Innovative Jelly Candy R&D Specialist

Perfetti Van Melle

Lainate

On-site

EUR 41,000 - 50,000

Full time

7 days ago

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Job summary

Perfetti Van Melle in Italy is seeking a Group R&D Jelly Candy Specialist to drive NPD projects and development for the Jelly & Extruded Candy team. You will support new manufacturing line design and process improvements from lab to pilot scale, with supervision from the Manager.

Responsibilities include supervising trials, coordinating with Process Technologist, PEC Center and group marketing for Pre-NPD, and traveling abroad up to 40% of time to support tests and start-ups.

Qualifications

Degree in Food Technology, Chemical Technology or other scientific education.
Strong project management and cross-functional collaboration skills.
Experience with data analysis and statistics software is a plus.

Responsibilities

Participate in new product and process development from lab to post-launch.
Contribute to design of new manufacturing lines or upgrades with Process Technologist and PEC Center.
Understand ingredient interactions to ensure quality and efficiency.
Supervise lab and pilot trials; support Pre-NPD meetings with marketing.
Travel abroad for tests/startups up to 40% of time.

Skills

Project management

Communication

Multi-project handling

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical thinking

Creativity

Statistics software

Education

Degree in Food Technology

Degree in Chemical Technology

Other scientific education

Tools

PvM software

Statistical software

Lean manufacturing

Job description

Responsibilities include supervising trials, coordinating with Process Technologist, PEC Center and group marketing for Pre-NPD, and traveling abroad up to 40% of time to support tests and start-ups.

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