Junior Technologist

Company description

Ferrero is a family-owned company with a truly progressive and global outlook and iconic brands such as Nutella®, Tic Tac®, Ferrero Rocher®, Raffaello®, Kinder Bueno® and Kinder Surprise®. As the love for our brands continues to grow, so too does our global reach. Represented in more than 50 countries, with products sold in more than 170, the Ferrero Group is loved by generations around the world. The secret to our global success? 40,000 dedicated employees who celebrate care and quality to craft a business, careers and brands we are proud of. Join us, and you could be one of them.

About the Role:

Candidate will play a supporting role in the research, development, and improvement of food products and processes at our Louisville production site.

Candidate will work closely with cross-functional teams internal to the plant, such as production, quality, maintenance and the warehouse team while also occasionally supporting external functions to the plant such as R&D, corporate quality, and procurement. You will ensure that our food products are safe, high-quality, and aligned with both regulatory standards and consumer expectations.

Candidate is expected to support the industrialization of new recipes, optimizing formulations, supporting sensory evaluations, and ensuring compliance with food safety

This role requires both scientific knowledge and creative thinking to bring new and improved food products from concept to market, while also playing a key supporting role to daily production activities and tasks

Hours for a Jr. Technologist are typically 7:30am to 4:00pm.

Can vary based on production needs, new machine installations, line support and training

The Jr. Technologist reports to the Sr. Technologist

Main Responsibilities:

• Knowledge of, and skill in, Organoleptic Testing (relating to sensory organs – taste);

• Knowledge of industrial equipment, industrial food processing and packaging technology, standard operating procedures, health & safety, quality standards and work instructions, industrial installations.

• Responsible for data collection and system analysis for the processes relating to the results of the finished goods

• Define, measure, analyze, improve, and control line parameters or centerlines for processing and packaging technology

• Responsible for affecting necessary changes to ensure product composition is maintained within specifications

• Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic form

• Share knowledge about developing the product specification/requirements with plant Production and Quality Department

• Assist in procedure and SOP creation and implementation

• In collaboration with Quality, organizes and participates in products or material verification sample sessions and assist in the recording of results of production samples

• Develop, compile and analyze sampling results and support Production and Quality to define/determine corrective action

• Be a point of contact for the Technology department within the assigned production unit

• Support maintenance, quality and production by advising on operational procedures and how that machinery may impact our product’s performance

Who we are looking for:

• Bachelor's Degree in STEM related field at a minimum

• 1-3 years experience

• Preferred background in food science, food engineering or process engineering. Technical or data background is advantageous for this role.

Diversity Statement

Ferrero is committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture in which all employees feel welcomed and appreciated and have the same opportunities. We believe all of our people are equally talented in their own way. In nurturing the curiosity and natural abilities of our employees, we provide them, generation after generation, the means to succeed personally and professionally, enabling them to craft their journey at Ferrero. The diversity of our talents is what makes our work environment multicultural, innovative and highly rewarding.

How to be successful in the role and at Ferrero:

Consumers, quality and care are at the heart of everything we do. So, to be successful at Ferrero, you’ll need to be just as consumer and product centric as we are - dedicated to crafting brilliant results for consumers around the world.