SUMMARY: The purpose of this position is to provide scientific and practical data to help improve existing and develop new flour products, milling processes, and/or bakery mix products in order to maintain or improve Mennel’s competitive advantage. The Bakery Product Development position is an entry-level position for employees who strive to use and grow their understanding of science to deliver innovation. This position will sustain the Mission and Motto and Food Safety and Quality Statement of the Mennel Milling Company. 

PRIMARY WORK SHIFT: This position works Monday through Friday 7AM-4PM. 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily with or without accommodation. 

• Follow all food and personal safety rules and regulations in respect to GMP’s, OSHA, HACCP, the Global Food Safety Initiative, the US FDA Food Safety Modernization Act as stated in the FS&Q Statement, and sanitation guidelines as set forth by the company as listed in Corporate Health, Safety & Environmental (HSE) and attend all required training sessions. Maintain the department/facility in an everyday audit ready condition.
• Complete onboarding requirements for Mennel systems, operations and safety.
• Build a foundation of R&D skills, such as practical hands-on experimentation, problem solving, use of scientific method to generate and interpret data, and make discoveries related to project needs.
• Collaboratively works with others to develop technical understanding and learn their role of innovation through experimentation.
• Develop a thorough understanding of the fundamental science and technology in their area and use hands-on experimentation to deliver against objectives of the project.
• Look for new ways to approach experimentation and new skills to develop that will promote a learning culture.
• Will spend a majority of the time through hands-on experimentation and learning in the ‘lab’, mastering fundamental methods, familiarizing themselves with our products, and demonstrating critical thinking skills and technical understanding.
• Will take on more independent responsibility for the application of their technical knowledge and execution of specific project activities once they have established the requisite level of foundational technical knowledge.
• Leverages knowledge obtained from academics, research, and lab experimentation to develop a basic knowledge of technology, methods and trends.
• Other duties may be assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

This position has no supervisory duties.

QUALIFICATIONS:

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required to perform this job. 

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Baking Science, Milling Science, Food Science, Food Chemistry, or related discipline and/or equivalent work experience is required. 
• Must have strong research aptitude and technical skills.
• Must have solid communication skills and be able to interact and productively communicate with all levels of the organization.
• Must be a self-starter and maintain high level of self-motivation.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, memos, procedures, and plans. Ability to write, complete checklists and other basic documentation and correspondence. Ability to effectively present information or data in one-on-one and small group situations to co-workers, supervisors, and managers.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

REASONING ABILITY:

Must use solid judgment when making decisions. Must have ability to quickly recognize and plan for changing work duties and events.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to perform maintenance tasks, reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, twist, crouch, or crawl, and talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds or more. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to conditions that are typical to an office environment.