Manager- Research & Development - Food Industry

Job Description

Industry Background: Food Industry, with Product Development experience and leadership to manage a team.

Candidates: Open to Assistant Manager (AM) level candidates seeking career enhancement.

Job Responsibilities

1. Initiate research and development efforts to create new products, evaluate current and alternative food ingredients and recipes, conduct sensory evaluation of new food products to ensure they meet customer needs and requirements. Supervise production trials of customer-approved products.
2. Establish, maintain, and update the related Standard Procedures and Work Instructions, including the analysis method, specifications (recipe, ingredient list, nutritional facts, bakery skill), and document all projects and samples status on time and in accordance to standard procedures.
3. Provide support towards product quality, cost, and improving process efficiency, and understand the application of our ingredients in customers’ products to create new product applications.
4. Ensure product compliance with food act and regulation standards from the aspects of ingredients and nutrition, and be responsible for responding to customers’ technical inquiries.
5. Involve in product and packaging development, product costing, and selection of raw/packaging materials used in new products.
6. Continuous innovation, building the foundation of product research and packaging technology, from environment, procurement, and legal compliance.
7. Any other tasks assigned by superior from time to time.

Job Requirements

1. Candidate must possess at least a Professional Degree / Diploma in Food Technology or equivalent.
2. At least 8 years of working experience in the FMCG industry.
3. Candidate must have skills in Bakery.
4. Must be innovative and able to work independently.
5. Dynamic, resourceful with good communication skills.
6. Required language(s): Bahasa Malaysia, English.