An R&D Product Development Scientist at Johnsonville Sausage will develop and leverage competencies in Product Development of Cooked and/or Smoked Sausage Products, Meat Snacks, Meat Science/Processing, Project Management, and Shelf Life in order to lead product development projects through our Innovation Process. Acumen in consumer insights and finance are also valuable. The end results are to Build Product Superiority to help achieve Brand Dominance so that we can have the Highest Impact on our Customers' Success. Are you ready to help Johnsonville achieve its goal of becoming the best company in the world?This is a great job for someone who accepts nothing less than personal greatness because you get to:
Build Superior New Products by leveraging your knowledge and skill sets in Product Development, Meat Science, Food Chemistry, Processing, Packaging and Manufacturing. It is expected that you continuously develop your competencies in these areas so that you are able to make significant contributions to development of new products and/or extend-the-gap on quality of existing products.
Challenge your ability to serve as a technical lead on projects by applying best practice project management skills in order to successfully bring projects from concept to commercialization. You will have the opportunity to participate on our cross functional teams charged with bringing projects to successful commercialization.
Challenge your ability to influence others and develop strong relationships with other Members from Marketing, Manufacturing, Quality, Engineering, R&D, Information Systems and Supply.
Leverage your network of industry, academic and vendor relationships to help guide rapid development, solve problems and effectively extend Johnsonville’s technical resources.
Challenge your skillfulness and effectiveness as a communicator by negotiating with all internal customers regarding their requests/demands for your services so that business needs are met and team members feel good about their accomplishments.
Continuously learn new skills and knowledge because the projects you work on will require you to constantly become more proficient in a wide range of areas.
Become recognized within Johnsonville and the food industry as a world class Food Scientist as a result of your accomplishments, continuous learning and leadership abilities.
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