Sweetener Development Scientist
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Company: Schwan Resources
Contact Name: John Schwan
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- Phone: 217-453-6761
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- Job ID:JENSDSMSPHD
- Date:10/05/2008
- Location:MIDWEST
- State:Not Listed
- Degree:M.S.
- Major:Organic Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Chemical Engineering Food Chemistry or related field
- Salary:Not Specified Why?
- Job Types:
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Flavorist, Research & Development, Sensory - R & D
Job Description
Sweetener Development Scientist
Experience: Minimum 3 years in product development in one or more of the following areas: • Beverages (carbonated and juice based) • Confectionary Responsibilities: Promote Company’s technical leadership position in food ingredients, including healthy and reduced calorie food ingredients. These include carbohydrate-based sweeteners, food stabilizers, sucralose, polydextrose and maltodextrin. Primary functions to include product development in a multi-functional team environment by providing expertise in the fundamentals of the food or beverage systems, synergies, flavor/ingredient interactions, cost optimization and customer needs and taking these product concepts from the bench through commercial scale-up.
Specialized Knowledge: Scale-up and commercialization experience in Food or beverages with developed skills in one or more of the following areas: • chemistry and application of carbohydrates especially starch based • understanding of reduced calorie food ingredients including high intensity sweeteners • Food/ Beverage processing experience • Experience in confectionary development • Use of bulking agents, flavor potentiators, texturizing agents • Sensory evaluation procedures • Project management experience • Statistical product/process design and optimization or process kinetics
Education: MS/PhD in Organic Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Chemical Engineering Food Chemistry or related field preferred with three to five years experience Characteristics: • Willing to travel 20-25% of time • Team player • Good oral and written communication skills • Customer satisfaction aptitude/attitude • High energy level • Self motivated • Good problem solving skills • Ability to build good relationships with internal peers, sales and marketing and customers • Creative, innovative • Customer presence
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