Research and Development Specialist

Max's Group Inc.; Carmona; On-site; PHP 279,000 - 502,000; Full time

Job summary

Max's Group Inc. is seeking a Food Science professional to support new product development with Culinary R&D, coordinating ideas and costing to meet targets.

The role involves translating recipes for commissaries, coordinating with procurement, and documenting standards for management review. The ideal candidate has a degree in Food Technology or related fields, at least 1 year in food service or manufacturing, and strong technical writing and analytical skills.

Qualifications

• Degree holder in Food Technology, Nutrition & Dietetics, Chemical Engineering, or BS Chemistry.
• At least 1 year work experience in restaurant industry, food manufacturing or food service.
• Knowledge of food science principles, sensory evaluation techniques, and translating concepts to physical form.
• MS Office proficiency (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and cooking/baking skills.
• Technical writing ability.

Responsibilities

• Participates in gathering new product ideas with Culinary R&D in the absence of R&D Officers.
• Conducts activities to deliver new products as defined by the approved marketing calendar.
• Performs preliminary costing to hit target food cost based on product brief.
• Coordinates with Procurement for new material requirements.
• Finalizes raw material specifications with suppliers and documents standards for review by R&D Manager.

Skills

Food science

Sensory evaluation

MS Office

Cooking/Baking

Technical writing

Education

Food Technology

Nutrition & Dietetics

Chemical Engineering

BS Chemistry

Job description

Job Description

• Participates in gathering new product ideas through product ideation/competitive check with Culinary R&D in the absence of R&D Officers.
• Participates in gathering new product ideas through product ideation/competitive check with Culinary R&D in the absence of R&D Officers.
• Conducts activities required to deliver new products as defined by the approved marketing calendar
• Does Preliminary costing to hit target food cost based on product brief
• Identifies developmental needs (new suppliers, equipment, tools)
• Conducts Plant visit as needed together with SCM and QA Identifies timelines of activities.
• Commercial translation of approved recipe and processes for commissaries and stores
• Formulates experimental design to meet target product and cost objective with supervision of R&D Officer/ R&D Manager
• Conducts experimentation of approved developmental or improvement activities
• Coordinates with Procurement for new material requirements
• Request sample of new items from suppliers for testing
• Finalize raw material specification of new items with suppliers
• Documents standards of new products for review of R&D Officer/ R&D Manager
• Technical data, Raw material specification

Other Studies Required

• Conducts teach back to commissary with supervision of R&D Officer/ R&D Manager
• Prepares product development expense report
• Preparation of samples for product presentation and approval of CC as needed.
• Participates in gathering information/ ideas on possible improvements that would generate savings or result to process efficiency.
• Commercial translation of improved recipe and processes for commissaries and stores
• Does Preliminary costing to hit target food cost based on product brief
• Prepares templates for effective data gathering based on approved experimental design
• Conducts experimentation of approved developmental or improvement activities
• Coordinates with Procurement for new material requirements
• Request sample of new items from suppliers for testing
• Finalize raw material specification of new items with suppliers
• Documents standards of improved products.
• Technical data
• Raw material specification

Other Studies Required

• Conducts teach back to Commissary with supervision of R&D Officer/ R&D Manager.
• Prepares product development expense report.
• Prepares samples for product presentation and approval of CC as needed.
• Conducts evaluation of alternative materials for endorsement as approved alternative product material.
• Maintains and safeguards manuals, training kits, technical data, raw material specifications for local and international standards, per assigned SBU.
• Oversees maintenance and upkeep of equipment, utilities, and storage
• Transacts oracle related activities (such as move order transaction)
• Prepares samples in Marketing events like Photo shoots; Commercial Ads; Press conference; Consumer test to ensure proper presentation of standard product when needed
• Acts as resource person during product roll out by L&D as needed.

Qualifications

Education:

• A degree holder in Food Technology, Nutrition & Dietetics, Chemical Engineering, BS Chemistry

Experience:

• At least one (1) year work experience in the same level, in the restaurant industry, (food manufacturing and food service).

Technical Skills:

• Knowledge in food science and technology principles, sensory evaluation techniques, and creative ability to concretize product concepts and translate them effectively in physical form.
• Computer proficiency on MS Office programs (Word, Excel and Powerpoint),
• Cooking/Baking skills.
• Technical writing.

Essential Traits:

• Respectable and possesses good moral character, high level of integrity and professional working ethics
• Good communication skills, knowledge of technical writing
• Inter personnel skills
• A proven team player
• Organization and Planning
• Very good time management
• Good Analytical thinking and Decision making
• Tenacity
• Ability to handle pressure well
• Flexible to handle simultaneous projects
• Creative
• Patient
• Attentive to details
• Results oriented
• Presentation skills.