Scientist I

For 75 years, Bob Evans Farms has delivered delicious, quick-to-table, farm-inspired food that makes mealtime a little bit easier and a lot more delicious. We’re proud to be the #1-selling refrigerated dinner sides, including many varieties of feel-good favorites such as mashed potatoes and macaroni & cheese. We’re also a leading producer and distributor of sausage and bacon products, potato products, and egg products including liquid eggs. Our brand portfolio includes Bob Evans, Simply Potatoes, Egg Beaters and Owens Sausage. Bob Evans Farms is based in Columbus, Ohio.

In September of 2017, Bob Evans Farms was acquired by Post Holdings, Inc. and is part of the Refrigerated Retail division.Other divisions of Post include Post Consumer Brands (Cereal), Weetabix (Cereal – UK), Michael Foods (Foodservice), and 8th Avenue Food & Provisions (Private Label).Post has aggressive growth plans for BEF, highlighted by the recent deployment of capital to support innovation, marketing and manufacturing.

Position Overview:

The Associate Scientist, RD&I is responsible for supporting activities for product development efforts as a member of the product development team. These efforts enable new product development, technical service, cost savings, customer/sales sample requests, and providing technical & scientific support for the R&D department. This individual is self-motivated and can drive new technical initiatives which fit within corporate and/or R&D strategic plan.

Accountabilities:

· Use design-thinking in the development of new items or advantaged attributes for existing items leveraging ingredients, processing, and creativity that may result in more cost effective, better, and more competitive offerings. · With limited guidance, formulate food products utilizing all available food ingredients in industry. Identify potential formulation challenges among ingredients and processing and test solutions to mitigate. · Generate data through experiments that are designed to increase the team’s knowledge of our portfolio and identify opportunities. · Scale-up products from bench through commercial production.

· Work with cross-functional teams as required (Marketing, Sales, Operations, Quality, Packaging, Regulatory, etc) to deliver against project team goals.

· Serve in supporting role on larger products and other product development team efforts. Participate in maintaining good laboratory practice and environment.

· Draft standards and specifications using organizational software/templates for ingredients and finished products with minimal assistance. Generate preliminary labels as necessary. · Answer key technical questions through the use of experimental design and execution. Form conclusions and recommendations. · Write clear and concise technical reports, updates, and presentations

· Maintain a continuous improvement mindset to seek and propose new approaches, methods, system modifications to simplify work and increase productivity.

· Prioritize workload independently, or with alignment when necessary.

· Keep up-to-date on food technology advances, with an eye on leveraging application.

Experience and Education

Education Level:

· Bachelor’s degree in food science, or related field.

Experience:

· 1-4 years’ experience in a food technology related role or combination of experience and education.

· Experience in the CPG industry is preferred.

· Working knowledge of food science, ingredients, food processing, packaging technologies as they relate to consumer acceptability and direct ingredient-to-food contact surface interfaces, and project management.

· Working Knowledge of USDA and FDA regulations

· Ability to question and direct cross functional teams without direct reporting structure.