Specialist Product Development

Driven by integrity and united by the people-and-pet bond, we find strong purpose in the work we do and an even greater joy in those we get to work alongside. Together, we harness the expertise of our long-standing tradition of excellence to embrace possibility and continuously push to do what's never been done before in pet care. Discover your purpose and fuel your passions when you bring your love of pets to a team that prides itself on the power of togetherness—We are Proudly Connected. Purely Driven.

 

Position Summary

 

Together, our Research & Product Development team is driven by a shared passion for pets and people. We have the extraordinary opportunity to innovate and develop products that improve pet wellness while remaining pioneers in the industry. We take pride in representing our portfolio of industry firsts with over 500 scientists including nutritionists, chemists, immunologists, microbiologists, veterinarians, and more. We collaborate to bring our ideas to life and make a meaningful impact with an emphasis on safety and sustainability. Join us in this exhilarating journey where innovation knows no bounds, and together, we’ll shape the future of petcare. 

 

Our Product Development Specialist brings ideas to life for both our wet and dry factories. As part of the Technical Applications Group, you’ll create the flavors, shapes, and textures invented in marketing and so enjoyed by pets. Join us and manage various intermediate-term product developments and engineering processes for the business, as well as provide technical support to manufacturing operations. You’ll leverage your sharp science background and food formulation experience to effectively qualify new raw materials and suppliers. By managing product formulas with appropriate ingredient, nutritional, regulatory, and analytical requirements, you’ll identify and lead performance, waste reduction, and quality improvement projects to help us remain a leader.

 

Buckle up because you can expect to work on fast-paced, multi-functional teams focused on taking new products from conception to market.

 

• Manage development, scale up, and implementation of technologies to improve the performance of existing products and develop new products
• Explore innovative applications of pet food product/process possibilities based on current state-of-the-art food technology
• Serve as a technical resource for marketing to develop a robust pipeline of product development opportunities inclusive of developing technical project plans and timelines for all assigned projects
• Support product formulation including appropriate ingredients, nutritional, regulatory, and analytical requirements
• Proactively monitor and provide product maintenance for assigned product responsibilities requiring standardized scientific procedures 
• Initiate and implement cost reduction ideas for assigned product lines and factories

 

*Approximately 50% travel required

 

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree 
• 1+ year of product development (food), formulation and scale-up experience, or related

 

The approximate pay range for this position is $79,000 to $100,000. Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Final compensation may vary based on factors including but not limited to knowledge, skills and abilities as well as geographic location.

 

Nestlé offers performance-based incentives and a competitive total rewards package, which includes a 401k with Company match, healthcare coverage and a broad range of other benefits. Incentives and/or benefit packages may vary depending on the position. Learn more at About Us | About Us | Making an Impact | Nestle Careers (nestlejobs.com) 

 

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