Innovation & Application Senior Technologist

Brenntag; Shah Alam; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Brenntag Malaysia seeks an experienced Food Technologist to provide and develop technical solutions for customers across multiple food categories, with a focus on bakery. You will conduct laboratory and pilot plant trials independently at Brenntag Technical Centre and at customer facilities.

You will support the Blended Solutions Team, evaluate blends, work with commercial teams and suppliers, and train teams regionally. A degree in related field and 10+ years experience are required.

Qualifications

• Degree in Food Science/Food Technology/Food Chemistry/Food Engineering.
• Minimum 10 years' experience as Food Technologist or in R&D within Food & Beverage.
• Experience across bakery, snacks, and plant-based/hybrid solutions.
• Proven ability to design and conduct laboratory trials.
• Strong English communication and collaborative skills.

Responsibilities

• Conduct hands-on laboratory trials to evaluate ingredients and blends.
• Handle processing equipment used in food manufacturing.
• Ensure on-time completion of customer and internal projects.
• Collaborate with commercial and marketing teams to drive opportunities.
• Train and transfer know-how to regional teams.
• Identify new product opportunities from trends and suppliers.

Skills

Lab trials

Food ingredients

Communication skills

Multitasking

Team collaboration

Education

Degree in Food Science/Technology/Chemistry/Engineering

Tools

Processing equipment

Job description

Job Description

To provide and develop technical solutions to customers in Malaysia across multiple food categories with focus in Bakery Category while working closely with commercial team to fulfil customers’ requirements and expectations. Must be able to conduct laboratory and pilot plant trials independently within Brenntag Technical Centre as well as at customers’ facilities. Proactive in developing new concepts or prototypes which will be presented to customers. Providing advices or sharing experiences with other technical team members in Asia Pacific.

Provide technical support to Blended Solutions Team including conducting application evaluation to verify the performance of various blends that could have opportunities in Malaysia. Build great working relationship and maintain excellent communication with Brenntag’s commercial team as well as key suppliers.

Responsibilities

• To conduct hands-on laboratory trials in order to evaluate the functionality and performance of numerous ingredients and solutions across multiple food categories especially in bakery and snack segment.
• Able to handle processing equipment commonly used in food manufacturing.
• Ensure on-time completion of customer projects including problem solving for customers as well as on-time completion of internal application projects to verify the performance of ingredients from various existing suppliers, new suppliers, potential suppliers as well as to verify the performance of blended solutions developed by Brenntag’s Blended Solutions Team.
• To work closely with commercial (sales) team to ensure rapid response to customers’ needs in order to obtain new business or maintain existing business.
• To collaborate with marketing team in various marketing activities such as Tradeshows or Innovation Days.
• To liaise with Blended Solutions Team to create innovative solution blends and employ best practices to roll out these blends in the market whereby new opportunities leading to new wins could be created.
• As and when needed, to introduce and train new solution blends to technical and commercial team members from other countries or regions.
• To proactively identify opportunities of new products or applications from current, new suppliers & new trends.
• To provide training of Brenntag’s product portfolio (including blend solutions) to commercial team and customers respectively.
• To cooperate with Brenntag’s suppliers in knowledge transfer of food technology.
• To cooperate customer visit with commercial team when necessary for prototype presentation and demonstration.
• To provide advices or support and develop close working relationship with Brenntag’s technical team members located outside of Malaysia.

Requirements

• Candidate must possess at least a Degree in Food Science/Food Technology/Food Chemistry/Food Engineer and with relevant technical experience.
• Minimum 10 years working experience as Food Technologist / Research & Development role in Food & Beverage Industry.
• Preferably with relevant experience across various food segments including exposure to plant-based / hybrid solutions, whether for local or overseas markets.
• Experience in the application of various food ingredients as well as blends of various food ingredients.
• Experience in developing and presenting trends, new solutions and prototypes with customer interface.
• Good knowledge in food nutrition and its application.
• Self-motivated, have sense of urgency and result oriented.
• Good command of written and spoken English.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to multitask.
• A hands-on person who is able to design and conduct laboratory trials.