Job Description
Associate PD&A Scientist - Cranbury, NJ
Job Purpose:
This role is primarily responsible for the daily work required to formulate prototypes for customers. It is designed to provide necessary support for projects and customers.
Goals and Objectives:
- Provide innovative formulas meeting customer requirements for safe, stable and legal expectations.
- Provide support for cross functional teams.
- Ensure laboratory activities meet/exceed technical, safety and efficiency goals.
- Support commercialization activities for beverages and flavor systems.
Duties and Responsibilities:- Attend and implement training.
- Prepare customer demos.
- Enter and upload formulas (AS-400 & LEAD for pricing)
- Support ACM.
- Complete sensory testing.
- Completes stability testing and prepares report.
- Completes regulatory and manufacturing instruction requests.
- Conducts batching and sample preparation/shipping.
- Support ISO.
- Completes all Commercialization Activities.
- Independently develops robust formulas
Key Technical Skills and Knowledge:- BS or higher with up to 3 years experience (Food Science or related preferred) or High School Diploma or Associate Degree (with minimum of 7 years experience).
- Solid Mathematical Skills - The Individual is comfortable with basic calculations, ratio scaling, fraction proportioning, percentage calculations, along with graphing techniques, predictive modeling, etc.
- Basic Scientific Skills - The Individual is comfortable with common scientific terminology, basic chemistry terms and concepts, basic human physiology.
- Food Science Skills – The individual is comfortable with basic food science principles, including knowledge of food chemistry, lipids, carbohydrates, proteins and the principles of food processing.
- Bench Development Aptitude – Understanding of food manufacturing equipment operating procedures and desire to perform hands on development work with minimal supervision.
- Computer Skills - The Individual is comfortable with computer usage, internet access, Microsoft WORD, EXCEL and Email ( or similar program) usage, along with ability to create, edit, manipulate WORD and EXCEL files as well as basic presentation development using PowerPoint or other.
- Analytical Skills - The Individual is comfortable with basic instrument calibration, usage and reporting skills specifically but not limited to pH, Brix, spectrophotometers, TA.
- Problem Solving Skills - The Individual is capable of problem/root cause identification, alternative solution consideration and ultimate recommendation and selection of workable solution.
Key Success Factors:- Team Player - The Individual will be capable of being a member of a group who cooperates with other people and who balances personal interests in order to achieve a common goal.
- Clear Communication - The Individual will be capable of expressing a message to other people clearly and unambiguously, either in written or verbal format.
- Time Management - The Individual will be capable of managing their time commitments to get tasks done correctly in the time stipulated.
- Independent Working - The Individual will be capable of independent work habits with internal drive to achieve assigned tasks.
- Goal Oriented - The Individual will have the drive to achieve or reach one's target or goal.
- Success Driven - The Individual will have an ongoing drive to successfully achieve accomplishments.
- Flexible - The Individual will be capable of flexible approaches and able to change or be changed according to circumstances.
Competency Model:
- Decision Making/Problem Solving - Breaks down problems into components and recognizes interrelationships; makes sound, well-informed, and objective decisions. Compares data, information, and input from a variety of sources to draw conclusions; takes action that is consistent with available facts, constraints, and probable consequences.
- Initiative - Takes action without being asked or required to; achieves goals beyond job requirements; being proactive; taking prompt action to accomplish objectives.
- Adaptability - Adapts well to changes in assignments and priorities; adapts behavior or work methods in response to new information, changing conditions, or unexpected obstacles; approaches change positively and adjusts behaviors accordingly.
- Planning and Organizing - Organizes work, sets priorities, and determines resources requirements; determines necessary sequence of activities needed to achieve goals.
- Technical/Professional Knowledge and Skills - Possesses, acquires, and maintains the technical/professional expertise required to do the job effectively and to create client/customer solutions. Technical/professional expertise is demonstrated through problem solving, applying professional judgment, and competent performance.
- Work Standards - Sets high standards and well-defined, realistic goals for one’s self; displays a high level of effort and commitment towards completing assignments in a timely manner; works with minimal supervision; is motivated to achieve.
- Communication - Clearly conveys and receives information and ideas through a variety of media to individuals or groups in a manner that engages the listener, helps them understand and retain the message, and invites response and feedback. Keeps others informed as appropriate. Demonstrates good written, oral, and listening skills.
- Quality Orientation - Monitors and checks work to meet quality standards; demonstrates a high level of care and thoroughness; checks work to ensure completeness and accuracy.
- Customer/Client Focus - Makes customers/clients and their needs a primary focus of one’s actions; shows interest in and understanding of the needs and expectations of internal and external customers (including direct reports); gains customer trust and respect; meets or exceeds customer expectations.
- Teamwork - Participates as an active and contributing member of a team to achieve team goals. Works cooperatively with other team members, involves others, shares information as appropriate and shares credit for team accomplishments.
Before applying for an exempt, non-exempt or hourly job opportunity, you are expected to initiate a discussion and share your intentions with your supervisor. * If you’ve been in your current position for more than 18 months, supervisor approval is not required. * If you’ve been in your current position for less than 18 months, verbal supervisor approval is required.
Hiring Manager- Joshua Eliot
Recruiter- John Wagne
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City
Cranbury
State
NJ - New Jersey
Location Country
United States
About ADM
At ADM, we unlock the power of nature to provide access to nutrition worldwide. With industry-advancing innovations, a complete portfolio of ingredients and solutions to meet any taste, and a commitment to sustainability, we give customers an edge in solving the nutritional challenges of today and tomorrow. We’re a global leader in human and animal nutrition and the world’s premier agricultural origination and processing company. Our breadth, depth, insights, facilities and logistical expertise give us unparalleled capabilities to meet needs for food, beverages, health and wellness, and more. From the seed of the idea to the outcome of the solution, we enrich the quality of life the world over. Learn more at www.adm.com.
Base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Hourly and salaried non-exempt employees will also be paid overtime pay when working qualifying overtime hours.
If hired, employees will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base pay (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.
The pay range for this position is expected to be between:
$55,000.00 - $86,000.00
