The research and development work performed at PepsiCo changes the world, quite literally! Our teams of scientists, technologists and engineers are breaking new ground every day to make a positive and visible effect on consumer health and our planet.
Were leading the way in developing whats next, not only being one step ahead of consumer demand but also raising the bar on responsibility by collaborating upstream with the sales, marketing, supply chain and sustainability departments.
PepsiCo is one of the world's leading food and beverage companies with operations in over 200 countries, providing a global portfolio of diverse and beloved brands. Our global presence, combined with our pursuit of great science, offers you the opportunity to leverage your technical expertise and through the process of innovation, create a positive impact on peoples lives around the world. We are searching for an innovative professional with experience in the food industry R&D.
This role requires your skills and passion to drive leading-edge baking process technologies from concept to commercialization, applying fundamental engineering principles in combination with a creative mindset. Our desired candidate will lead to complex problems, yet still have the drive to be hands-on as the process is taken from pilot to full scale in a commercial facility. In this role, you will involve strong collaboration skills with PepsiCo colleagues and external partners.
Accountabilities:
Utilize engineering and scientific methods to invent and develop novel baking and technical solutions that create business opportunities in support of PepsiCos strategic market objectives.
Design and install pilot plant scale equipment to demonstrate the advantages of new processor solutions for the baking platform.
Define new capital requirements, specify unit operation performance criteria, and qualify new installations at commercial scale.
Lead overall project agenda including technical approach, setting timelines and budgeting.
Design and execute experiments, analyze and interpret data to make technical recommendations on process advancement.
Leverage external and internal experts for key scientific, analytical, and sensory research.
Perform basic economic evaluations on new processes and estimate the potential business value.
Partner externally to source ingredients and food processing equipment and leverage vendor expertise to implement new technologies
Participate as an active member of cross-functional business development teams comprised of individuals from a variety of disciplines, including Operations, Purchasing, Engineering and Regional R&D teams to scale successful processes to commercial production scale.
Act as an SME (Subject Matter of Expert) on the baking platforms for multiple regions within the business.
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Around the world, we're working hard to give people the tastes they crave and the nutrition they need. We dream globally and act locally, constantly innovating to sustain our planet, our people, our communities and our business practices. New markets mean new ways of doing business, and new ways of addressing health concerns, cultural differences and environmental challenges. Every day is an adventure, and an opportunity for personal and professional growth.
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