Senior Food Scientist II

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Tyson Foods

Senior Food Scientist II

in

Downers Grove

Illinois

Successful applicants for this position must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Vaccine verification will be required by October 1, 2021 for Corporate based team members and by November 1, 2021 for Plant and Warehousing based team members.

Los solicitantes seleccionados para este puesto deben estar completamente vacunados contra el COVID-19 como condición de empleo. La verificación de la vacuna se requerirá para el 1 de octubre de 2021 para los compañeros de equipo con base en la sede (corporativa) de la empresa y para el 1 de noviembre de 2021 para los compañeros de equipo en las plantas y almacenes.

Job Details:

This position is a key development leadership position that is responsible for identifying, developing and commercializing new and improved products and/or processes. This person would work independently and autonomously to create work plans that will have significant positive impact on the company. This person is responsible for using consumer insights driven concepts to develop innovative products that will meet the customer’s needs as well as accomplish Tyson’s objective of profitable, efficient production. The Scientist in this position will have a strong knowledge of the Research & Development process and is expected to leverage and expand their knowledge related to ingredients, product formulation and food processing. Position will be responsible for assessing emerging ingredient and process technologies as well as partnering with key vendors to bring innovation to new product development, process improvement and cost optimization. The person in this position will be responsible for working across multiple product lines and processes, conducting research with a focus on food safety, shelf life, sensory technologies, yield improvements and optimization efforts to meet our business objectives. Product development and research activities will expand across a broad range of food products and processes. This position will be responsible for analyzing, interpreting and presenting data for effective communication of product development and/or research findings to Marketing, Operations and our Senior Leadership Teams. This position will have a broad understanding of culinary techniques and the interaction with the science. This person will lead teams within R&D and across the organization in normal project work or special project assignments. This position requires a strong foundation in project management, problem solving techniques, presentation skills and relationship building to effectively work with Culinary, Process Engineering, Regulatory, Food Safety Quality Assurance, Operations, Sales & Marketing, as well as major external customers.

REQUIREMENTS:

EDUCATION: BS, MS or PhD in Food Science, Meat Science, Food Engineering or related field. No degree with minimum of 15 years relevant experience.

EXPERIENCE: Related degree with minimum of 8 years relevant R&D work experience. No degree with minimum of 15 years relevant experience.

COMPUTER SKILLS: Requires excellent computer skills with ability to fully utilize MS Office products and Tyson systems (or like systems).

COMMUNICATION SKILLS: Excellent verbal and written communication skills required. Strong presentation skills required. Must have the ability to effectively communicate with all functional and business unit management levels.

SPECIAL SKILLS: Strong critical thinking and problem solving skills. Strong project management skills

SUPERVISORY: May supervise a team of hourly technicians that support a team of scientists. May also manage one or two salaried scientists.

TRAVEL: 25% ‐ 12 domestic trips per year. Travel will be required to accomplish our internal and external customer needs. Travel will include customer meetings, plant production facilities for testing and commercialization of new products, process trouble shooting and any other regular business needs.

Relocation Assistance Eligible:

No

Work Shift:

1ST SHIFT (United States of America)

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Tyson is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, national origin, color, religion, age, genetics, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status.

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Successful applicants for this position must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Vaccine verification will be required by October 1, 2021 for Corporate based team members and by November 1, 2021 for Plant and Warehousing based team members.

The vaccines against COVID-19 are free for new hires and are accompanied by a cash incentive for eligible non-corporate based hires. Readily available at select sites.

Our team members make the difference. If you are ready to grow your career with an industry leader and want to positively impact the team and community around you, then join us in helping us in raising expectations.Join us on the journey.

At Tyson, we are raising expectations for how much good people can do. Our Talent Strategy is to Attract, Grow, Reward and Retain the best talent, and we believe that our Culture is the connecting thread that drives that strategy!

We strive to be a talent magnet to establish a reputation for being a talent rich organization where team members can grow their career while growing the business.

We are a high performing organization where team members are rewarded (Pay, Benefits and Recognition) for their contributions, and given the opportunity to support and/or volunteer with programs that help Tyson make a lasting social impact in the communities where we live and work.

To learn more about our culture, please read Our Purpose (http://www.tysonfoods.com/who-we-are/our-story/purpose-values) .

Tyson Foods, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. If you are unable to apply for career opportunities through use of this site due to an impairment or disability, please contact (479) 290-5000 for further assistance.

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Tyson Foods, Inc.
Website : https://www.tysonfoods.com/