R&D Technical specialist

Responsibilities:

• Execute product development and proof of principle through to scale-up activities in-plant by working closely as a cross-functional working group member. Scale-up activities will typically have only one dimension (e.g. concentrate conversion to finished product).
• Compile R&D project timelines to ensure required equipment and resource is available for use.
• Plan resources for trials and when needed align priorities with project managers.
• With support from manager, adapt experimental protocol to suit experiment as it progresses.
• With support from manager, liaise with SC/OPS to schedule, organise and run low complexity trials.
• Work with SC/OPS and bottler technical staff to secure necessary resources for trials.
• Provide recommendations based on results, align with manager / SC OPS and agree next steps.
• Draft R&D technical data such as trial protocol and finished pack standards with approval from R&D Manager.

Qualifications

• Graduate in a Food Technology, Food Science or Chemical Engineering looking to build a long term career within R&D.
• Good technical and analytical skills, basic knowledge of statistics, ability to interpret data and distil into useful and actionable information
• Understanding of and experience of working with experimental design.
• Have an up to date knowledge of technology and be able to absorb and apply this knowledge
• Food Industry Experience
• Supportive team player with an accurate, methodical, tidy and reliable approach.
• Results driven, demonstrate an ability to persevere and provide timely and direct feedback to others.
• High degree of self-motivation combined with good organisational and interpersonal skills.
• Eager to learn and use initiative, self-starter.
• Ability to be able to work independently and to deal with change and increasing complexity.
• Integrity, Safeguard the Company's designs, formulations, processes and reputation in all matters
• Creative thinking, be able to generate creative, workable ideas within the scope of projects.