About the position
A food manufacturer and distributor requires the above to handle the Technical and Research & Development functions across Quality Assurance, New Product Development (NPD), process improvement, and packaging development, working closely with the sales team and its customers.
Minimum requirements for the role:
- A BSc/BTech degree or equivalent qualification in Food Technology, Food Science, Food Engineering, or a related discipline is preferred.
- The successful candidate must be computer literate, particularly Microsoft Excel and Word and have strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Must be able to work effectively in a laboratory, production, and office environment.
- Exposure to food manufacturing through vacation work, internships, graduate programmes, or academic projects will be an advantage.
The successful candidate will be responsible for:
- Handling the Technical and Research & Development functions across Quality Assurance, New Product Development (NPD), process improvement, and packaging development, working closely with the sales team and its customers.
- Assisting with maintaining and improving product quality standards across sweets, powdered drinks, and pet food.
- Conducting routine product evaluations, including physical, chemical, sensory, and, where applicable, microbiological assessments.
- Assisting with raw material, packaging material, and finished-product specifications.
- Supporting investigation of customer complaints, product deviations, non-conformances, and quality issues.
- Participating in root-cause investigations and assisting in developing corrective and preventative actions.
- Assisting with factory trials, production line investigations, and troubleshooting of quality-related issues.
- Monitoring product performance against agreed specifications and identifying opportunities for improvement.
- Supporting the development of new and improved products from concept through to commercialisation.
- Assisting with formulation development and optimisation, including ingredient selection and functional performance.
- Assisting in the development and evaluation of packaging for sweets, powdered beverages, and pet food.
- Assisting in ensuring new and existing products comply with applicable food safety and regulatory requirements.
- Participating in HACCP, risk assessment, traceability, and food safety activities as required.
Salary package, including benefits, is highly negotiable depending on experience gained.
Desired Skills:
- Food
- NPD
- Food Technologist
- NPD Food Technologist
