Your Opportunity as the Technologist, Product Development - Pet Research & Development
Lead hands-on development and testing of new pet food products leveraging your science and engineering expertise. Design experiments, analyze data, and help bring innovation to life while working in our labs, pilot plants, or even consulting with our Pet food facilities.
Location: Orrville, OH
Work Arrangements: Hybrid, 60% minimum in office presence with 30% domestic travel annually
In this role you will:
Design products based on a business need, as defined by consumer insights, a product brief and learning plan, while under guidance of a manager
Formulate products based on ingredient functionality, nutritional targets, consumer need, claim substantiation, operational feasibility, and financial targets
Conduct experiments from rapid, iterative prototyping to development and scale-up (benchtop, pilot plant, plant)
Review and interpret data, from process trials, measurements from chemical/physical analysis, feeding studies, storage studies, statistical analysis, providing conclusions and recommendations
Partner with other disciplines and resources, both internal and external to R&D and JMS, sharing information, building upon an integration of ideas
Compose new and update existing documents such as specs (ingredients, finished product), reports, project updates, data analyses, laboratory notebooks, etc.
Share and present technical data internally and externally to R&D, both verbal and written
What we are looking for:
Minimum Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree in science, Technology, or Engineering
Requires knowledge and expertise in own discipline/area
Strong time management skills
Effective presentation, verbal and written communication skills
Proficient in establishing and adhering to procedures
Work with quality/safety in mind
Additional skills and experience that we think would make someone successful in this role:
Previous experience with food and/or pet food product development
Experience with food processes, e.g. extrusion, thermal processing, or baking
Formulation experience
Coursework in nutrition
Demonstrated ability to acquiring higher-level knowledge and skills
Ability to work under moderate supervision within guidelines and processes
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What We Do
Each generation of consumers leaves their mark on culture by establishing new expectations for food and the companies that make it. At The J.M. Smucker Co., it is our privilege to be at the heart of this dynamic with a portfolio that appeals to each generation of people and pets with products found in 90 percent of U.S. homes and countless restaurants. This includes a mix of iconic brands consumers have always loved such as Folgers®, Jif® and Milk-Bone® and new favorites like Café Bustelo®, Smucker’s® Uncrustables® and Rachael Ray® Nutrish®. By continuing to immerse ourselves in consumer and pet parent preferences for food, how it’s purchased and how the companies that make it should operate, we will maintain the important role we play in their lives. This will allow us to continue growing our business and the positive impact we have on all of those who count on us.
