About Kerry
A career at Kerry Taste & Nutrition gives you the opportunity to help shape how people around the world view food and beverage, while also giving you an opportunity to develop and deepen your interests.
We are looking for RD&A Technologist for a Fixed Term (Maternity Cover) contract in our plant located in Hochheim a. M. (Hessen): SuCrest GmbH. Today the location is a leading supplier of ingredients for the food industry. Its specialties are ice cream, baked goods and confectionery, as well as muesli and snacks.
About the role
- Responsible for Developing new products for Dairy, Ice Cream & Confectionary/Chocolate end markets
- Commercial focused development lead creating market suitable products for strategic customers
- Managing new product developments from concept though commercialisation/scale ups to product launch
- Working closely and being technical contact for Global customer and developing products for premium Confectionary/Chocolate brands and Ice Cream brands
- Technologies include Sweet Food Systems and sweet soft and hard Confectionary inclusions/fillings
- Preparing food samples in lab environment.
- Linking with other functions, to manage the new production introduction process and life cycle.
- Collaboratively working with Technologists and Scientists on preparation of food samples and timely despatch to customers.
- Ensures that ingredient functionality will meet sample requirements
- Interacts and troubleshoots with Technologists and Scientists on key developments and applications leading to the formation of strong technical relationships with peers
- Strong market & customer focus - full understanding of the Kerry portfolio and business capability, and delivery, to support new customer concepts.
- Working with the application team to trial new processes, equipment and ingredients
- Attending and leading trials for new products & improving efficiencies
- Leading customer engagement, presentations and RDA based communication
Key responsibilities
- BSc Food science-based degree or equivalent relevant professional experience and trade qualifications
- French or German literacy will be an advantage
- Experience in working in lab environment and with food materials
- Good lab practices and organisational skills to maintain a clean efficient lab environment
- Knowledge of food manufacturing/processing
- Knowledge of ice cream & confectionary products including desserts and confectionery inclusions etc.
- Knowledge of functional ingredients, bakery ingredients, sugars, fats etc.
- Competent in IT applications relevant to role
- Ability to independently plan and manage sample preparation on week to week basis
- Numerical Skills, needed for the successful preparation of samples.
- Team Working, generally working as part of a lab-based team, must be able to work in close coordination with other team members
- Attention to Detail, must be very precise in all activities, following protocols and quality procedures closely, noticing quickly if something is deviating from expected results
