Food Scientist

Tyson Foods; Springdale (AR); On-site; USD 60,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Tyson Foods, a leader in food production, is seeking multiple Food Scientists for various levels focusing on product optimization, innovation, and technology development. The role requires a strong background in food science and offers opportunities to influence cross-functional teams and drive innovative projects from concept to commercialization.

Benefits

401(k) plans

Paid time off

Affordable health, life, dental, vision, and prescription drug benefits

Qualifications

• Educational requirements based on level: BS, MS, or PhD in relevant fields.
• Experience levels from 0 to 15 years depending on position.

Responsibilities

• Optimize food products and develop innovative solutions.
• Collaborate across departments to ensure successful product launches.
• Travel for production trials and commercialization efforts.

Skills

Communication

Critical thinking

Analytical skills

Project management

Problem-solving

Education

BS, MS, or PhD in Food Science, Meat Science, Food Engineering

Tools

MS Office products

Tyson systems

Job description

Certain roles at Tyson require background checks. If you are offered a position that requires a background check you will be provided additional documentation to complete once an offer has been extended.

Tyson Foods, Inc. has multiple Food Scientist positions available with multiple focus areas, and multiple different levels.

Primary focus will be on prepared food product Optimization, Innovation, Technology Development and/or Quality improvement. Focus areas are developing emerging technologies, cost optimization and commercializing new and improved products and/or processes through guidance from their manager. This covers all stages of product development and process development including writing new product specifications, ensuring regulatory labeling and food safety requirements are met. The person in this position will have a strong working knowledge of the scientific methods and is expected to leverage knowledge related to ingredients, product formulation and food processing to support best in class development of new, innovative food products.

Working with and strongly influencing marketing, insights, sales, culinary, FSQA, operations and purchasing departments, coordinating with suppliers of ingredients, ensuring smooth start‐up for new product production processes

Modifying or optimizing existing products, developing specifications for product production labeling, and compiling cost analysis information.

Work multiple development and optimization projects of moderate complexity, independently, from concept through commercialization with guidance from manager. This includes planning, executing experiments, analyzing data, reporting results.

Execute the development process with activities that include bench top development, pilot plant testing, and scale‐up production at a federally inspected research facility and final commercialization at full scale production facility

Help team to identify innovation that is treated as IP that can give Tyson a competitive edge in the industry

Analyze data to build product specification that is process capable

Present technical data or concepts to laypersons on their level of understanding

Compile cost analysis information and provide to product management

Ensure costing structure meets the financial expectations of projects

Work on cross functional teams across the organization for project completion that will ultimately help achieve our growth and EBIT strategies

Travel to plant product facilities

Take on and complete special projects as needed.

Develop culinary samples/prototypes of new products, modifying existing products, optimizing existing products, developing specifications

Develop product production labels and compiling cost analysis information

Strong working knowledge of the scientific methods and is expected to leverage knowledge related to ingredients, product formulation and food processing to support best in class development of new, innovative food products

Work with and influence cross functional team members (marketing, insights, sales, culinary, FSQA, operations and purchasing departments, coordinating with suppliers of ingredients) while ensuring smooth start-up for new product production processes

Work with process development to develop process flow charts for engineering

Ability and Initiative to grow within the organization and develop a personal development plan with your manager

Requirements for Food Scientist I:

Education & Experience: BS MS or PhD in Food Science Meat Science Food Engineering or related field. PhD or M.S with no experience. B.S. with minimum of 2 years of relevant experience. No degree with minimum of 8 years relevant experience.

Requirements for Food Scientist II:

Education & Experience: BS MS or PhD in Food Science Meat Science Food Engineering or related field. Alt. Protein science or equivalent Experience: PhD with no experience. M.S. with minimum of 2 years of relevant experience B.S. with minimum of 3 years of relevant experience. No degree with minimum of 8 years relevant experience.

Requirements for Senior Food Scientist I:

Education & Experience: BS MS or PhD in Food Science Meat Science Food Engineering or related field. PhD with minimum of 2 years of relevant experience M.S. with minimum of 3 years of relevant experience B.S. with minimum of 5 years of relevant experience No degree with minimum of 10 years relevant experience

Requirements for Senior Food Scientist II:

Education & Experience: BS MS or PhD in Food Science Meat Science Food Engineering or related field. Related degree with minimum of 8 years relevant Research and Development work experience. No degree with minimum of 15 years relevant experience.

Other:

Computer Skills: Requires good computer skills with ability to fully utilize MS Office products and Tyson systems (or like systems).

Communication Skills: Good verbal and written communication skills required. Presentation skills required. Must have the ability to effectively communicate with cross functional business partners

Special Skills: Strong critical thinking, analytical and problem-solving skills. Strong project management skills. Strong numerical skills. Understanding of product formulation, food processing and the Research and Development process. Understanding of regulatory labeling and food safety requirements

Supervisory: May supervise a team of hourly technicians that support a team of scientists.

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

This position is not eligible for sponsorship. Candidates must be located in the U.S.

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Relocation Assistance Eligible:

No

Certain roles at Tyson require background checks. If you are offered a position that requires a background check you will be provided additional documentation to complete once an offer has been extended.

Job Details:

Tyson Foods, Inc. has multiple Food Scientist positions available with multiple focus areas, and multiple different levels.

Primary focus will be on prepared food product Optimization, Innovation, Technology Development and/or Quality improvement. Focus areas are developing emerging technologies, cost optimization and commercializing new and improved products and/or processes through guidance from their manager. This covers all stages of product development and process development including writing new product specifications, ensuring regulatory labeling and food safety requirements are met. The person in this position will have a strong working knowledge of the scientific methods and is expected to leverage knowledge related to ingredients, product formulation and food processing to support best in class development of new, innovative food products.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Working with and strongly influencing marketing, insights, sales, culinary, FSQA, operations and purchasing departments, coordinating with suppliers of ingredients, ensuring smooth start‐up for new product production processes

• Modifying or optimizing existing products, developing specifications for product production labeling, and compiling cost analysis information.

• Work multiple development and optimization projects of moderate complexity, independently, from concept through commercialization with guidance from manager. This includes planning, executing experiments, analyzing data, reporting results.

• Execute the development process with activities that include bench top development, pilot plant testing, and scale‐up production at a federally inspected research facility and final commercialization at full scale production facility

• Help team to identify innovation that is treated as IP that can give Tyson a competitive edge in the industry

• Analyze data to build product specification that is process capable

• Present technical data or concepts to laypersons on their level of understanding

• Compile cost analysis information and provide to product management

• Ensure costing structure meets the financial expectations of projects

• Work on cross functional teams across the organization for project completion that will ultimately help achieve our growth and EBIT strategies

• Travel to plant product facilities

• Take on and complete special projects as needed.

• Develop culinary samples/prototypes of new products, modifying existing products, optimizing existing products, developing specifications

• Develop product production labels and compiling cost analysis information

• Strong working knowledge of the scientific methods and is expected to leverage knowledge related to ingredients, product formulation and food processing to support best in class development of new, innovative food products

• Work with and influence cross functional team members (marketing, insights, sales, culinary, FSQA, operations and purchasing departments, coordinating with suppliers of ingredients) while ensuring smooth start-up for new product production processes

• Work with process development to develop process flow charts for engineering

• Ability and Initiative to grow within the organization and develop a personal development plan with your manager

Requirements for Food Scientist I:

• Education & Experience: BS MS or PhD in Food Science Meat Science Food Engineering or related field. PhD or M.S with no experience. B.S. with minimum of 2 years of relevant experience. No degree with minimum of 8 years relevant experience.

Requirements for Food Scientist II:

• Education & Experience: BS MS or PhD in Food Science Meat Science Food Engineering or related field. Alt. Protein science or equivalent Experience: PhD with no experience. M.S. with minimum of 2 years of relevant experience B.S. with minimum of 3 years of relevant experience. No degree with minimum of 8 years relevant experience.

Requirements for Senior Food Scientist I:

• Education & Experience: BS MS or PhD in Food Science Meat Science Food Engineering or related field. PhD with minimum of 2 years of relevant experience M.S. with minimum of 3 years of relevant experience B.S. with minimum of 5 years of relevant experience No degree with minimum of 10 years relevant experience

Requirements for Senior Food Scientist II:

• Education & Experience: BS MS or PhD in Food Science Meat Science Food Engineering or related field. Related degree with minimum of 8 years relevant Research and Development work experience. No degree with minimum of 15 years relevant experience.

Other:

Computer Skills: Requires good computer skills with ability to fully utilize MS Office products and Tyson systems (or like systems).

Communication Skills: Good verbal and written communication skills required. Presentation skills required. Must have the ability to effectively communicate with cross functional business partners

Special Skills: Strong critical thinking, analytical and problem-solving skills. Strong project management skills. Strong numerical skills. Understanding of product formulation, food processing and the Research and Development process. Understanding of regulatory labeling and food safety requirements

Supervisory: May supervise a team of hourly technicians that support a team of scientists.

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

This position is not eligible for sponsorship. Candidates must be located in the U.S.

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Relocation Assistance Eligible:

No

Work Shift:

1ST SHIFT (United States of America)

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