Animal scientist Jobs in Buffalo, NY

Description

Lactalis USA is currently seeking candidates to join our USA R&D Sensory team in Buffalo, NY.

Lactalis, the world leader in dairy, is a family-owned business with more than 85,000 pragmatic and ambitious professionals worldwide, committed to nurturing the future by providing healthy and delicious dairy products that bring people together every day. We produce award-winning dairy products that bring people together every day. We offer an enviable range of dairy brands including Galbani, President, Kraft Natural Cheese, Cracker Barrel, Black Diamond, Parmalat, Siggi's, and Stonyfield Organic in addition to several brands imported from our affiliates in Europe.

At Lactalis, our core values of AMBITION , ENGAGEMENT , and SIMPLICITY are at the heart of everything we do. We are dedicated to building a safe, diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace and we know that our candidates come from many different backgrounds, cultures, and experiences. If you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job posting, we still encourage you to apply and share with us your STORY , your PASSION , and your EXPERTISE ! You may be just the perfect candidate for this or other roles within our company.

Lactalis is an equal employment opportunity employer. We will not discriminate against applicants with regard to any legally-recognized basis including, but not limited to : veteran status, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, and physical or mental disabilities.

From your PASSION to ours

As a Sensory scientist, the role will carry out responsibilities such as coordinating and directing various Sensory activities including the Sensory Expert and Plant Trained Panels. This will include providing detailed statistics on panel results as well as contributing to the deployment of the Quality Product Process within the Lactalis American Group. Further, the scientist will be required to provide Monthly summary reports to the plants, Corporate QA and France QA.

From your EXPERTISE to ours

Key responsibilities for this position include :

• Provide technical knowledge as it relates to sensory evaluation that is currently acceptable in the sensory field.
• Manage and oversee all aspects of the Sensory Expert Panels of various dairy categories :

o Procure commercially available products for tasting as needed

o Prepare samples for the expert panels

o Set up the room for tasting sessions

o Manage panel attendance for panelist compensation

o Analyze the results by following best practices and using appropriate statistical tools

WORK CONDITIONS

Requirements

From your STORY to ours

Qualified applicants will contribute the following :

O Bachelor's degree is preferred.

O A major in Food Science is a plus.

O 4+ years R&D or Food Science experience is required.

O Experience in Food Industry preferred

O Must have some experience with conducting sensory testing, setup and interpretation of results.

O Must have some knowledge of cheese and have a desire to learn and explore the various varieties, qualities, etc.

O Good knowledge of statistics and data analysis

O Good knowledge and sensory evaluation

O Detail oriented

O Analytical skills - strong numerical skills and ability to provide statistical data

O Communication skills

O Self-starter and ability to work independently