Come check out Turkey Hill!

We’re a growing, nationwide company, born and raised in Southcentral Pennsylvania, that has been creating delicious ice cream and beverages since 1931. We offer competitive pay, great benefits, and leadership development opportunities with career-growth potential – join our team today!

*This position is fully on-site located in Conestoga, PA.*

The Ingredient Scientist makes an impact by –

The Ingredient Scientist role is responsible for driving cost savings initiatives (CSIs) through ingredient optimization and cross-functional collaboration, while supporting frozen and beverage product development projects as needed.

Lead cross-functional cost optimization initiatives, including ingredient matching, replacements, and new ingredient development.
Partner with Procurement to evaluate and prioritize short- and long-term cost-saving opportunities.
Design and execute line trials to validate new ingredients and formulations, ensuring processing feasibility (including CSI items).
Collaborate closely with Operations and Supply Chain to ensure seamless scale-up and implementation.
Work with cross-functional teams to identify, scope, and develop new products and continuous improvement opportunities.
Support project teams through Stage-Gate processes, providing technical guidance, tracking cost savings, and communicating progress and gaps to inform decision-making.
Support frozen and beverage product development as needed, including leading select projects when required.
Perform all duties in compliance with all corporate and regulatory quality, GLP, and safety regulations.
Support the development, implementation, maintenance, and ongoing improvement of the Safe Quality Foods (SQF) Food Safety and Quality.
Demonstrate the ability to engage work in department and cross-functional teams to define and implement process improvements that provide value to the customer.
Be accountable to the Turkey Hill Food Safety and Quality Principles.
Perform all duties within established Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) and FSMA guidelines as well as all safety regulations.
Comply with Safe Quality Foods (SQF) food safety and quality standards.
Perform all other duties as assigned.

You could be a great fit if you have these things –

B.S. or M.S. in Food, Dairy, or related science field with a minimum of 5 years within an R&D function in a consumer product goods (CPG) company and ideally within the food and/or beverage category (may include graduate and/or internship experience), or Ph.D. with 2+ years of post-graduate or industry food and/or beverage experience
Strong computer skills, especially in the MS Office suite
Strong analytical skills
Strong communication skills (written and oral)

Our associates enjoy these awesome benefits –

Medical, dental, vision & prescription
Life insurance, short-term & long-term disability
401(k) with company match – immediately vested
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Earn vacation and PTO
Educational assistance reimbursement
Company bonus plan
Free ice cream and beverages!

Physical Demands -

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.

The employee is required to talk and/or hear in an office setting (noise level is low) and manufacturing setting where noise levels can be high (PPE required).
The employee is frequently required to stand and walk in an office or manufacturing environment from 4-8+ hours.
The employee must be able to ascend and descend stairs, and where applicable and when necessary, to perform various job-related tasks.
Must be able to position self to move, reach with arms/hands, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl as needed to perform various job-related tasks.
The employee must be able to inspect all job-related equipment (office or floor) to ensure it is in good working condition prior to use. Must be able to use hands/fingers to handle (or feel) to operate various types of office equipment.
Must be able to operate all job-related equipment (powered, hand or office) as required.
Vision requirements: close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception and adjust focus.
Ability to lift 20 pounds and/or push/pull 20 pounds on a regular or occasional basis.
Must have ability to travel to clients, customers, or other work sites by a variety of transportation methods.

This job description is not all encompassing, however, is intended to be a general description of the essential functions of this position. It is not intended as an employment contract.

Notice to Staffing Agencies, Placement Services, and Professional Recruiters

Turkey Hill, LLC has an internal Staffing Department. Recruiters are hereby specifically directed NOT to contact Turkey Hill employees directly in an attempt to present candidates.

Turkey Hill will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from a candidate. Any unsolicited resumes sent to Turkey Hill, including unsolicited resumes sent to a Turkey Hill mailing address, fax machine or email address, directly to Turkey Hill employees, or to Turkey Hill’s resume database will be considered Turkey Hill property. Turkey Hill will NOT pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume. Turkey Hill will consider any candidate for whom a Recruiter has submitted an unsolicited resume to have been referred by the Recruiter free of any charges or fees.

Turkey Hill will not pay a fee to any Recruiter that does not have a signed Turkey Hill contract in place specific to the position for which the resume was submitted.

Recruiting vendor agreements will only be valid if in writing and signed by Turkey Hill’s Human Resources Manager or his or her designee. No other Turkey Hill employee is authorized to bind Turkey Hill to any agreement regarding the placement of candidates by Recruiters. By submitting a candidate to Turkey Hill, recruiters agree to be bound and comply with this policy.