About Ingredion:

Join Ingredion, where innovation impacts lives worldwide! Without even realizing it, you’ve experienced our work in your favorite chocolate, your pet’s food, the paper you write on, and your everyday snacks. As a global powerhouse across more than 60 industries, we harness the potential of natural ingredients to transform lives. Whether you’re just starting your career or bringing years of experience, there's a place for you here to make a real difference. Be part of our team that values a wide range of perspectives and is committed to shaping a better world with every product we create.

Location : Englewood, CO

Workplace type: Hybrid- 4 days/week on-site & 1 day/week remote

As a Technologist, Savory Applications, you will provide technical support and expertise to customers for a broad range of food and beverage applications. The Technologist will work closely with our go-to-market team (Sales, Business Development, Marketing, etc.) to support accounts within our Western Regional (Englewood, CO) Technical Service team and our business initiatives for our growth platform products. Assist with managing existing product line, develop new products, and create customer-valued solutions. You will be responsible for developing food formulations and prototypes for various customer and business initiatives on pilot plant and lab benchtop scale utilizing Good Manufacturing Practices. You will also perform research-related duties as needed/assigned; support internal and external customer requests; and execute analytical testing, including documenting results and preparing technical reports with guidance from the manager.

This role report to the Project Leader, T&H, US/CAN

What you will do:

• Provide technical support across a broad range of food applications, applying product and application knowledge to identify solutions for internal and external customers with an emphasis on batter and breaded or coated applications.
• Build knowledge of the company’s technologies, product functionalities, and their application in customer products and different food categories.
• Support demo/prototype development and application validation work to promote our products and capabilities.
• Support customer and business development projects and initiatives, shifting priorities as needed and delivering on time.
• Conduct pilot and production scale trials in our Food Pilot Plant and/or at customers’ facilities.
• Conduct qualification and application testing to support product line management of existing line product and new product launches.
• Perform work needed to provide tools for our growth platform initiatives, contributing to business growth and continuity.
• Work with direct manager & Technical service team to identify formulation challenges, solve problems, and develop innovative ideas.
• Interact with Technical service team, research/growth platform leaders, key technology functions, sales and business development in US/Canada.
• Support assigned accounts and customer projects with these accounts.
• Support fry lab/pilot plant management specifically for oil fryers, air fryers and impingement oven maintenance and up-keep.

What you will bring:

• B.S in Food Science/Food Engineering/Chemical Engineering with 0 to 2+ years of relevant industry experience.
• Previous laboratory, pilot plant, and benchtop experience in the food industry highly desired. Prior customer experience is a plus.
• Knowledge of common food applications/processes, food ingredient functionality, and ingredient interactions.
• Ability to formulate products across a wide range of food categories with an emphasis on batter and breaded or coated food products.
• Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills required for food formulation development, optimization, and troubleshooting.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills. Demonstrated ability to write comprehensive technical reports and deliver technical presentations.
• Excellent planning skills, highly organized, detail-oriented, ability to multi-task.
• Ability to travel up to 15% domestically.

Who you are:

• Able to work independently with limited supervision.
• Able to deal well with ambiguity and embrace a dynamic work environment.
• Possess a customer-focused mindset, proven people skills, and self-motivation, & focus on results.
• A Team player and have excellent interpersonal skills

Why Join Ingredion?

Discover why Ingredion is the ideal place to advance your career with our exceptional rewards and benefits package designed to help you thrive. Create the future with us and enjoy:

• Total Rewards Package - Competitive salary and performance-based pay recognizing your contributions to our success
• Comprehensive Benefits & Wellness Support - Health, long-term savings, and resources for your physical, mental, and emotional well-being
• Career Growth - Learning, training, and development opportunities, including tuition reimbursement
• Employee Recognition Program - A culture of real-time appreciation, with personalized recognition rewards globally
• Employee Discount Program - Provides exclusive discounts on everyday products, services, and travel

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We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. Ingredion seeks to provide a work environment that is free from harassment and discrimination. We will not tolerate any form of discrimination based on race, color, religion, age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, handicap or disability-mental or physical-marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability resulting from military service, or any other classification protected by law (“protected classifications”). We are committed to establishing and maintaining a work environment where everyone is treated with dignity and respect.

Ingredion provides accommodations to job applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process. If a job applicant requires an accommodation during the application process or through the selection process, we will work with the applicant to meet the job applicant's accommodation needs.

Ingredion uses AI-enabled tools to support parts of the recruitment process, including resume screening and interview scheduling. These tools help match candidate skills to job requirements and streamline communication. All AI-assisted decisions are reviewed by our Talent Acquisition team to ensure fairness and compliance with applicable laws. By applying, you acknowledge that AI may be used to support your application journey.

Relocation Available:
Yes, Within Country

Pay Range:
$67,520.00-$90,026.67 Annual

This pay range is not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Final base salary will be determined based on several factors which may include but are not limited to responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data and applicable bargaining agreement (if any).

Incentive Compensation:

As a part of the total compensation package, this role may be eligible for the Ingredion Annual Incentive Plan or a role-specific commission/bonus.

Benefits:

Full-time roles are eligible for our comprehensive benefits package which includes medical, dental and vision coverage as well as a 401(k) plan with an competitive company match.

Ingredion is a leading global ingredients solutions company. We make sweeteners, starches, nutrition ingredients and biomaterials that are used by customers in everyday products from foods and beverages to paper and pharmaceuticals.

We turn grains, fruits, vegetables and other plant materials into ingredients that make crackers crunchy, candy sweet, yogurt creamy, lotions and creams silky, plastics biodegradable and tissues softer and stronger. Our innovative ingredient solutions help customers stay on trend with simple ingredients and gluten-free or high-fiber foods that appeal to today's consumers.

Grounded in our values of Care First, Be Preferred, Everyone Belongs, Innovate Boldly and Owner's Mindset, we employ approximately 12,000 employees around the world. Our customers operate in more than 120 countries and represent 60 diverse sectors, including food, beverage, paper and corrugating, brewing and other industries.