Confectionery R&D Specialist — New Products & Processes

Perfetti Van Melle; Lainate; On-site; EUR 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Perfetti Van Melle in Lainate, Italy, seeks an Associate Specialist to join the Group R&D Hard Boiled Candy, Lollipop and Tabs team. You will work on new product and process development from lab to post-launch, designing recipes under supervision and ensuring compliance with ingredients, claims and nutritional contents.

You will lead laboratory activities, coordinate with R&D, Group Engineering and PEC, and collaborate with suppliers to improve quality, cost and process efficiency across

Qualifications

• Degree in Food Technology or Food Engineering or similar scientific field.
• Min 3 years in FMCG, preferably confectionery products and processes.
• Experience with raw materials and processing technologies.
• Ability to analyse data and drive improvements in quality and cost.

Responsibilities

• Participate in new product and process development from lab to post-launch.
• Design recipes under supervision, ensuring policy, claims and packaging alignment.
• Collaborate with suppliers to identify new ingredients opportunities.
• Lead lab activities, plan experiments, document results and conclusions.
• Support new manufacturing lines and transfers with R&D and PEC teams.

Skills

FMCG experience

Confectionery product dev

Statistical software

Lab testing

Process optimization

Cross-functional collaboration

Lean manufacturing

Education

Food Technology

Food Engineering

Scientific education

Tools

PvM software

Statistical software

Job description

Perfetti Van Melle in Lainate, Italy, seeks an Associate Specialist to join the Group R&D Hard Boiled Candy, Lollipop and Tabs team. You will work on new product and process development from lab to post-launch, designing recipes under supervision and ensuring compliance with ingredients, claims and nutritional contents.

You will lead laboratory activities, coordinate with R&D, Group Engineering and PEC, and collaborate with suppliers to improve quality, cost and process efficiency across