Senior Scientist Research Development

JOB REQUIREMENTS: Description ABOUT AMPI: AMPI owns seven Midwest-based
manufacturing plants where 10 percent of the nations American-type
cheese, processed cheese and butter is produced. The cooperatives
award-winning cheese, butter and powdered dairy products are marketed to
foodservice, retail and food ingredient customers. In 2019, the co-op
launched its Dinner Bell Creamery brand and accompanying Co-op Crafted
promise, highlighting more than 50 years of dairy farm families
partnering with skilled buttermakers and cheesemakers. JOB SUMMARY: The
Sr. Scientist – Research & Development will lead and manage the
successful development, scale-up, and maintenance of new and innovative
product portfolios. They will act as the technical liaison between
customers, sales, marketing, and the production facility. ESSENTIAL
RESPONSIBILITIES: This list of duties and responsibilities is not all
inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties and
responsibilities as management may deem necessary from time to time: All
AMPI employees have an obligation to report employee safety, food safety
and food quality issues to personnel of authority. Initiate and lead
technical advancements within new and existing products, product
portfolios, and production equipment. Translate customer, sales, and
marketing needs into technical requirements that can be used to
formulate products. Manage all product development projects to ensure
they have clearly defined objectives, resource needs, and plans to
deliver efficient scale-up. Responsible for product formulations through
the entire product life cycle. Lead, coordinate, and provide technical
support for all product scale-up activities. Build new capability within
the pilot plant to quickly develop and scale-up new, innovative, or
revised products or product portfolios. Routinely communicate to senior
management current, new, and emerging science as it relates to new
innovative products, packaging, and production processes. Assist with
corrective and preventative action for product functionality issues.
Lead qualification, onboarding, and maintenance of raw materials and
suppliers. Maintain accurate raw material and formula files that are
accessible to others within the organization. Assist with the
procurement of raw materials to meet formulation requirements. Provide
technical support to customers when needed. Ensure all formulations and
supporting documentation follow applicable regulations and requirements.
An individual in this position must be able to successfully perform the
essential duties and responsibilities listed above. Reasonable
accommodations may be made to enable… For full info follow
application link. Equal Opportunity Employer
minorities/females/veterans/individuals with disabilities/sexual
orientation/gender identity. If you require reasonable accommodation to
apply toward our positions, please reach out to 1-800-533-3580 or
hr@ampi.com for assistance. NO AGENCIES, PLEASE. APPLICATION
INSTRUCTIONS: Apply Online: ipc.us/t/86AAA66731C84208