# Company Information: After moving to New York from his native Turkey,Chobani's founder and CEO Hamdi Ulukaya found that in America,yogurt just wasn't as delicious and widely available as it was back home. He believed everyone deserved better options,so he set about making delicious,nutritious,natural and accessible Greek yogurt right here in the United States. Better food for more people. It's a simple precept,but one that drives Chobani forward every day. From that first revived yogurt factory in New Berlin,New York,to a gleaming state-of-the-art facility in Twin Falls,Idaho,to an international foothold in Dandenong,Australia and beyond - in the few short years since its debut,Chobani has climbed to the top of the yogurt category and turned Greek yogurt into a household staple. With a growing team of thousands,Chobani strives to stay true to and honor Hamdi's vision and goals for our company: To develop and foster meaningful relationships with those around us,to give back to our local and global communities,and to create one perfect cup of yogurt at a time. As a company,we're proud to offer careers with limitless opportunities. We look for only the most passionate and hard-working people who will share this vision and help our rapidly growing company reach the next level. Chobani gives us all the chance to make a difference. # Job Description: In this exciting role you will work with a team of scientists and developers to create new products and expand on existing categories,managing the project from concept to commercialization. * Ownership of product platform and management of product development plans and strategies from concept development through initial production launch to ensure that projects are successfully completed * Manage projects developing new and existing products from conceptualization to commercialization - this includes budget and project timelines. * Communicate project requirements and recommendations as well as status to internal customers and external vendors. * Lead,assist,and work directly with plant processing and production personnel to ensure trial runs and start-up operations are properly performed. * Support the development,maintenance and ongoing improvement of an efficient and effective product development process,project management tools and techniques,and related documents * Proactively manage changes in scope,identify potential crises,and devise contingency plans * Promote more efficient and effective project work. * Maintain various pilot plant equipment utilized to manufacture pilot bench top samples. * Complete clean-in-place (CIP) and related sanitation tasks for the pilot plant unit. # Requirements: * Minimum B.S. Food Science or related degree. Advanced degree strongly preferred. * 5-7 years of food industry experience required,dairy/cereal/ice cream background is preferred * Familiarity with Lean product development,basic research tools and statistical analysis. * Solid business and scientific technical acumen; versatile team player that is comfortable under pressure * Strong analytical,problem solving,critical thinking,organizational,and financial planning skills * Excellent written and verbal communication skills * Organized,results-oriented,and strategic thinker * Prioritize and balance multiple projects and priorities * Firm understanding of product and process development * Excellent interpersonal and presentation skills,including ability to present persuasively to all levels of management,both internally and externally * Team player with the ability to inspire and be inspired by many different types of people and roles EEO Chobani is an equal opportunity employer. Chobani will not discriminate against any applicant for employment on any basis including,but not limited to: race,color,religion,sex,sexual orientation,gender identity,national origin,age,disability,veteran status,marital status,predisposing genetic characte
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