R&D Product Development

R&D Product Development - Warrendale (onsite)

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Job Title: R&D Technician - Product Development
Job Type: (Accounting/Finance Admin/Clerical Business Professional Creative Healthcare Light Industrial Scientific Technical) Scientific / Technical
Number of openings requested: 1
Title Type: (Plant Non-Plant Professional) Professional (Food product development)
Work Location: (Remote City & State or both for Hybrid) 1000 Ericsson Drive Bldg1 Warrendale PA
Requisition Owner Name:
Project Manager Name on Capital Project (NA if this is not a Capital Project): N/A
Hiring Managers Email Address:
Cost Center #: C
WBS Element: (If not applicable list Cost Center) C
WBS Element/Project Funding Total $$ (If not applicable list N/A) N/A
Hours Per Day / Hours Per Week: (Project Based Work) 8/40
Company Code: U025
Product Category / GL Account: /
Finance/ZBB Approver/Controllership (who is providing authorization for contingent request): Paige Condon
Finance/ZBB/Controllership Approval Method (email TEAMS ping other): *************
Finance/ZBB/Controllership Approval Date: 5/14/2026
Supplier/Vendor: (if you don t have a specific supplier in mind list all ) All
Job Description: (please attach)
Scheduled Days of the Week & Hours: M-F
Pay Rate: Level 1 (BR /hr)
BR: BR
Start Date: ASAP
End Date: 12/31/2026 (6 to June 302027 likely)
Looking to Convert to FTE (full time employment):
(yes or no) Potentially Yes
Interview Process: (individual or panel one or multiple) Multiple
Interview Type: (video call in-person) video (Mon of Fri) / in-person (Tues Wed Thur)

Must Haves:
-Sufficient hands-on lab experience from internship/co-op experience
-Attention to detail
-Self-starter with ability to handle multiple assignments/tasks concurrently.

Job Description
R&D Technician- Product Development

Role Summary
This is a research based technical development role providing direction for and execution of projects across our North America Zone Taste Elevation business. The candidate will be supporting technical projects to meet business initiatives focused on Innovation and Renovation. This candidate must have a technical background and excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to apply prior learning or scientific principles to new situations. This position requires an individual to manage multiple assignments/ tasks concurrently and demonstrate the ability to complete work with minimal guidance. Exhibiting a collaborative mindset and applying creative solutions are a must.

Key Components
Conducting bench top experiments and / or analytical measurements in the lab.
Test new products for flavor texture color nutritional content shelf-life and adherence to government and industry standards.
Support development and commercialization of new / improved products existing products reviewing and evaluating ingredients and delivering cost savings across the Condiments and Sauces unit.
Work collaboratively with Packaging Quality Operations Project Management Marketing Sales to drive scope implement projects to meet the business objectives.
Includes activities such as feasibility assessments prototype development costing supervision of factory trials development of recipe and factory documentation recipe and label development technical approval shelf life assessments and technical support for initial factory production.

Qualifications:
Good communication attention to detail critical thinking and investigation skills.
Self-starter with a passion to learn a must.
Handle multiple assignments / tasks concurrently and seek guidance as needed.
Strong understanding of Design of Experiments
B.S. degree in Food Dairy Meat Science or Chemical Engineering or equivalent
Internship or Co-op Experience in the food or consumer products industry preferred