Product Engineer in the Dairy Industry – Cheese Division in USA - AP

he 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. Annual Salary: $75-$100K 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 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 individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position. The above list reflects the general details necessary to describe the principle and essential functions of the position and shall not be construed as the only duties that may be assigned for the position