JOB DESCRIPTION:

This is an opportunity to create and develop new beverages for a large coffee company in Seattle. Our over-arching purpose within R&D is to ignite innovation and co-create to bring the future of our client to life today. We are the indisputable leader in break-through beverage innovation, delivering relevant experiences and meaningful moments for customers and partners. This posting is for a contractor role in beverage R&D, for the creation and optimization of beverages for our cafés and/or alternate business channels across the globe. Come be a part of our team!

Core Competencies:

Customer Focus: Delivers legendary service that meets and exceeds all customers’ expectation.Ethics and Integrity: Adheres to our clients values, beliefs and principles during good & bad times.Composure: Remains calm, maintains perspective and responds in a professional manner when faced with tough situations.Personal Learning: Takes personal responsibility for the continuous learning of new knowledge, skills and experiences.Dealing with Ambiguity: Able to successfully function during times of uncertainty and changing priorities.Decision-Making: Makes timely and quality decisions based on a mixture of analysis, wisdom, experience and judgment.Interpersonal Savvy: Builds effective relationships with all people; up, down and sideways, inside and outside of our client.Results Oriented: Gets results and achieves goals.

Daily Responsibilities:

Contribute to our client's success by leading and executing projects through exploration and creation of new innovations and ingredient technology, in coordination with other stakeholders within and outside the team.Manage multiple projects simultaneously, across platforms or channels with some guidance, ensuring that briefs deliver to the strategy and that concepts meet the briefs.Utilize business and customer insights to generate cost savings and ingredient supply continuity that ties to broader strategy and company goals.Communicate cross-functionally and with leadership to advance recommendations and use storytelling to present concepts and ideas.Manage manufacturing trials from pilot through scale up, commercialization and launch at supplier manufacturing facilities.Apply your technical knowledge and project learnings to write plant trial protocol and product specifications, seeking guidance when needed.

Key projects:

Will work on a variety of projects as they arise based on their skill level.Work on new seasonal projects, will vary which one is assigned to them based on skillset and experience.Coffee and Dairy experience type projects, CPG or channel products.

Team Culture/Work Environment:

Collaborative R&D team working on the product launches and promos.Weekly cross functional meetings.

REQUIRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE:

Educational Requirements:

Degree in Food Science, Nutrition, or related scientific discipline.

Years Experience:

Minimum 3-5 years’ experience in food and beverage innovation/product development, bench-top to full scale commercialization and process improvement or development.

Required Experience:

Strong knowledge and experience in product development and manufacturing scale up of food and beverage products.Strong verbal and written communication skill.Applies ingredient functionality, processing, quality assurance principles, food safety requirements.Strong collaboration and problem-solving skill, managing projects and change.Project managementAbility to work in a matrixed environment.Ability to be agile and manage their time effectively based on prioritiesKnowledge of food and beverage technology, ingredient functionalities, chemistry, or engineering including processing and manufacturingUnderstanding of beverage ingredients such as sauces, syrups, dry mixes, dairy.Understanding coffee specific ingredients such as soluble and whole bean.Knowledge of development and scale up of food and beverage productsKnowledge of food quality control, safety and microbiologyKnowledge of sensory, experimental design, statistics, and consumer research methodologies

Preferred (not required) Requirements:

Previous lab (R&D) experienceCulinary experienceInnovative mindset

Technology Requirements:

Basic skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OutlookStrong problem solving and communication skills, written and verbal.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $35.00 - $38.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Seattle,WA.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Feb 27, 2025.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

At Actalent, diversity and inclusion are a bridge towards the equity and success of our people. DE&I are embedded into our culture through:

Hiring diverse talent Maintaining an inclusive environment through persistent self-reflection Building a culture of care, engagement, and recognition with clear outcomes Ensuring growth opportunities for our people

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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