GRDQ HBC&LLP Associate Specialist

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

GRDQ HBC&LLP Associate Specialist

Luogo: Lainate, IT, 20020

Main Purpose of the role

We are looking for a new colleague who will join our Group R&D Hard Boiled Candy, Lollipop and Tabs team.

What you will do

• Participate in new product and process development of the assigned category, in compliance with Group & Local strategies during the whole Stage & Gate process from lab till post launch;
• Design recipes with the supervision of Group R&D HBC/Tablet Manager. Make sure that new products are aligned with Group R&D policies regarding ingredients, claims and nutritional contents. Make sure to consider industrial process & machines implications when designing a new product, as well as shelf life stability in the defined packaging format;
• Cooperate to innovate or to improve quality and cost of edible part, also keeping contacts with external suppliers for identifying new ingredients opportunities;
• Lead the laboratory activities of the assigned category, for new recipes or improvement of existing ones; prepare experiments plan, recipes and procedures; record accurately experimental objectives, methods, results and conclusions;
• Contribute to design new manufacturing line or upgrade/improve the existing, in close cooperation with R&D Manager, Group Engineering and PEC (Process Excellence Center), starting with process flow chart drafting
• Initiate ideas or participate actively to projects to reduce waste, increase quality and efficiency and monitor execution of existing processes
• Support manufacturing locations in new industrial line startup or production transfers.
• Support PEC with information and brainstorming sessions to optimize new /existing processes
• Prepare technical reports and presentations for internal discussions with stakeholders
• Contribute to build up-to-date knowledge and technology scouting in the areas of raw materials, process equipment and sensory to continuously improve self and teams' technical know-how
• Contribute to define technical solutions aimed to sustain the breakthrough innovation pipeline in accordance with company long term strategy
• Participate in smooth running of projects (plan-execution) and interaction with other departments / stakeholders and monitor the process. Ensure R&D Products Innovation deliverables are executed correctly and on time

Our Perfect Candidate

• Preferable a degree in Food Technology or Food Engineering or other scientific education;
• Minimum 3 years of experience in FMCG, preferable in confectionery product and process.
• Know-how of raw materials and its functions
• Know-how of relevant technological processes and equipments
• Attitude to work in laboratory and with machines
• Ability to gather and analyse process and quality data with statistical software; digital and statistical/data analysis capabilities.
• Ability to work on multiple projects, prioritize, monitor the progress by using PvM software
• Collaborate in cross functional projects with a variety of stakeholders
• Preferable Lean manufacturing (green belt)
• Travelling abroad for support / trials / start up

The position offers a gross annual salary starting from 40,000€. Additional compensation and company benefits may also apply and will be discussed and defined during the selection process and on an individual basis.

Here in Perfetti Van Melle there is a culture of respect and valorization of diversity.

Therefore, applications, recruiting processes and development paths in the company are opportunities open to all people without any type of discrimination.