Product Technologist — Food Innovation & Standards

Nestlé; Shah Alam; On-site; MYR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Nestlé Manufacturing Sdn Bhd is seeking a Product Technologist to develop and implement technical standards for innovation and renovation across products and processes. You will drive product and packaging innovations, ensuring quality, safety, and regulatory compliance within the factory.

The role requires a minimum bachelor’s degree in a relevant field and 5 years of manufacturing or R&D experience in the food sector, with strong project management and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Food Technology, Food Science, Food Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or related science.
• 5 years experience in manufacturing / R&D role in food business.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement technical standards for innovation and renovation of products and processes.
• Manage product, process and packaging innovations for the factory.
• Ensure product compliance by design (quality, food safety & regulatory).
• Drive change management from New Product Development innovations in factory.
• Manage product development to meet 60/40+ as defined by Business Unit in the brief.
• Manage technical releases for the factory.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree in Food Technology/Science/Engineering

Tools

GREAT (SAP-RM)

GLOBE (ROH, ZPCK, HALB, BOM)

Job description

Nestlé Manufacturing Sdn Bhd is seeking a Product Technologist to develop and implement technical standards for innovation and renovation across products and processes. You will drive product and packaging innovations, ensuring quality, safety, and regulatory compliance within the factory.

The role requires a minimum bachelor’s degree in a relevant field and 5 years of manufacturing or R&D experience in the food sector, with strong project management and cross-functional collaboration skills.