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Dawn Foods is a global leader in bakery manufacturing and ingredients distribution. As the partner of choice for inspiring bakery success, we help customers grow their business through meaningful partnerships, research-driven insights and innovations, and products and expertise they can depend on. As a family-owned company, our commitments to our people, products, customers, and corporate values, are all part of our recipe for success.

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Why work for Dawn Foods?

PEOPLE.    PRODUCTS.   CUSTOMERS.

Why should you apply? We invest in you!

• Industry-leading health insurance and well-being coverage after 1 month
• Competitive Pay
• Generous company retirement benefit contributions
• 3 Weeks of Vacation to Start
• Professional training
• professional growth through tuition assistance and educational programs
• An opportunity for career advancement, working as part of an empowering workforce
• A family-owned business with over 100 years of service

Job Purpose and Overview

With minimal supervision, this position supports product development projects from concept through commercialization for Bakery Ingredients and/or Finished Bakery Products and/or Pipeline innovation.  As part of a team, assists to develop and test formulas and processes for new products, quality improvements and cost reductions. May oversee the work of Interns or Technicians, providing guidance and assigning daily activities. Special assignments will be available to assist with career track decisions.

This position requires you to work onsite 5 days a week at our Burlington site. 

What will you do as a Food Scientist Ii at Dawn Foods? 

• Assists in gathering knowledge of our customers, consumers, and competitors.  Brings innovative ideas to support strategic plans and enable R&D to apply this knowledge to assigned projects.
• Continues to develop strong cross-functional relationships both within the R&D community as well as externally with, Marketing, Insights, Quality, Operations, Engineering, Regulatory, etc.
• Collaborates with manager and team to develop contingency plans.
• Actively seeks to enhance technical skills via project experience, seminars, professional meetings, additional course work, and/or literature.  Contributes to a learning environment for the team.  Creates a robust personal development plan in collaboration with the manager.
• Develop skill set as a subject matter expert to colleagues and management.
• Obtains and broadens knowledge of applicable manufacturing processes, safety procedures, GMPs, and food regulations.
• Seeks, evaluates, and utilizes technical information from external and internal sources (Vendors and senior R&D technical experts) to achieve objectives.  Applies technical knowledge to drive new innovation and change.
• With minimal supervision develops product formulations, plans and executes scientific experiments using established laboratory/pilot plant/operations methods.  Interprets results and translates them into possible solutions.
• Executes pilot lab runs, consumer tests, plant trials, and validation trials.
• Leads small and medium projects with minimal direction and demonstrates effective teamwork.  Effectively manages time and delivers projects on time and in full. 
• Maintain ingredient inventory and lot code tracking.  Keep accurate records of lab work and data analysis. Works with internal resources to quickly communicate needed information in case of recalls.
• Safely operates, cleans, and maintains lab ware and equipment used in a testing environment, while adhering to sanitation requirements in the handling and preparation of food products.
• Demonstrate proficiency with the Dawn specification system and write product, ingredient, and process specs.  Maintain internal records.  Ensures all ingredients and finished goods meet customer and FDA compliance guidelines.
• Performs other related duties as assigned or requested.                                                                        
• Demonstrates the "Dawn Values" of Team Dawn and Supports the Circle of Excellence.
• Travel up to 15%

What Does It Take to be a Food Scientist II at Dawn Foods?  

Below are the minimum qualifications to be a fit for this job.   

• Bachelor’s Degree in food science or related science field and 5 years of work experience in a food ingredient facility; or 9 years of relevant work experience in lieu of the bachelor’s degree.
• Strong interest in food science, baking, and food ingredients. 
• SAP and Optiva software experience preferred.

Physical Demands & Work Environment 

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a Team Member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. 

• Description of the physical requirements of the job (e.g., motor coordination, physical effort, movement required). 
• Description of the work environment (e.g., office setting, manufacturing facility). 

Note: The level of physical effort may vary from site to site and in some cases be greater or lesser than documented here. 

If this sounds like the opportunity that you have been looking for, please click "Apply.” 

About Our Benefits 
Dawn is proud to employ the top talent in the baking industry, and we reward our people with comprehensive health and well-being coverage, competitive compensation packages, and award-winning benefit offerings. Dawn encourages professional growth through tuition assistance and educational programs, and we are always searching for ways to improve our industry-leading services and benefits. We also help protect our team members’ future financial health with a generous RRSP matching program that provides additional retirement funds and many tools and resources for financial wellness. The contributions start as early as one month from employment. 

Compensation Range: 

$80,340 -$120,520 with bonus potential 

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An Equal Opportunity Employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity/gender expression, citizenship status, military or veteran status, genetic information or any other status or condition that is protected by applicable law.

Requisition ID: 36796