Dairy Ingredient R&D Scientist — Membrane Filtration Lead

Kinisla Group; Charleville; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Matched pension scheme up to 10%

Benefits platform discounts & cashback

Employee Assistance Policy

Job summary

Kinisla is seeking a technically strong R&D Scientist to join the Dairy & Nutritional Ingredients R&D team at the Charleville site. You will lead fundamental development, optimization and scale-up of innovative dairy and nutritional ingredients, with focus on membrane filtration technologies and pilot-scale to manufacturing transfers.

Ideal candidates will have 3–5 years in industrial R&D, strong chemistry knowledge and ability to work independently within a multi-disciplinary environment,

Qualifications

• Degree in Food Science, Dairy Science, Food Chemistry, Chemical Engineering or related field is required.
• 3–5 years of industrial R&D experience in dairy/functional ingredients is expected.
• Experience in ingredient development and commercialization is essential.
• Strong understanding of food chemistry, dairy chemistry, proteins, carbohydrates and ingredient functionality is required.

Responsibilities

• Develop new dairy and nutritional ingredients and oversee design of lab, pilot-scale and manufacturing trials.
• Provide technical leadership in membrane filtration and separation technologies.
• Support technology transfer from lab to pilot scale and commercial manufacture.
• Manage innovation projects from concept to pilot scale in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
• Prepare technical reports, specifications and stakeholder presentations.
• Monitor industry trends and identify opportunities for new ingredients.

Skills

Food chemistry

Dairy science

Ingredient development

Analytical skills

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s/Master’s/PhD in Food Science or related

Tools

Optiva

PLM systems

Chromatography

Membrane filtration equipment

Job description

Kinisla is seeking a technically strong R&D Scientist to join the Dairy & Nutritional Ingredients R&D team at the Charleville site. You will lead fundamental development, optimization and scale-up of innovative dairy and nutritional ingredients, with focus on membrane filtration technologies and pilot-scale to manufacturing transfers.

Ideal candidates will have 3–5 years in industrial R&D, strong chemistry knowledge and ability to work independently within a multi-disciplinary environment,