RD&A Scientist

3 weeks ago


Beloit, Wisconsin, United States Kerry Full time
About Kerry

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

About the Role

This role requires a scientist with expertise in food technology, product development, and commercialization. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of food processing, production, and quality control.

Key Responsibilities
  1. Work in a pilot plant, owning and maintaining equipment, and supporting production scale-ups and commercializations.
  2. Field customer requests, both internal and external, to satisfy project needs from conceptual phase through commercialization and troubleshooting.
  3. Participate in ideation and brainstorming, developing gold standards with culinary and subject matter experts.
  4. Match competitive products, optimize formulations, and execute internal processes.
  5. Understand and troubleshoot customer processes, working with cross-functional groups to optimize Kerry's strengths and deliver the best taste and nutrition experience for customers.
  6. Develop and protect intellectual property by documenting research notes.
  7. Study methods to improve food quality, including flavor, color, texture, nutritional value, convenience, or physical, chemical, and microbiological composition.
  8. Complete project requests within the required timeframe, employing efficient time management and assisting customers with technical issues.
  9. Travel to Kerry production plants and customers, representing the company and building relationships.
Qualifications and Skills

The ideal candidate will have a degree in the sciences, with a strong understanding of food science, microbiology, food process engineering, regulatory, food chemistry, and packaging. They will also have knowledge of problem-solving tools, raw materials, ICT programs, processing technologies, and project management expertise.


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