R&D SPECIALIST (SHELF-LIFE AND SENSORY) – Calauan Laguna-based

BSFIL Technologies Inc; Calauan; On-site; PHP 279,000 - 390,600; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Christmas gift

Company events

Paid training

Job summary

BSFIL Technologies Inc. is looking for a professional to conduct shelf-life studies and ensure the quality of raw materials and finished goods. Ideal candidates will have a background in Food Technology, Nutrition, or related fields with at least 1 year of relevant experience.

Position involves establishing processes to assess product quality and enhance sensory evaluations. This role is based in Calauan, Laguna, and offers a full-time permanent position with various supplemental benefits.

Qualifications

• Must have at least 1 year of related experience in shelf-life studies and sensory evaluation.
• Knowledge of food chemistry and statistical analysis for measuring process capabilities.
• Familiarity with regulatory standards and physicochemical analyses.

Responsibilities

• Conduct shelf-life studies for raw materials and finished goods.
• Determine critical parameters affecting product deterioration.
• Establish standardized processes for testing critical parameters.

Skills

Food ingredient functions

Shelf-life studies

Statistical analysis

Sensory evaluation

GMP expertise

HACCP knowledge

Education

Graduates of Food Technology, Nutrition, Chemistry, or Chemical Engineering

Job description

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Conduct shelf-life studies and determine the optimized shelf-life of all BSFIL raw materials and finished goods.
• Determine and measure the critical parameters that may affect the deterioration of the products.
• Establish a quantifiable limit on the critical parameters of whether the product will still be acceptable.
• Establish standardized processes for the study and testing of the critical parameters.
• Research and study on how to boost or extend the shelf-life of all BSFIL raw materials and finished goods.
• Facilitate the enhancement of the sensory evaluation capabilities of sensory panelists.
• Classify odor and perform studies on odor cross-contamination between all BSFIL raw materials and finished goods that will help establish storage conditions, production planning, and delivery planning.

REQUIRED SKILLS & COMPETENCIES:

• Graduates of Food Technology, Nutrition, Chemistry, or Chemical Engineering are preferred.
• Background in food ingredient functions and applications.
• Must have at least 1 year of related experience in shelf-life studies and sensory evaluation.
• Must have knowledge of food chemistry and statistical analysis as used in designing experiments and measuring
• process capabilities.
• Familiarity with sensory evaluation tests, physico-chemical and microbial analyses, and regulatory standards.
• GMP, HACCP, and Food Safety Management Systems expertise
• Exposure in bakery, snacks, meat, sauces and condiments, beverages, fast food, dairy, noodles, and confectionary ingredients.

Willing to be assigned in Calauan, Laguna plant

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

• Company Christmas gift
• Company events
• Paid training

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• Overtime

Supplemental Pay:

• Overtime pay
• Performance bonus