Senior Bakery Scientist

Senior Bakery Scientist

Glanbia  

Join this dynamic team focused on delivering better nutrition for every step of life’s journey

At Glanbia Nutritionals Inc., our portfolio centers on dairy and non-dairy nutritional ingredients. We co-innovate and deliver ingredient solutions and precision premixes for use in the mainstream food and beverage, infant and clinical, and functional nutrition markets. We are the number one provider of whey-based nutritional ingredients globally and the number one producer of American-style cheddar cheese. Our protein systems have transformed the bar and beverage categories — bringing increased levels of protein, cleaner labels and greater product functionality to market. We have a direct presence in 21 countries, with manufacturing facilities in the US, Germany and China, and international sales and technical offices around the world.

The Opportunity 

This position is a senior research scientist working at the bench and pilot plant to support the development strategy of the bakery business.  This position will perform new product development in the form of ingredient development, applications research, process enhancement and provide technical support for internal groups and external customers. This is a leadership position with a team of scientist and bakery technician to support our bakery agenda.

• New Product Development of bakery and other food products related to utilizing specialty grains, proteins, dough conditioners, mold inhibitors, enzymes, emulsifiers, gluten-free and egg-free systems, etc.
• Plan and design robust bake test experiments that can be statistically analysed and stand up under scientific scrutiny
• Work with suppliers and contract manufacturing as needed in developing processes and new ingredients
• Review scientific literature and pull together potential solutions based on prior work
• Develop laboratory/bench-top chemical, application and/or clinical analyses
• Operate and troubleshoot instruments and pilot equipment in our bakery laboratory creating a more efficient R&D operations
• Provide customer support and visits with a sales rep to give technical assistance to customer-based projects
• Collaborate with commercial and product management teams for commercialization of projects
• Take food and supplement formulations from bench-top to pilot plant scale
• Provide technical support to scale up commercial and collaborative opportunities at external plants

The Skills you will bring to the team

• Must possess a B.S. degree with a minimum of five years related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience; Master of Science degree (M.S.) or Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) preferred.
• Experience in bakery industry is required.  Knowledge/experience working with enzymes, dough conditioners and/or dough preservatives in a variety of finished baked good applications is preferred.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents. Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community. Ability to write speeches and articles for publication that conforms to prescribed style and format.

If you think you have what it takes, but don't necessarily meet every single point on the job description, please apply!

Where and how you will work  

The opportunity will be based in Twin Falls, ID fully onsite with relocation assistance provided.

What we would like to offer you!  

The opportunity to develop your career on a global stage, continuous learning through an on-demand learning platform, and acompetitive compensation package including staff discounts, generous family leave policy, health & dental plan, competitive salary, 401K.  

About Glanbia  

The Glanbia Group comprises three divisions: Glanbia Performance Nutrition, Glanbia Nutritional's, and Joint Ventures. Collectively and with our partners we offer an incredible breadth of expertise in nutrition. We employ a team of 6,000 people, work with global food and beverage companies, and sell our award-winning and market-leading products in 130 countries worldwide.  

At Glanbia, we celebrate diversity, because we know that our individual strengths make us stronger together. We welcome and encourage interest from a variety of candidates, we will give your application consideration, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status.

At Glanbia, our culture celebrates individuality, knowing that together we are more.

At Glanbia, we celebrate diversity, because we know that our individual strengths make us stronger together. We welcome and encourage interest from a wide variety of candidates, and we will give your application consideration, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status. 

At Glanbia our culture will celebrate individuality, knowing that together we are more.