Food Technologist, Beverages - Plainsboro, NJ

dsm-firmenich; Princeton (NJ); On-site; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Food Technologist in Beverages, where your expertise will shape innovative beverage solutions. Collaborate with cross-functional teams and leverage your knowledge in flavors and formulations to create impactful products that resonate with consumers. This role offers a dynamic environment that values diversity, equity, and inclusion, empowering you to make meaningful contributions while advancing your career. Be part of a team dedicated to sustainability and ethical practices, working with renowned brands to turn creative ideas into reality. If you're passionate about food science and innovation, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Competitive Pay

Career Growth Opportunities

Outstanding Benefit Programs

Supportive Environment

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in beverage category with a Bachelor's or 3+ years with a Master's.
• Proven formulation and troubleshooting expertise in beverages.

Responsibilities

• Manage flavor applications and provide technical support for beverage projects.
• Develop new beverage concepts highlighting dsm-firmenich flavors.

Skills

Project Management

Formulation Expertise

Troubleshooting Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Food Science

Master's Degree in Science

Tools

Pilot Plant Equipment

Job description

Food Technologist - Beverages

Plainsboro, NJ, US

On-site

Are you excited about the prospect of being part of a technical team working in a dynamic, creative, and diverse environment in a highly competitive and inspiring industry? This opportunity offers the chance to immerse yourself in a fast-paced setting, collaborating with cross-functional experts, sales teams, consumer insight specialists, and flavorists to assist customers in creating new beverages, all while highlighting the dsm-firmenich flavor and ingredient portfolio.

At dsm-firmenich, being a force for good is not optional. Diversity, Equity & Inclusion is a shared responsibility woven into our daily work to not only benefit our People, Customers & Communities but also drive value. Equal access to opportunities is a given, belonging is a shared feeling, authenticity is celebrated.

Your key responsibilities

• Manage/coordinate flavor applications and associated technical support of diverse project initiatives across the beverage category.
• Proven ability to design and execute against complex initiatives. Develop beverage application bases and create new beverage concepts to highlight dsm-firmenich flavors, ingredients, technologies, and innovations.
• Actively participate on technical selling team to develop strategic relationships and customer intimacy. Mentor junior professionals.
• Project management: Manage briefs and champion required actions to meet project objectives, lead work sessions with clients and deliver presentations in a technical capacity to clients as needed.
• Leverage technical knowledge in terms of flavors, ingredients, formulations, and processes relating to beverages, while establishing and maintaining a network of working relationships within the technical community.
• Maintain knowledge of beverage client’s strategies, brands, and products. Stays informed on relevant trends/new ingredients & technologies.

We bring

• Empowerment to make meaningful contributions while upholding ethical standards.
• Opportunities for growth and advancement for those who embrace innovation and take initiative.
• Customer-first approach, working with world-renowned brands to turn ideas into impactful solutions.
• Dedication to creating better futures for customers, communities, people, and the planet.
• We offer competitive pay, career growth opportunities, and outstanding benefit programs.
• Supportive environment where individuals are empowered to progress and contribute to meaningful change.

You bring

• 5+ years’ experience with Bachelor’s Degree in Food Science/Science/Science Technology or 3+ years with Master's Degree industry/flavor experience working in the beverage category.
• Proven formulation and troubleshooting expertise in beverages.
• Proficient in project management, organization, and time management.
• Demonstrated technical track record in flavor application.
• Familiarity running pilot plant equipment with scale up processes in mind.
• Excellent interpersonal skills for effective cross-functional communication and customer-facing presentations.

As a committed equal opportunity employer, we ensure our recruitment practices are inclusive and fair. We encourage the recruitment of a diverse workforce, representative of the communities in which we work, by using inclusive language, diverse interview panels, diversified sourcing strategies. Selection is based on qualifications, competency, experience, performance history and fit with the team to advance fair and equitable opportunity.

Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, backgrounds, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law.

We are committed to providing reasonable support for disabled applicants in our recruiting process. Should you need assistance, and are comfortable to share this, please let us know.

About dsm-firmenich

As innovators in nutrition, health, and beauty, dsm-firmenich reinvents, manufactures, and combines vital nutrients, flavors, and fragrances for the world’s growing population to thrive. With our comprehensive range of solutions, with natural and renewable ingredients and renowned science and technology capabilities, we work to create what is essential for life, desirable for consumers, and more sustainable for the planet. dsm-firmenich is a Swiss-Dutch company, listed on the Euronext Amsterdam, with operations in almost 60 countries and revenues of more than €12 billion. With a diverse, worldwide team of nearly 30,000 employees, we bring progress to life every day, everywhere, for billions of people.

www.dsm-firmenich.com

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