Product Development Lead: Seasonings & Coatings

PT Lautan Natural Krimerindo; Mojosari; On-site; IDR 200,880,000 - 312,480,000; Full time

Job summary

PT Lautan Natural Krimerindo is seeking a skilled Food Technologist to develop and optimize custom seasoning and flour coating formulations. You will drive NPD from concept through scale-up, ensuring products meet taste, color, texture, and cost targets while adhering to safety standards.

Collaborate with R&D, Production, Quality, and Sales teams to translate customer briefs into robust formulations and documentation.

Qualifications

• Minimum Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Food Technology, Food Science and Technology, Food Engineering, Chemistry, or a related field.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in the food industry or food ingredients industry, particularly in seasoning mix, flour coating, breading, or related products.
• Proven experience in New Product Development (NPD), including product formulation, reformulation, trial, evaluation, optimization, and scale-up.
• Strong understanding of food formulation and product improvement, particularly in developing products based on customer requirements and application needs.
• Good understanding of Food Safety Management Systems, including GMP, HACCP, FSSC 22000, Halal System, Hygiene & Sanitation, and their application in product development activities.
• Experience or training in GMP, HACCP, FSSC 22000, Food Safety/Food Safety Management System, Hygiene & Sanitation, Food Formulation & Reformulation, New Product Development (NPD), and Product Improvement.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to evaluate trial results and make data-driven formulation decisions.
• Good communication and cross-functional collaboration skills, particularly in working with HORECA Sales/Marketing, R&D, Production, Quality, and other relevant teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop and improve custom seasoning and flour coating formulations based on customer briefs, HORECA application requirements, and target product specifications.
• Conduct product formulation and optimization by considering taste, aroma, color, texture, coating performance, crispiness, stability, food safety, and target cost.
• Conduct and monitor product trials at laboratory, mini-plant, and production scales in coordination with relevant teams to ensure product performance and consistency.
• Conduct trial result evaluations and application tests objectively and based on data to support formula adjustments and product improvements.
• Collaborate with HORECA Sales/Marketing, R&D, Production, Quality, and other relevant teams to translate customer requirements into appropriate product formulations and specifications.
• Ensure formulas, process parameters, product specifications, trial results, and product development documents are properly documented and maintained.
• Support the scale-up and commercialization process to ensure developed seasoning and flour coating products meet quality, food safety, cost-effectiveness, and customer requirements.

Skills

New Product Development

Food formulation

Data-driven decision making

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical thinking

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Food Technology, Food Science & Technology, Food Engineering, Chemistry

Tools

GMP

HACCP

FSSC 22000

Halal System

Hygiene & Sanitation

Job description

PT Lautan Natural Krimerindo is seeking a skilled Food Technologist to develop and optimize custom seasoning and flour coating formulations. You will drive NPD from concept through scale-up, ensuring products meet taste, color, texture, and cost targets while adhering to safety standards.

Collaborate with R&D, Production, Quality, and Sales teams to translate customer briefs into robust formulations and documentation.