R&D and QA/QC Executive (Food Technology)

Hugomix Sdn Bhd; Puchong; On-site; MYR 56,000 - 89,000; Full time

Job summary

Hugomix Sdn Bhd in Malaysia is seeking a versatile R&D and QA/QC Executive to split time 50/50 between safeguarding quality standards and developing custom powder blends for seasonings, bakery premixes, and beverages.

You will oversee incoming raw materials, manage COAs and batch records, conduct hands-on trials, and drive cost optimization while ensuring Halal and GMP compliance for client projects.

Qualifications

• Experience in QA/QC for food ingredients preferred.
• Familiarity with Halal, GMP, and allergen documentation beneficial.
• Ability to perform sensory evaluations and run trials.

Responsibilities

• Formulation & Match-Blending: Develop, duplicate, and refine custom powder formulations for spices, herbs, seasonings, bakery premixes, savory bases, and beverages applications.
• Client Application Trials: Conduct hands-on kitchen testing to evaluate how our seasonings and ingredients perform in final food applications (e.g., snacks, baked goods, sauces, drinks & etc.)
• Sensory & Sample Management: Lead sensory panel evaluations for new prototypes, manage the client sampling process, and maintain an organized inventory of R&D raw materials.
• Cost Optimization: Source & test alternative ingredients to improve performance or lower raw material costs without affecting flavor profiles and performance of the products.
• Facility & Warehouse QC: Oversee quality control checks for our incoming raw material and finish goods store in warehouse (if any), ensuring strict hygiene and well storage.
• Incoming & Outgoing Material : Perform rigorous quality checks on raw material ingredients (incoming & outgoing) for each batch to ensure the parameters meets the specification and COA
• Compliance Documentation: Maintain, update, filling and manage all technical documents required compliance such as Halal, GMP, Allergen and etc. (including COAs, Product Specs, Batch Records & etc.) as client's request.
• Non-Conformance Tracking: Monitor incoming raw material and will handle client complaints and variations, investigate any deviations, and implement simple corrective actions.

Skills

QA/QC

R&D

Food Safety

Sensory Evaluation

Documentation

Job description

R&D and QA/QC Executive (Food Technology)

We are an established food ingredients application company specializing in custom dry powder blending and flavor solutions. We are looking for a versatile QA/QC & R&D Executive to split their time equally (50/50) between safeguarding our quality standards and driving creative ingredient application trials. You will oversee quality control for our raw material ingredients and documentation task, while simultaneously developing tailored seasoning blends, flavoring, bakery premixes and beverage applications for our clients.

Formulation & Match-Blending: Develop, duplicate, and refine custom powder formulations for spices, herbs, seasonings, bakery premixes, savory bases, and beverages applications.

Client Application Trials: Conduct hands‑on kitchen testing to evaluate how our seasonings and ingredients perform in final food applications (e.g., snacks, baked goods, sauces, drinks & etc.)

Sensory & Sample Management: Lead sensory panel evaluations for new prototypes, manage the client sampling process, and maintain an organized inventory of R&D raw materials.

Cost Optimization: Source & test alternative ingredients to improve performance or lower raw material costs without affecting flavor profiles and performance of the products.

Facility & Warehouse QC: Oversee quality control checks for our incoming raw material and finish goods store in warehouse (if any), ensuring strict hygiene and well storage.

Incoming & Outgoing Material : Perform rigorous quality checks on raw material ingredients (incoming & outgoing) for each batch to ensure the parameters meets the specification and COA

Compliance Documentation: Maintain, update, filling and manage all technical documents required compliance such as Halal, GMP, Allergen and etc. (including COAs, Product Specs, Batch Records & etc.) as client's request.

Non-Conformance Tracking: Monitor incoming raw material and will handle client complaints and variations, investigate any deviations, and implement simple corrective actions.

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