RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT EXECUTIVE (MR)

myNews; Malaysia; On-site; MYR 33,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A food manufacturing company in Malaysia is seeking an individual passionate about bakery product development. The ideal candidate will have experience in the bread-making process, excellent time management, and problem-solving skills. Responsibilities include product testing, attending development meetings, and improving product quality. Candidates must be computer literate and have a typhoid injection card. Shift work may be required. Join this innovative team to create delightful baked products.

Qualifications

• Experience in weighing, preparation, shaping, and baking bread.
• Excellent hygiene management for food manufacturing.
• Must have typhoid injection card.
• Excellent time management and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent hygiene management for a food manufacturing factory.
• Must have typhoid injection card.
• Willing to do shift work.
• Ability to handle multiple assignments in a team environment.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the development of bakery products.
• Conduct testing on dough and improve product quality.
• Attend product development meetings.
• Prepare and manage materials for manufacturing.
• Conduct dough testing and develop new doughs to improve product quality.
• Inspect product prototypes and check expiration dates.
• Create tests, specifications, and manufacturing/process manuals.
• Confirm inspection contents, determine expiration dates and provide product information to JAKIM.
• Conduct regular sensory evaluations on released products to verify quality.
• Pioneer new ingredients; request samples and perform tests.
• Stock-take ingredients and coordinate with purchasers to avoid dead stock.
• Survey market trends at least twice a month and participate in food exhibitions.
• Assist in business negotiations, design, sample and improve products for launches.
• Assist superior with ad-hoc tasks.

Skills

Bread-making process

Time management

Problem-solving

Teamwork

Education

Any certificate related to bread making

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Job description

Assist in Bakery Development of myNEWS Ryoyu Baking

Job Responsibilities:

• Do product development in general; from designing product to develop the prototypes (Weighing, preparation, shaping (including Danish pastry), baking, simple packaging, product prototype inspection (inspection itself is performed by QA), carrying out in-house monitoring of the product prototype to prove the degree of perfection).
• Need to attend various product development meetings, prepare sample for testing the product prototype and record the minutes.
• Able to produce sample of product prototype upon request.
• Able to prepare and manage various material related to manufacture.
• Able to conduct testing on dough and develop new dough by combining or renew existing dough in order to improve the quality of our product.
• Need to always examine the product prototype and checking the expiration date of the product.
• Need to create test run and specification for the new product, manufacturing process manuals, product information, and product manuals.
• Confirming the inspection contents, determine the expiration date and provide product information to JAKIM.
• Regularly perform sensory evaluation on released products to confirm product quality.
• Pioneer in new ingredients, able to request various ingredients sample and execute the test.
• Stock‑taking ingredients and share the information with purchaser so it does not become the dead stock. (In the case of imported product, please consider the customs clearance period)
• Regularly (at least twice a month) survey market trends to understand the current situation.
• Actively participate in food exhibitions and study sessions to improve the skills.
• Purchase products from competitors i.e. FamilyMart and create catalogue of the product.
• Accompany business negotiations with new business partners, design, sample, and improve products, and do adjustments for product launch.
• Assist in adhoc task assigned by Superior from time to time.

Requirements:

• Know and have experience in the process of making bread like weighing, preparation, shaping and baking.
• Computer literate and Microsoft skills (Excel, Word, etc.)
• Able to work independently and as in a team.
• Excellent time management and problem‑solving skills.
• Excellent hygiene management as will be working in a food manufacturing factory.
• Must have typhoid injection card.
• Must be willing to do shift work.
• Ability to handle multiple assignments at any given time in a team environment.

Good to have:

• 3 to 5 years experience in baking including Danish pastry.
• Fluent in English and Malay.
• Any certificate related to bread making.