and more sustainable products for the food, beverage, and pharmaceutical industries. Our vision is to be our customers' most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition.

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Principal Scientist to join our Research and Development team. As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for the application and demonstration of ingredient products sold to the bakery and related industries. You will design and conduct research, including new product development and application work for the bakery industry, and maintain an active working knowledge of Kerry technologies and innovations.

Key Responsibilities
  • Work in a fast-paced environment, responsible for the application and demonstration of ingredient products sold to the bakery and related industries.
  • Design and conduct research, including new product development and application work for the bakery industry.
  • Maintain an active working knowledge of Kerry technologies and innovations.
  • Work with cross-functional groups to optimize the strengths of Kerry and deliver the best technical Taste and Nutrition experience for our customers.
  • Field customer requests, both internal and external, to satisfy project needs from a conceptual phase through troubleshooting, commercialization, and plant-level manufacturing.
  • Establish relationships with customers, working through our bakery and related sales and marketing teams.
  • Strong bakery formulation knowledge and experience in a commercial bakery plant or R&D facility setting.
  • Understanding and experience in the functionalities and application of enzymes, emulsifiers, functional proteins, taste ingredients, and other technologies in the context of bakery formulations.
  • Scientific knowledge of basic ingredient interactions and roles in bakery formulations, such as flour, shortening, eggs, sugar, salt, water, as well as other functional ingredients that may be added for processing benefits, shelf-life, texture, product quality, etc.
  • Understanding of different bakery products, such as yeast-raised, chemically leavened, laminated, and processing, such as sheeting, molding, rounding, depositing, proofing, frying, baking, continuous, and batch, etc.
  • Demonstrated ability to use basic bakery-related analytical equipment, including thermal profiling, pH meter, viscosity (various methods), specific gravity, product dimension measurement, texture analyzer, dough rheology (by feel is fine), etc.
  • Familiarity with more specialized bakery equipment is a plus or an interest in learning how to use these is a requirement, including C-cell (other crumb analyzer), Texture Profile Analyses, Mixolab (or similar dough rheology measurement), VolScan (or similar bread volume analyzer), Rheometer (dough and batter rheology), and others as necessary.
Requirements
  • Minimum BSc/MSc in Food Science/Cereal Processing/related scientific field with experience in data collation, analyses, and reporting (verbal and written for technical and non-technical audiences) using a scientific approach.
  • Industrial experience of 10+ years desirable.
  • Strong technical knowledge across a variety of bakery processes, formulations, technologies, and ingredients.
  • Team player, willing to support and work with technology-focused scientists and the bakery team both in Kerry and with our sales staff and their customers.
  • Good communicator, both verbal and written, with attention to detail. Ability to perform consistently in a fast-paced environment by troubleshooting and problem-solving. Capacity to be flexible and multi-task, ability to work to challenging timelines.
  • Desire and willingness to learn more about new bakery technologies and processing equipment's.
  • Strong background in food/cereal chemistry, sensory, spoilage, food packaging with bakery operational experience or processing knowledge preferable.
Compensation

The typical hiring range for this role is $121,000 to $187,000 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).