What are the responsibilities and job description for the Food Scientist position at Computech Corporation?
Job Title: R&D Specialist
Location: Plano, TX
Duration: 6 Months
DESCRIPTION OF JOB DUTIES & REQUIRED SKILLS:
1. Perform analytical and sensory bench-top experiments related to snack products.
2. Capable of understanding experimental requirements and paying attention to detail during design and execution of experiments.
3. Capable of managing and handling large numbers of samples across different settings (lab, storage, freezer, etc.) with order and efficiency.
4. Capable of collecting, processing and presenting data in a manner that enables good decision making (Expertise in excel is expected, and knowledge on other data software platforms is a nice to have).
5. Capable of interacting with other associates to independently identify and organize resources to comply with experimental agenda.
6. Capable of setting up product reviews with team.
REQUIRED SKILLS:
• Science degree (preferably Chemistry/Food Science major) or equivalent industry experience 3 years with food/beverage product and/or process development.
• Experience in conducting experiments in science.
• Self-motivated and comfortable doing repetitive tasks and parallel experiments.
• Excel/Word/MS Outlook - Microsoft product proficient. Other data analysis software is a nice to have.
• Good communication skills – oral and written (e.g. communication on telephone and internal to PepsiCo)
• Good organizational skills
• Attention to detail
• Works well in a team setting, working with multidisciplinary teams to achieve project objective
