R&D Technologist

Tirlán; Kilkenny; Presencial; EUR 55 000 - 75 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Flexi Friday

Free parking

Career progression opportunities

Work/life balance

Resumo da oferta

Tirlán Innovation Centre in Ballyragget, Kilkenny, invites an R&D Technologist to join the Cheese & Plant team on a 12-month fixed-term contract. You will contribute to innovative concepts, recipes and ingredient solutions while collaborating with internal and external stakeholders.

The role requires dairy industry experience, strong lab skills and a proactive, organised approach to project delivery. Travel to Tirlán sites may be required as part of this dynamic team.

Qualificações

• Science-based qualification in Food Science/Nutrition/Technology/Engineering at BSc level or equivalent.
• 2+ years’ relevant technical experience in dairy/plant or food industry with customer-facing experience.
• A passion for food ingredients, recipe creation and NPD.

Responsabilidades

• Manage and deliver customer collaborative projects with support from the R&D team.
• Work with cross-functional teams to complete projects on time and in scope.
• Prepare and present products, ideas and concepts to internal and external customers.

Conhecimentos

Dairy industry experience

Project management

Laboratory skills

Communication

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Formação académica

BSc in Food Science/Nutrition/Tech/Engineering

Ferramentas

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Descrição da oferta de emprego

R&D Technologist Cheese & Plant

Tirlán Innovation Centre, Ballyragget, Co. Kilkenny

12 Months Fixed Term Contract

Tirlán

Tirlán, is a world-class food and nutrition co-operative, with a diverse portfolio of quality ingredients, leading consumer and agri brands.

Tirlán owns leading brands such as Avonmore, Kilmeaden Cheese, Millac, Solmiko, Truly Grass Fed, Premier Milk, Wexford, mymilkman.ie and GAIN Animal Nutrition.

We nurture a talented team across Ireland, the US, MEA and China, delivering annual revenues of over €3 billion, and circa 2,000 people to manage our network of 11 processing plants and 52 agri branches. Our purpose is to nourish the world, while safeguarding our environment for future generations.

Role Profile

Located within the Tirlán Research & Innovation Centre in Ballyragget, Co. Kilkenny, this role reports to the R&D Manager for Cheese and Plant and supports the delivery of innovation projects across our Ingredients and Consumer business. The successful candidate will contribute to a broad range of R&D activities, supporting the development of innovative food concepts, recipes and ingredient solutions while working closely with internal and external stakeholders.

This position requires a technologist with dairy industry experience, preferably with in cheddar cheese manufacture. Strong technical laboratory skills, stakeholder engagement, creativity and project management capabilities are highly desirable. The role suits an organised, enthusiastic and proactive individual with a passion for food, cooking and recipe development, who enjoys turning ideas into practical solutions and contributing as part of a collaborative and dynamic team.

Responsibilities

• Manage and deliver customer collaborative projects with support from the wider R&D team.
• Work as part of a cross-functional team with customer and Tirlán functions to complete projects on time and in scope
• Preparation & presentation of products, new ideas and concepts to internal & external customers and stakeholders

• Create, conduct & document benchtop & pilot scale experiments to evaluate concepts such as changes in product formulations or manufacturing process in compliance with R&D procedures

• Organise and conduct factory-scale cheese and packaging trials, working with cross-functional teams to evaluate and implement product, process and/or packaging developments
• Development, modification & completion of test methods & analyses
• Reporting & review of projects with R&D Manager and/or Key Stakeholders
• Keep technically abreast of relevant developments in the field
• To champion health & safety by working together to deliver safety first
• Travel to other Tirlán sites or external services, meetings, conferences as required.

This role will be a direct liaison with internal departments and relevant external organisations to co-ordinate and drive the completion of all activities in the development process from brief through to full production.

Requirements

• Science based qualification in Food Science/Nutrition, Food Technology, or Food Engineering to BSc level or similar
• 2+ year’s relevant technical experience in a value-added dairy/plant or food industry with customer facing experience

• Passionate about food, food ingredients, recipe creation and NPD
• Attention to detail, concise report writing skills and ability to review projects with R&D team and commercial team

• Demonstrate excellence in project management and aptitude for planning and delivering projects to completion
• Cross-functional team player capable of liaising with several functions within the business
• Good communication (written and verbal) & influencing skills for interaction at all levels

• Problem solving and ability to deal with ambiguity
• Full clean driving licence and access to own car

• Proactive and self-driven
• Customer focused
• Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
• Proficient user of Microsoft Office especially Excel and Word

We offer

• Flexi Friday
• Work/life balance and collaborative work culture
• Career progression opportunities
• Free parking

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion

We believe in the value of difference. We know that different perspectives, life experience, and backgrounds can drive innovation and deliver growth.

We welcome people from all walks of life without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, or disability status.

Tirlán is a Values Based Organisation