RD&A Senior Technologist II

Kerry; Greater London; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Kerry is recruiting for a Senior RDA Technologist based in Portbury, Bristol. The role develops Meat Coatings systems and meat seasonings in collaboration with the Thailand RD&A team, partnering with customers to turn concepts into market ready products.

You will lead European customer projects, deliver innovative solutions within cost and manufacturing constraints, and build strong relationships through visits, trials and close collaboration with business development.

Qualifications

• BSc in food science or equivalent.
• Extensive snack industry experience.
• Experience in top note development for savoury applications.
• Customer facing experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead development on European customer projects produced in Thailand.
• Develop innovative solutions within cost and manufacturing parameters.
• Build relationships with key personnel via visits and trials.
• Coordinate with business development to understand customer requirements.
• Ensure ingredient functionality meets customer expectations.
• Oversee projects from brief to handover to production in Thailand.
• Develop food system formulations and stability performance.
• Travel within EMEA for customer visits and to Thailand for training.

Skills

Snack industry experience

Top note development

Customer facing experience

Education

BSc in food science or equivalent

Job description

About Kerry

Kerry is the world's leading taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Every day we partner with customers to create healthier, tastier and more sustainable products that are consumed by billions of people across the world. Our vision is to be our customers' most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition. A career with Kerry offers you an opportunity to shape the future of food while providing you opportunities to explore and grow in a truly global environment.

About the role

We are recruiting for a Senior RDA Technologist to be based in Portbury, Bristol. The position will be responsible for the development of Meat Coatings systems and meat seasonings in conjunction with the Thailand RD&A team. Working in partnership with customers to develop innovative concepts as well as renovating current products. The RD&A team collaborates with a global network of chefs, marketing and sensory experts to deliver products to market within launch timescales.

Key responsibilities

Lead development on projects initiated by European customers that will be produced in Thailand. Develop innovative solutions to help grow customer and Kerry's market within cost parameters, manufacturing capability whilst ensuring all new products are legal within country of use. Create value added products with a point of difference from our competitors continuing to lead in the market through manufacture process and ingredient knowledge. Build relationships with key personnel within allocated accounts via visits, presentations and attending trials in customer factory when required. Work closely with business development to understand customer requirements and win on briefs. Ensures that ingredient functionality will meet customer expectations. Oversees projects from customer or internal brief through to hand over to Thai team for production at factory stage. Develops food system formulations and related applications stability performance through demonstrated understanding of food formulation and chemical interactions.

Provide our customers with the best available products through developing an understanding the market, manufacturing capabilities, ingredient restrictions etc. Working in partnership with customers and the Kerry cross functional team to deliver products from concept through to launch, in the time frames agreed with customers. Maintain awareness of developments across Kerry, with a focus on Thailand, building these into new developments providing USP's for customers. Ensure Kerry Taste and Nutrition is at the heart of all concept development. Carry out competitor & product awareness analysis – including sensory product evaluations and carrying out own retail reviews as required typically in conjunction with business development. Undertake training by visiting Thailand and working closely with the Thai RD&A and regulatory teams. Remain fully flexible to meet business requirements. Willing to travel within EMEA for customer visits and to Thailand for training.

Qualifications and skills

• BSc in food science or equivalent
• Extensive experience in Snack industry
• Experience in top note development for savoury applications
• Customer facing experience