R&I Factory Technologist

Job description

The role of the R&I Factory Technologist is to manage Capacity, Compliance and Transfer projects for Wexford supply point. Within these projects the postholder is responsible for product development or recipe reformulation and smooth implementation of the new infant milk formula at the supply point.

Key Accountabilities, Deliverables, KPIs and impact on business results

·  Delivers products that comply with nutritional, sensory, physical and chemical requirements and fulfils the needs of the end user.
·  Participates in and manages various challenging product development projects in multidisciplinary teams with colleagues from operations, sourcing and quality.
·  Act as linking pin between Technologist (Product Developer) and the factory regarding product related topics and improving ways-of-working
·  Partner with Quality andProcess Change managementin recipe and nutrient tolerance related decisions and discussions.
·  Accountable for coaching and training of the central PD department in relation to the factory activities.
·  Project member of key projects involving, amongst others, spray drying, emulsion stability, heat treatment, agglomeration, dry blending and packing.

About you:

·  Comfortable working in a dynamic organization, with functional disciplines at several locations.
·  Ability to manage a number of different projects and stakeholders and meet their requirements
·  Maintains commitment and effort despite setbacks to the project by identifying, communicating and mitigating risks
·  Ability to cope with pressure and tight deadlines
·  Able to co-ordinate, prioritize and progress a wide but essential variety of projects and assigned tasks
·  Able to embrace change as a positive for the team and wider organization
·  Able to evaluate processes and current ways of working to suggest improvements
·  Ability to prioritise own workload in a changing environment.
·  Ability to effectively carry out trouble shooting.

Education and Professional Experience

·  Degree in Food Science / Food Technology or related area
·  Relevant work experience in product/process development
·  Well-connected role both cross functionally within the factory, but also with Other Factory's
·  Stakeholders & global R&I network
·  Fast paced environment with clear deliverables and visible successes.
·  Point of contact for R&I within factory and vice versa.
·  Continuous learning and upskilling
·  High level of independency with support available when needed

R&I Factory Tecnologist, Wexford, Ireland