Junior RD&A Technologist

PT Kerry Ingredients Indonesia; Jawa Barat; On-site; IDR 133,920,000 - 200,880,000; Full time

Job summary

PT Kerry Ingredients Indonesia is seeking a talented individual to join the Taste team at Karawang. You will lead end-to-end flavour sample creation for savoury and sweet flavours, conduct sensory tasting, analyze data, and provide final recommendations.

The role requires leadership to drive process improvements and collaboration across the RDA Taste Team and stakeholders. Key responsibilities include managing stock analysis, ensuring SLA targets, and maintaining EHS compliance while delivering

Qualifications

• Diploma or above in Food Technology, Food Science, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry required.
• Experience in flavour processes including encapsulation, emulsion, liquid and dry blending, or related areas.
• Ability to operate SAP ERP and MS Office; strong data interpretation and basic sensory evaluation.

Responsibilities

• Conduct flavour sample creation to support internal and external customer requests.
• Manage RM and product stock analysis to hit SLA with stakeholders.
• Conduct and evaluate sensory analysis based on available datasets.
• Provide final recommendations for process and product based on evaluations.
• Lead and support the RDA Taste Team in Karawang and coordinate with related stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with EHS requirements in all RDA activities.

Skills

Sensory analysis

Data evaluation

Process improvement

Team leadership

Communication

Education

Diploma or above in Food Technology, Food Science, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry

Tools

SAP ERP

MS Office

Job description

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

Work Location Taste Site, Karawang, Indonesia
Reporting To RDA Manager, Taste

This role is a full-time daily active role to help Taste Team in Kerry for end-to-end flavour sample creation to support both internal & external customer request. Successful applicant will need to run full flavour sample creation in liquid, dry-blending, encapsulation, reaction, and emulsion both for savoury & sweet flavours, conduct basic evaluation & sensory tasting with related team, data evaluation & final recommendation of the sample flavours, also provide team leadership with process improvement inputs to always excellence the whole Taste Team workflows. However, not limited to mentioned above role functions to maintain smooth process around the RDA Taste Team.

Key responsibilities

• Conduct flavour sample creation to support internal & external customer based on project request.
• Manage RMs & products stock analysis to always hit the SLA agreement target with related stakeholders.
• Conduct and evaluate sensory analysis with related team based on the available datasets.
• Gives final recommendation for process & product based on the evaluation result.
• Lead and support whole RDA Taste Team in Karawang and around it, while also related stakeholders toachieve Kerry’s excellence and sustainability vision & mission.
• Responsible to follow & maintain EHS compliance in all activities related and around RD&A

Qualifications and skills

• Diploma or above in Food Technology, Food Science, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry or anything of similar background.
• Minimum 2 years experience to flavour process in encapsulation, emulsion, liquid & dry blending, also reaction process
• Understanding basic sensory and analysis evaluation, able to operate Ms. Office and SAP ERP system.
• Intermediate knowledge in continuous improvement or Green-belt Six Sigma is a plus.
• Strong eagerness to always learn and thrive more than him/herself in the current state, also people
• Determined to always lead & support people around him/herself initiatively in order to achieve group’sobjectives.
• Process knowledge of flavour production, especially in encapsulation, liquid & dry blending, also reactionprocess.
• Able to articulate knowledge & experience as needed to any required circumstances as a team leader.
• Understand and apply the importance of collaboration and appreciation to the whole related team,especially Kerry Taste Team.

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Kerry is a world leader in taste and nutrition systems serving the food and beverage industry, and a leading supplier of added value brands and customer branded foods to the Irish and UK markets. We have annualised sales in excess of €5 billion and employ over 23,000 people globally. Founded in 1972 in Listowel, Co. Kerry, the Group has grown organically and through a series of strategic acquisitions and has succeeded in achieving sustained profitability.

We supply over 15,000 food, food ingredients and flavour products to customers in more than 140 countries worldwide. We have established manufacturing facilities in 24 different countries and international sales offices in 20 other countries across the globe.

Kerry has been present in the Asia-Pacific region since 1997 and has grown its business to become a brand of choice for our regional and local customers. From our Regional Headquarters and Global Technology Innovation Centre based in Singapore, Kerry employs nearly 3500 talented people at manufacturing sites and sales offices in 16 countries across the region.

Kerry prides itself on continuous innovation, technological creativity and business excellence in every area of the business, striving to enhance leadership positions in our consumer foods business and across global food and ingredients markets.

We are looking for people with ambition, vision and a commitment to excellence in a dynamic business environment to achieve and sustain this growth on a long-term basis. In return we offer stimulating and rewarding careers from employee to management to leadership levels in a global food organisation.

Being a truly global company, our employees in Asia-Pacific have opportunities to develop their careers in a global environment, with training, career development and international opportunities across the Kerry world.

Kerry is a world leader in taste and nutrition systems serving the food and beverage industry, and a leading supplier of added value brands and customer branded foods to the Irish and UK markets. We have annualised sales in excess of €5 billion and employ over 23,000 people globally. Founded in 1972 in Listowel, Co. Kerry, the Group has grown organically and through a series of strategic acquisitions and has succeeded in achieving sustained profitability.

We supply over 15,000 food, food ingredients and flavour products to customers in more than 140 countries worldwide. We have established manufacturing facilities in 24 different countries and international sales offices in 20 other countries across the globe.

Kerry has been present in the Asia-Pacific region since 1997 and has grown its business to become a brand of choice for our regional and local customers. From our Regional Headquarters and Global Technology Innovation Centre based in Singapore, Kerry employs nearly 3500 talented people at manufacturing sites and sales offices in 16 countries across the region.

Kerry prides itself on continuous innovation, technological creativity and business excellence in every area of the business, striving to enhance leadership positions in our consumer foods business and across global food and ingredients markets.

We are looking for people with ambition, vision and a commitment to excellence in a dynamic business environment to achieve and sustain this growth on a long-term basis. In return we offer stimulating and rewarding careers from employee to management to leadership levels in a global food organisation.

Being a truly global company, our employees in Asia-Pacific have opportunities to develop their careers in a global environment, with training, career development and international opportunities across the Kerry world.