FOOD TECH R&D - SENIOR EXECUTIVE

• Good opportunity for career development and advancement.

Duty & Responsibility –

• To manage and lead the function of R&D Dept. Managing assigned R&D Projects & Activities from development of formulation, prototype, specification, labelling information, processing’s critical and quality parameters & establishing relevant process SOP, quality criteria, shelf-life determination and product stability validation, formulation issuance to Core Centre, factory trials until commercial production for market launch and improvement.
• To work with relevant departments on product costings for New Product Development.
• To review and verify trial run, thermal processing validation, shelf-life validation protocol and report, sensory evaluation report and cooking instructions (if printed on label/package) validation report.
• To review on lab test results, verify Hazards analysis and risk-based assessment for new material/ingredient, new processing steps involved in NPD. Further, to conduct sensory evaluation, food tasting & application tests.
• To work closely with Marketing and Production teams on NPD projects and, provide technical advice/concern on product regulatory compliance for intended country of Sale and targeted market.
• To securely manage confidential R&D documentation, company intellectual property, and properly maintain all NPD records & technical document according to company policies.
• To participate in HALAL, HACCP and ISO22000 audit discussion as and when necessary.
• To provide timely report to management.
• To perform any ad-hoc duties assigned by the management.

Requirement:

• Degree in Food Science, Food Technology, or related field.
• Have good understanding of ingredient functionality and inter relationship of ingredients, process, and packaging.
• Well-verse (written and verbal) in English, Bahasa Malaysia & Mandarin.
• Good analytical and technical skills. Good knowledge in food safety and regulation is a plus.
• Able to work independently, multi taskings, and result oriented.

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