Product Development Officer

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

About us

PT. Lautan Natural Krimerindo is a Food and Beverage Ingredients Partner, member of PT. Lautan Luas Tbk., designed for forward-thinking talents. We offer a platform to lead innovation, promote healthy living, advance sustainability, and deliver unmatched customer experiences. Join us to build a career that impacts the world.

Key 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.

What we're looking for

Minimum Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree (S1/S2) 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.

PT Lautan Natural Krimerindo is a leading company of food & beverage ingredients. With the vision to be a world class ingredients company which focuses on creating value for customers, we aim to deliver high quality food ingredients & provide manufacturing solutions to our customer to achieve business enhancement. Our RND expertise, supported by the latest technology machineries & certified quality management system allow us to cater a range of consumer & market needs from across the world.

We always create value by only using the finest quality ingredients processed in the state of the art facility to deliver the best products for customers.

PT Lautan Natural Krimerindo is a leading company of food & beverage ingredients. With the vision to be a world class ingredients company which focuses on creating value for customers, we aim to deliver high quality food ingredients & provide manufacturing solutions to our customer to achieve business enhancement. Our RND expertise, supported by the latest technology machineries & certified quality management system allow us to cater a range of consumer & market needs from across the world.

We always create value by only using the finest quality ingredients processed in the state of the art facility to deliver the best products for customers.