Minimum knowledge, skills and abilities required to successfully perform major duties/responsibilities: Demonstrated experience leading product development project to commercialize, Hands on skills involving running laboratory and pilot plant equipment, Demonstrated knowledge of salty snacks processing - popcorn, extruded snacks, baked snacks (pretzels), Excellent communication, written and critical thinking skills, Understanding of the impact of the key processing parameters in the conversion of raw ingredient and in-process material to finished product and critical for the day-to-day operation of a line, Demonstrated success in leading multiple and simultaneous projects, Possess good computer skills (basic knowledge of Word, PowerPoint, Excel, MS Teams). Specific Role Focus Area: Focused on developing new products across our salty snacking portfolio including popcorn and puffs, as well as product renovations and quality improvement, Perform prototyping and development from bench top to manufacturing scale, Interact closely with a cross-functional team including marketing, QRC, manufacturing, and engineering, Assume a leadership role on complex projects and guide them through the Salty Innovation process with crossāfunctional partners, Participate in project design and methodology, test ideas through experimentation, and determine next steps through problem solving, Work within a team to ensure product recipe and specification documentation is complete and accurate.