Duties:

• Participating and representing Product Development function for Edible Nuts to deliver commercially viable products.
• Translates product concepts to technically feasible and consumer-relevant products using information from product testing during all phases of product development.
• Developing robust formulations that meet the appropriate nutritional, regulatory and customer requirements.
• Planning, executing and evaluating experiments from bench top through commercialization.
• Work in both a pilot plant and manufacturing environments.
• The ability to interpret and leverage experimental data to develop robust formulations. 
• Directing Product Development Technical Associates to complete assigned tasks in a timely manner.
• Applies knowledge of nutritional and food and understands implications to product design.
• Support rapid technical assessment of innovation proposals including efficient cross-functional and multi-regional partnering.
• Leverage education, prior experience, and eventual market knowledge to recommend innovation opportunities for evaluation.
• Partner with internal and external business partners to resolve manufacturing, formulation, and raw material issues.
• Ensure that the requirements of ISO 22000, BRC, HACCP and AIB systems are implemented and these systems are well maintained.
• Establish the procedures, instruction guidelines according to ISO 22000, BRC,HACCP, AIB standards for QA, QC

Requirements:

• M Sc in Chemistry/BE in Chemical engineering or equivalent with strong experience in chemical analysis
• 8 to 10 years overall experience with at least 3 years of experience in the managerial role in Product Development & Quality Assurance function in a food processing industry
• Knowledge of ISO 22000, BRC, HACCP, AIB
• Excellent written and verbal communication in English