Formulations Scientist

Overview

For nearly a century, The Jel Sert Company has focused on creating high-quality, high-value foods and beverages. Jel Sert is recognized as a Great Place to Work and as a Best Workplace to Work in Chicago and in Manufacturing and Production. We are currently looking for a passionate, self-motivated, and dedicated individual to join our dynamic marketing team as a FORMULATION SCIENTIST to support our brands such as Otter Pops, Flavor Ice, Wyler's Italian Ice, Wyler's Light, Pure Kick, Flavor Aid, My T Fine, and Royal.

If you are looking for a work environment that encourages personal growth, responsibility, and a shared vision for creating incredible products that help create lasting memories, then Jel Sert wants you.

The FORMULATIONS SCIENTIST is primarily responsible for formulation development related to new products and product improvements. This includes branded, licensed and contract items. This position is also responsible for primary technical transfer of the new formulations into commercial operations - in conjunction with the Jel Sert Technical Development Group.

• Formulating and executing product development from bench to production scale for new products and/or product improvements across various product lines/programs, while adhering to project timeline and cost parameters.
• Perform new product development that require knowledge and experience in both processing technologies and product formulation.
• Optimize existing formulas to achieve cost savings.
• Create and maintain formulations, specifications, processes, and testing procedures.
• Coordinate bench samples for prototyping and Sales/Marketing presentations.
• Collaborate with Operations, Quality Control, Supply Chain, Packaging and Business Development to conduct trials, complete projects and meet production timing.
• Work with contract customers as needed.
• Adhere to all GMP and SQF procedures.
• Work with vendors to identify ingredient improvements, innovative ingredient applications and process improvements.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

• Must have a minimum of 3 years' experience in product development formulating nutritional and food products.
• Ability to work with others in a high-paced environment.
• Organizational skills to manage multiple projects, timelines and communication to appropriate team members.
• Sensory evaluation skills; ability to set up, conduct and analyze results.
• General knowledge of manufacturing procedures, capabilities, and departments (e.g., powder blending and filling, liquid processing and filling).
• Bachelor's degree in food science, chemistry or biology required;
  Masters in Food Science a plus.
• Dietary supplement formulation experience a plus.
• Experience with Genesis Nutrition Software a plus.

• Must have excellent communication skills, written and verbal.
• Must have strong analytical skills.
• Passion for the creation of new and exciting products.
• Self-starter that is naturally curious and enjoys working in a fast-paced, innovation-centric environment.
• Project management, attention to detail and organizational skills.

The Jel Sert Company is committed to pay transparency and will provide further compensation information during the interview process. The minimum compensation for the Formulations Scientist is $68,584. Compensation is determined by a candidate's experience, education, skills, training, and internal equity within our organization. Actual compensation will be determined upon an offer. In addition to a competitive compensation package, regular full-time corporate employees of Jel Sert are eligible for our extensive benefits programs, which can be reviewed here.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Standing:
  Remaining upright on the feet, particularly for sustained periods.
• Reaching:
  Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
• Walking:
  Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.
• Lifting:
  Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position to position.
• Fingering:
  Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with whole hand or arm as in handling.
• Grasping:
  Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
• Talking:
  Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word.
• Hearing:
  Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction.
• Repetitive Motions:
  Making substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.
• Kneeling:
  Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.
• Crouching:
  Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.
• Ability to lift up to…