Formulations Scientist

Department : Business Development

Location : Onsite (West Chicago, IL)

Minimum Salary : $68,584

Employment Type : Regular Full Time

Shift : 1st Shift

Scheduled Work Hours : 8 : 30am-5 : 00pm Monday - Friday

For nearly a century, The Jel Sert Company has focused on creating high-quality, high-value foods and beverages that help bring people together. Jel Sert is proud of being awarded the Great Place to Work certification, along with being recognized as a Best Workplace to Work in Chicago and Best Workplace to Work 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.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• 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.

QUALIFICATIONS

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.

EDUCATION and / or EXPERIENCE

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, and ABILITIES

BENEFITS & SALARY

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.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

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

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Mainly lab environment with some office and plant work. In the lab environment, one will work, from time to time, with hazardous chemicals with supplied safety equipment and is subject to atmospheric conditions such as dust.

FOOD SAFETY RESPONSIBLITIES

Follow applicable procedures and work instructions.

Monitor QCP, if applicable QCCP's

Back-up to R & D Manager

IMPACT ON JEL SERT SUCCESS

Development of new Jel Sert formulations and new contract formulations in general is integral to the success and growth of Jel Sert as a whole.