Austria Savoury, Culinary, and Meat Application Technologist m/f/d

TN Germany; Heidelberg; Hybrid; EUR 45.000 - 80.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

An innovative firm is seeking a Savoury, Culinary, and Meat Application Technologist to join their dynamic team. This role involves leveraging your expertise in savory dishes and meat products to develop new recipes and concepts while identifying market trends. You will play a crucial role in training and supporting clients, ensuring they receive the best technical assistance. If you have a strong background in food technology and a passion for culinary innovation, this is your chance to make a significant impact in the food industry. Join a company that values creativity and offers opportunities for growth and development.

Qualifikationen

• 5+ years of experience in Food Technology or 20+ years in product development.
• Ability to design and execute complex experiments in food applications.

Aufgaben

• Develop concepts and recipes tailored to local preferences.
• Design and conduct training programs on food applications.
• Engage with suppliers and assess new ingredients.

Kenntnisse

Food Technology

Recipe Development

Ingredient Innovation

Technical Support

Client Interaction

Communication Skills

Analytical Skills

Ausbildung

Degree in Food Technology

Vocational High School Certification

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Austria Savoury, Culinary, and Meat Application Technologist m/f/d, Heidelberg

Client: GFIC

Location: Can be home office based, Western or Eastern Europe. Ideally, you live in Germany, Austria, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Hungary, Romania, or Croatia.

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Job Description

We are seeking an Savoury, Culinary, and Meat Application Technologist for an international Food Ingredients Distributor operating across Europe and Africa. The role involves expertise in savory dishes, snacks, sausages, hams, injected meats, fish products, spreads, and plant-based alternatives.

The Application Technologist serves as an expert in both theoretical and practical aspects within a specific application area, playing a key role in identifying market trends, developing recipes and concepts, exploring new ingredients, and delivering training and seminars.

Key Responsibilities

1. Technical Support and Development: Develop concepts, recipes, and campaigns using a wide range of ingredients, tailored to local preferences. Provide technical support for key projects to enhance service and value.
2. Training and Knowledge Sharing: Design and conduct training programs, collaborate to identify global trends, document learnings, and create value propositions for ingredients.
3. Client Interaction and Trials: Design trial protocols, support client visits, conduct trials at client facilities, and collaborate with sales teams for technical support.
4. Supplier and Regulatory Engagement: Engage with supplier laboratories, assess new ingredients, and stay updated on EU regulations and labeling requirements.

Requirements

• Degree in Food Technology or a comparable field with 5+ years of experience, or vocational high school certification with 20+ years of broad product development experience.
• Deep technological expertise in application areas within relevant segments.
• Ability to design and execute complex experiments.
• Solutions-oriented mindset, creativity, and innovation.
• Strong communication, proactive approach, analytical skills, and supportiveness.
• Willingness to travel approximately 60%, including regular presence in labs.

*We are also looking for a second Technologist.

Bakery & Confectionery Application Technologist m/f/d

Applications include chocolate, coatings, compounds, baked goods (including savory snacks), bakery enzymes, confectionery (gummies, dragees, candies), glazes, fillings, and bars.

GFIC is a boutique recruitment consultancy based near Munich, specializing in Food Ingredients, Starch, Glucose, Sweeteners, Flavours, Fruit Preparations, Beverages, Dairy, Nutraceuticals, Pharma, Colours, Cosmetics, Hydrocolloids, and more. We recruit full-time, interim, and advisory board members, including C-Level candidates, globally.