RD&A Technologist Job in Kenya August 2017
RD&A Technologist Employment Position August 2017
Jobs opportunity for RD&A Technologist
Job Vacancy: RD&A Technologist
Our Client is a world leader in ingredients and flavours serving the food and beverage industry globally, and a leading supplier of added value brands and customer branded foods.
They have annualised sales in excess of €6 billion and employ over 25,000 people globally.
They pride on continuous innovation, technological creativity and business excellence in every area of the business, striving to enhance leadership positions in their consumer foods business and across global food and ingredients markets.
They are looking for people with ambition, vision and a commitment to excellence in a dynamic business environment to achieve and sustain this growth on a long-term basis.
In return we offer stimulating and rewarding careers from employee to management to leadership levels in a global food organisation.
About the Role: Lead a product development technology that is responsible for the development of new products or the adjustment of existing products from brief to launch.
Including the implement and handover of new approved products and processes to Operations.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the development of new products and processes from a brief to launch
- Implement and handover new approved products and processes to Operations
- Innovate new products and process for technology
- Ensure products are brought to market timeously
- Plan and assign resources to these developments accordingly
- Source new raw material for new products.
- Ensure that all HACCP and ISO as well as Health and Safety Standards are maintained in RD&A.
- Liaising with sales, operations and QC as required
- Is responsible for meeting predefined Key Performance Indicator (KPI) targets. Monitors and measures performance against targets. Takes action where necessary to ensure target achievement.
- Keeps up to date on best practice and competitor benchmarking on product development within the product group to ensure the company leadership position
Person Specification
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- Diploma/Degree in food Technology or Food Science
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience
- Raw material knowledge of ingredient functionality
- Knowledge and experience with Microsoft word, power point and excel.
- Knowledge and experience of SAP is a plus
- HACCP, ISO and Quality Management systems
Competencies Required:
- Communication & Knowledge Sharing
- Achievement through People
- Openness & Managing Change
- Technical / Functional Excellence
- Drive & Determination
- Relationship Building
- Innovation & Creativity
- Customer Engagement
How to Apply
Applications quoting the position title with detailed CV, with contact details of 3 referees including their email addresses (1 of which should be your immediate supervisor, 1 former supervisor and 1 any other not relatives) and the current and expected gross salary.
Should be submitted to: sheerlogictalentsourcing@gmail.com on or before 18th August 2017.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
NB: Please clearly indicate in the subject line as “RD&A Technologist”