Sr. Food Technologist- Beverage

Anaheim, CA.

Onsite

CL P15

Create delicious beverage products with our West Coast Innovation Team! Collaborate with cross-functional technical experts, sales, insights, and flavorists to support customers in developing products. Deliver taste/ texture solutions to drive performance across a range of beverage categories.

At dsm-firmenich people are at the heart of the company. We are committed to equal employment opportunities and value diversity in the workplace.

Pay range - $108K - 135K

Your key responsibilities

• Manage/coordinate flavor applications and associated technical support of diverse project initiatives across the beverage category and can directly support customers with finished product designs from concept to consumer.
• Excels in product formulation; develop beverage application bases and create new beverage concepts to showcase dsm-firmenich flavors, ingredients, technologies, and innovations
• Actively participate on technical selling team to develop strategic relationships and customer intimacy through ways like leading working sessions and technical to technical customer interactions.
• Project management: Manage briefs and champion required actions to meet project objectives, participate in 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

We bring

• A rich history and a promising future of bold scientific innovation and passionate creation with our customers;
• A space to grow by encouraging and supporting curiosity and an open mindset;
• A culture that prioritizes safety and well-being, both physically and mentally;
• The opportunity to work for a company where sustainability is much more than a claim and is core to our strategy and purpose;
• An eagerness to be one team and learn from each other to bring progress to life and create a better future
• We offer competitive pay, career growth opportunities, and outstanding benefit programs

You bring

• Bachelor’s Degree in Food Science or Masters in a related field preferred.
• 5 + years of experience in Beverage product development and Great Project Management skills.
• Great understanding of Thermal processing (pasteurization, HTST, UHT, and retort) and carbonation.
• Knowledge of G.M.P’s (Good Manufacturing Practices), FSMA (Food Safety Modernization Act) and H.A.C.C.P (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points).
• Great verbal and written communication skills. Good presentation skills including ability to present technical concepts to non-technical audience.
• Must have computer skills, i.e. MS Office, Outlook, Excel, SAP, and Nutritional labeling software.