R&D Technologist - Pillsbury Innovation - Golden Valley, MN

OVERVIEW

In Pillsbury, we believe what matters most is made at home. Therefore, we exist to help families make more homemade memories. Join us as an ITQ Technologist on the Pillsbury Innovation team as we look to be a part of the next generation of American families' baking memories!

Pillsbury is the largest and most profitable brand in NAR and is striving to be NAR's first $2B brand. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a brand focused on growth through innovation and core news. In this role, you will have the opportunity to leverage your strong technical and executional skills to support all aspects of the product development cycle - bench top through commercialization supporting innovation.

The right candidate for this role will leverage strong technical problem-solving skills, creativity, and experimentation on a high-priority business. The projects you support in this role will provide you with technical depth and will expose you to a broad range of projects across Pillsbury.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Design, coordinate, and execute experiments from bench top to full-scale manufacturing, including consumer testing; analyze experimental data and extract learning
• Collaborate with R&D leads and provide support across innovation; lead and own portions of work or projects; support broad initiatives across Pillsbury where needed
• Build and leverage internal/external network (e.g., suppliers) to support and execute work
• Participate in pipeline building activities across innovation and HMM
• Complete gPLM, PSA, Eclips, etc. activities

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• 2-year degree or high school degree with 3-5 years of related experience
• Computer/technology skills (e.g. Microsoft Office, Teams)
• Comfortable in a lab and manufacturing environment; comfortable operating equipment
• Knowledge of food safety and human safety
• Ability to communicate effectively and contribute to a team environment
• Ability to effectively manage multiple priorities

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Previous work experience in a related field (e.g., food product development)
• Ability to adapt to a dynamic work environment; desire to learn and apply new concepts quickly
• Strong self-starter and holds a high regard for the quality of work
• Experience working with suppliers and manufacturing plants

We exist to make food the world loves. But we do more than that. Our company is a place that prioritizes being a force for good, a place to expand learning, explore new perspectives and reimagine new possibilities, every day. We look for people who want to bring their best - bold thinkers with big hearts who challenge one other and grow together. Because becoming the undisputed leader in food means surrounding ourselves with people who are hungry for what's next.