Senior Food Scientist I - R0395561-4330
- TYSON SALES AND DISTRIBUTION, INC.
- Springdale, Arkansas
- Full Time
Senior Food Scientist I - R...
at TYSON SALES AND DISTRIBUTION, INC. in Springdale, Arkansas, United States
Job Description
Certain roles at Tyson require background checks. If you are offered a position that requires a background check you will be provided additional documentation to complete once an offer has been extended.
Job Details:
Focus areas are developing and commercializing new and improved products and/or processes, emerging technologies, and cost optimization through guidance from their manager. This covers all stages of product development and process development including writing new product specifications, ensuring regulatory labeling and food safety requirements are met. The person in this position will have a strong working knowledge of the scientific methods and is expected to leverage knowledge related to ingredients, product formulation and food processing to support best in class development of new, innovative food products.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
Working with and strongly influencing marketing, insights, sales, , FSQA, operations and purchasing departments, coordinating with suppliers of ingredients, ensuring smooth start-up for new product production processes
Modifying or optimizing existing products, developing specifications for product production labeling, and compiling cost analysis information.
Work multiple development and optimization projects of moderate complexity, independently, from concept through commercialization with guidance from manager. This includes planning, executing experiments, analyzing data, reporting results.
Execute the development process with activities that include bench top development, pilot plant testing, and scale-up production at a federally inspected research facility and final commercialization at full scale production facility
Strong working knowledge of the following is a plus: poultry new product development and optimization including battered and breaded products as well as water jet portioning technologies.
Help team to identify innovation that is treated as IP that can give Tyson a competitive edge in the industry
Analyze data to build product specifications that are process capable
Present technical data or concepts to laypersons on their level of understanding
Compile cost analysis information and provide to product management
Ensure costing structure meets the financial expectations of projects
Work on cross functional teams across the organization for project completion that will ultimately help achieve our growth and EBIT strategies
Travel to plant production facilities
Take on and complete special projects as needed.
Develop samples/prototypes of new products, modifying existing products, optimizing existing products, developing specifications
Develop product production labels and compile cost analysis information
Strong working knowledge of the scientific methods and is expected to leverage knowledge related to ingredients, product formulation and food processing to support best in class development of new, innovative food products
Work with and influence cross functional team members (marketing, sales, FSQA, operations and purchasing departments, coordinating with suppliers of ingredients) while ensuring smooth start-up for new product production processes
Work with process development to develop process flow charts for engineering
Ability and Initiative to grow within the organization and develop a personal development plan with your manager
Requirements for Senior Food Scientist I:
Education: BS MS or PhD in Food Science Meat Science Food Engineering or related field.
Experience: PhD with minimum of 2 years of relevant experience, M.S. with minimum of 3 years of relevant experience, B.S. with minimum of 5 years of relevant experience No degree with minimum of 10 years relevant experience
Computer Skills: Requires good computer skills with ability to fully utilize MS Office products and Tyson systems (or like systems).
Communication Skills: Good verbal and written communication skills required, presentation skills required, must have the ability to effectively communicate with cross functional business partners
Special Skills: Strong critical thinking, analytical and problem-solving skills, strong project management skills. Strong numerical skills, understanding of product formulation, food processing and the Research and Development process, understanding of regulatory labeling and food safety requirements
Supervisory: May supervise a team of hourly technicians that support a team of scientists.
Travel: Minimum 25% (12+ trips a year)
Travel will be required to accomplish our internal and external customer needs
This includes customer meetings, visiting production facilities for testing and commercialization of new products, process trouble shooting and any other regular business needs.
Sponsorship is not available for this role.
Relocation Assistance Eligible:
Yes
Work Shift:
1ST SHIFT (United States of America)
Hourly Applicants ONLY -You must complete the task after submitting your application to provide additional information to be considered for employment.
Tyson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, national origin, color, religion, age, genetics, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status.
We provide our team members and their families with paid time off; 401(k) plans; affordable health, life, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits; and more.
If you would like to learn more about your data privacy rights and how you may use that information, please read our Job Applicant Privacy Notice here.
Unsolicited Assistance: Tyson Foods and its subsidiaries do not accept unsolicited support from external recruitment vendors for open positions within the United States. Any resumes or candidate profiles submitted by recruitment vendors or headhunters to any employee or applicant tracking system at Tyson Foods or its subsidiaries, without a valid written request and search agreement approved by HR, will be considered the property of Tyson Foods. No fees will be paid if the candidate is hired due to an unsolicited referral. To view full details and how to apply, or
at TYSON SALES AND DISTRIBUTION, INC. in Springdale, Arkansas, United States
Job Description
Certain roles at Tyson require background checks. If you are offered a position that requires a background check you will be provided additional documentation to complete once an offer has been extended.
Job Details:
Focus areas are developing and commercializing new and improved products and/or processes, emerging technologies, and cost optimization through guidance from their manager. This covers all stages of product development and process development including writing new product specifications, ensuring regulatory labeling and food safety requirements are met. The person in this position will have a strong working knowledge of the scientific methods and is expected to leverage knowledge related to ingredients, product formulation and food processing to support best in class development of new, innovative food products.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
Working with and strongly influencing marketing, insights, sales, , FSQA, operations and purchasing departments, coordinating with suppliers of ingredients, ensuring smooth start-up for new product production processes
Modifying or optimizing existing products, developing specifications for product production labeling, and compiling cost analysis information.
Work multiple development and optimization projects of moderate complexity, independently, from concept through commercialization with guidance from manager. This includes planning, executing experiments, analyzing data, reporting results.
Execute the development process with activities that include bench top development, pilot plant testing, and scale-up production at a federally inspected research facility and final commercialization at full scale production facility
Strong working knowledge of the following is a plus: poultry new product development and optimization including battered and breaded products as well as water jet portioning technologies.
Help team to identify innovation that is treated as IP that can give Tyson a competitive edge in the industry
Analyze data to build product specifications that are process capable
Present technical data or concepts to laypersons on their level of understanding
Compile cost analysis information and provide to product management
Ensure costing structure meets the financial expectations of projects
Work on cross functional teams across the organization for project completion that will ultimately help achieve our growth and EBIT strategies
Travel to plant production facilities
Take on and complete special projects as needed.
Develop samples/prototypes of new products, modifying existing products, optimizing existing products, developing specifications
Develop product production labels and compile cost analysis information
Strong working knowledge of the scientific methods and is expected to leverage knowledge related to ingredients, product formulation and food processing to support best in class development of new, innovative food products
Work with and influence cross functional team members (marketing, sales, FSQA, operations and purchasing departments, coordinating with suppliers of ingredients) while ensuring smooth start-up for new product production processes
Work with process development to develop process flow charts for engineering
Ability and Initiative to grow within the organization and develop a personal development plan with your manager
Requirements for Senior Food Scientist I:
Education: BS MS or PhD in Food Science Meat Science Food Engineering or related field.
Experience: PhD with minimum of 2 years of relevant experience, M.S. with minimum of 3 years of relevant experience, B.S. with minimum of 5 years of relevant experience No degree with minimum of 10 years relevant experience
Computer Skills: Requires good computer skills with ability to fully utilize MS Office products and Tyson systems (or like systems).
Communication Skills: Good verbal and written communication skills required, presentation skills required, must have the ability to effectively communicate with cross functional business partners
Special Skills: Strong critical thinking, analytical and problem-solving skills, strong project management skills. Strong numerical skills, understanding of product formulation, food processing and the Research and Development process, understanding of regulatory labeling and food safety requirements
Supervisory: May supervise a team of hourly technicians that support a team of scientists.
Travel: Minimum 25% (12+ trips a year)
Travel will be required to accomplish our internal and external customer needs
This includes customer meetings, visiting production facilities for testing and commercialization of new products, process trouble shooting and any other regular business needs.
Sponsorship is not available for this role.
Relocation Assistance Eligible:
Yes
Work Shift:
1ST SHIFT (United States of America)
Hourly Applicants ONLY -You must complete the task after submitting your application to provide additional information to be considered for employment.
Tyson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, national origin, color, religion, age, genetics, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status.
We provide our team members and their families with paid time off; 401(k) plans; affordable health, life, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits; and more.
If you would like to learn more about your data privacy rights and how you may use that information, please read our Job Applicant Privacy Notice here.
Unsolicited Assistance: Tyson Foods and its subsidiaries do not accept unsolicited support from external recruitment vendors for open positions within the United States. Any resumes or candidate profiles submitted by recruitment vendors or headhunters to any employee or applicant tracking system at Tyson Foods or its subsidiaries, without a valid written request and search agreement approved by HR, will be considered the property of Tyson Foods. No fees will be paid if the candidate is hired due to an unsolicited referral. To view full details and how to apply, or
Job ID: 479906535
Originally Posted on: 6/5/2025
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