Product Development Scientist / Sr. Product Development Scientist

Your Story.

You will apply scientific and engineering principles in research, development, production technology, quality control, packaging, processing, and utilization of foods by performing the following duties. You should possess an intermediate understanding of food science principles, practices, and procedures.

Your Passion.Our Culture.

At Sargento, you work for a company you believe in, with a family of people who believe in you. Our culture stems from a simple premise: Hire good people and treat them like family. At Sargento, you can make decisions based on how they affect people as well as the long-term health of our company. You will be encouraged to make a meaningful difference in the community, in the company and in your career. With diverse experiences and tools to learn and develop, you can transform your aspirations into reality. If you're ready for the right place to belong and grow your career, you can find it here.

Benefits that set us apart.

• Comprehensive medicalincluding Fertility, Adoption benefits, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Flexible Work Week
  
  
  
  • Hybrid work schedule - Onsite Tuesday - Thursday with the option to work remotely Monday and Friday
  • Compressed work week - Option of day Friday
  
  
  
  
• Onsite Health & Wellness Center
• Employer 401K contribution in the top 1% of the nation
• Relocation Assistance
• Tuition Assistance
• Access to Employee Store

What You Do.

• Conducts product research and development of foods.
• Maintains written technical documentation, and product and process specifications.
• Participate in cross-functional teams charged with the development of new business opportunities. Develops cross-functional relationships.
• Collaborates with internal (manufacturing, engineering, marketing, quality systems, procurement) and external (suppliers, consultants) functional experts to help resolve issues. Recommends technical direction to management.
• Demonstrates initiative, creativity, and thoroughness in the execution of projects.
• Receives instruction on specific assignment objectives, complex features, and possible solutions.
• Develops and evaluates technical approaches with supervisory guidance and demonstrates intermediate understanding of scientific principles.
• Studies and applies methods to improve the quality of foods such as flavor, color, texture, nutritional value, convenience, or physical, chemical, and microbiological composition of foods.
• Tests new products in test kitchen, develops specific processing methods in laboratory pilot plant and scales products up in manufacturing facilities.
• Has ability to interpret food standards, safety and sanitary regulations and good manufacturing practices.
• Up to 20% of travel required as needed to complete the functions within this position

Your Education and Experience.

• Bachelor of Science degree (BS) in Food Science or equivalent with three plus years of relevant experience; or Master's degree (MS) in Food Science or equivalent.
• Preferred experience working with dairy and cheese.

Our Story.

With over 2,400+ employees and net sales of nearly $1.8 billion, Sargento is a family-owned company that has been a leader in cheese for more than 70 years. We created the world's first, successful pre-packaged sliced and shredded natural cheeses. Sargento is based in Plymouth, Wisconsin, where we manufacture and market shredded, sliced and snack natural cheese products, as well as ingredients and sauces. Sargento is known for the exceptional quality of our products and for product design, packaging and merchandising innovations that have transformed our industry.

To learn more about our culture and values, please visit our website athttps://careers.sargento.com/us/en.