Dairy Processing Scientist II — R&D & Scale-Up

Glanbia Nutritionals, Inc.; Twin Falls (ID); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff discounts

Family leave policy

Health & dental plan

401(k)

Job summary

The Glanbia Nutritionals, Inc. team invites a Processing Scientist to work at the bench and pilot plant, supporting the development strategy with dairy and non-dairy ingredients. You will develop products, optimize unit operations, and help commercialize projects for value addition.

Responsibilities include designing experiments (DOE), analyzing data, and presenting findings to cross-functional teams. This onsite role in Twin Falls, ID may require occasional travel for manufacturing trials.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Food Science, Dairy Science, Chemical Engineering, or a related discipline with relevant dairy processing experience, or a Ph.D.
• Strong working knowledge of dairy chemistry and industrial dairy processing unit operations (e.g., membrane filtration/ultrafiltration, spray drying, thermal processing, separations, and protein hydration).
• Direct experience operating and troubleshooting dairy processing equipment and analytical laboratory instruments (particle size analyzers, rheometers/viscometers, texture analyzers, pH meters, moisture analyzers, water activity meters).
• Understanding of sanitary equipment design principles, hygienic processing practices, and cGMPs within pilot and food manufacturing environments.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret complex scientific literature, technical standards, and patents.
• Ability to effectively communicate scientific findings and collaborate with cross-functional partners.
• Strong technical writing and presentation skills.
• Proficiency in experimental design (DOE) and statistical analysis software, alongside standard technical data management tools.

Responsibilities

• Develop laboratory, bench-top, and pilot-scale chemical and processing analyses.
• Operate, maintain, and troubleshoot pilot processing equipment and laboratory instruments to drive efficient R&D operations.
• Review scientific literature and formulate potential technical solutions based on prior research.
• Write reports clearly interpreting scientific data.
• Interface with cross-functional teams for commercialization of projects.
• Plan and design robust experiments (DOE) that can be statistically analyzed.
• Deliver technical presentations at conferences, customer visits, and internal reviews.
• Take formulations from bench-top through pilot scale and support transfer to full-scale manufacturing.
• Participate in and support full-scale commercialization trials and scale-up runs.
• Adhere to and champion laboratory safety, EHS, sanitary design, and cGMP guidelines.

Skills

Dairy processing

DOE & statistics

Analytical instrumentation

Scientific writing

Cross-functional collaboration

Pilot plant operations

Education

MS in Food Science / Dairy Science / Chemical Eng

PhD preferred

Tools

Particle size analyzers

Rheometers/Viscometers

Texture analyzers

Moisture analyzers

Water activity meters

pH meters

Job description

The Glanbia Nutritionals, Inc. team invites a Processing Scientist to work at the bench and pilot plant, supporting the development strategy with dairy and non-dairy ingredients. You will develop products, optimize unit operations, and help commercialize projects for value addition.

Responsibilities include designing experiments (DOE), analyzing data, and presenting findings to cross-functional teams. This onsite role in Twin Falls, ID may require occasional travel for manufacturing trials.