The Hershey Company · 8 hours ago
Research Scientist R&D Salty Pretzels
Hershey, PA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid LevelThe Hershey Company is a leading confectionery manufacturer, and they are seeking a Research Scientist for their Salty R&D team. This role involves leading product innovation projects, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and utilizing technical expertise to drive the development of new salty snack products.
ConfectioneryFood and BeverageManufacturingService IndustrySnack Food
Responsibilities
Leverage knowledge and experience to drive Salty product innovation with focus on pretzels initiatives
Lead prototyping and development of low to medium complexity projects from benchtop to manufacturing scale
Participate in project design and methodology, test ideas through experimentation, and determine next steps through problem solving and statistics
Problem solving through application of knowledge and creative thinking
Ensure product knowledge and technology transfer through project reports and presentations
Collect, organize, and analyze data to draw actionable conclusions
Actively work to expand baking and snack expertise while staying engaged in current snacking trends
Support continuous improvement initiatives, including internal and co-man opportunities
Work within a team to ensure product recipe and specification documentation is complete and accurate
Lead 40%
Assist 25%
Lead/Support private label and branded innovation projects working with internal and external partners to scale from bench through commercialization
Champion assigned projects through innovation process
Seek new ingredient and technologies to address formulation/processing challenges
Test ideas through experimental design, collect and analyze data using analytical process tools to provide recommendations
Have a good understanding of current ingredient and processing technologies across salty snacks industry and continue to explore new and breakthrough technologies
Audit legacy data to ensure accurate ingredient and recipe entry
Follow up with suppliers, vendors, cross-functional team members for any missing information
Support process improvement initiatives by partnering with Supply Chain, Engineering, and QRC
Design and execute experiments, analyze data, and provide conclusions
Prepare all project reports as required
Create and deliver presentations of significant results to drive business decisions
Qualification
Required
Knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)
Typical lab analytical techniques
Baking and/or snacks technologies
Research methodology
Comfortable operating laboratory, pilot plant and plant equipment
Excellent math and computer skills
Operations/Manufacturing knowledge with some exposure to a production environment
Familiarity with regulatory and standards compliance with some exposure to ESHA Genesis
Technical writing
Scale-up/plant test process
Ability to collaborate across departments and leverage external consultants and vendors to deliver on project timelines
Ability to work effectively in a team environment and independently in a flexible work environment with changing priorities
Excellent problem-solving skills
Ability to occasionally work outside of typical work hours (nights/weekends) to support project work
Be able to lift 40 lbs from floor to bench, stoop, stand, etc and work in a warm environment
Possess good computer skills (knowledge of Word, PowerPoint, Excel, MS Teams)
Preferred
Food Science or Food Engineering is desirable
Strong understanding of principles of food chemistry and ingredient functionality is desirable
Familiarity with new product development process is beneficial
Company
The Hershey Company
The Hershey Company is headquartered in Hershey, Pa., and is an industry-leading snacks company with a purpose to make more moments of goodness through its iconic brands.
Founded in 1894
10001+ employees
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$4.62B2025-10-21Post Ipo Debt· $1.88B
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Chief Executive Officer
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