RD&A Senior Technologist

Kerry Dairy Ireland; Singapore; On-site; SGD 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food technology company in Singapore is seeking a Technologist to join their Research, Development & Applications team. The role focuses on developing and optimizing dairy formulations, conducting trials, and providing technical support to customers. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree in Food Science and at least 2 years of relevant experience in dairy product development.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years relevant experience in dairy product development.
• Practical experience in operating laboratory equipment.
• Strong enthusiasm for ingredient formulation.

Responsibilities

• Develop and optimize formulations for dairy applications.
• Conduct pilot trials and bench-top experiments.
• Provide technical support to customers.

Skills

Dairy product development

Formulation optimization

Laboratory skills

Product testing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Food Science or related field

Tools

Pilot-scale dairy processing equipment

Job description

About Kerry

Kerry is the world's leading taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Every day we partner with customers to create healthier, tastier and more sustainable products that are consumed by billions of people across the world. Our vision is to be our customers' most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition. A career with Kerry offers you an opportunity to shape the future of food while providing you opportunities to explore and grow in a truly global environment.

The Role

The successful Technologist will be part of the Research, Development & Applications (RDA) team, based out of Kerry’s Global Technology & Innovation Centre (GTIC) in Singapore. Your role will be to assist the team to carry out all RDA activities that are a vital part of development and application, where the key end-use markets will be wet dairy related applications.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and optimize formulations for dairy applications (e.g., dairy beverages, yoghurt, cream, butter & etc).
• Apply functional ingredients in dairy matrices to meet sensory, nutritional, shelf-life targets and driving collections from multiple core technologies.
• Conduct pilot trials, bench-top experiments and sample making.
• Translate customer or market needs into technical solutions and prototypes.
• Collaborate with commercial, marketing and regulatory teams and the other functions on projects.
• Provide technical support to customers, including capability presentations, troubleshooting and on-site application support if needed.
• Keep abreast of Kerry Technologies, trends, scientific developments and regulatory changes in the dairy industry.
• Document and maintain detailed records of formulations, trial results, and project reports.
• Product & Raw Material Portfolio support and maintenance:
• Understanding of raw material portfolio on its functionality, physical, chemical and microbiological compositions.
• Maintains adequate stock of standard “collection” flavour and products.
• Laboratory Maintenance:
• Follows established procedures in relation to laboratory & equipment maintenance and material stock control

Learnings/Exposures You Will Gain

• Exposure to Product Development, End-Use-Market Application, Sensory Evaluation Process, Test Protocol and Sensory Lexicon.
• Hands-on experience with product specific Application Recipes.
• Ability to understand New Product Development process from bench development to scale-up.
• Exposure to how the RDA team utilises Food Science to solve customer challenges.
• How to communicate across a diverse organisation with many different cultures, geographies and preferences.
• Understand the various products that fall within different food technology clusters and how its application can span across multiple end-use- markets.
• Hands-on laboratory skill and analysis of data.

Qualifications and Skills

• A minimum of a Bachelor\'s degree in Food Science, Food Technology, Food or Process Engineering, Chemistry, or a related field within Applied Sciences.
• At least 2 years of relevant experience in dairy product development and application, including but not limited to dairy beverages, yogurt, cream, and similar products.
• Practical experience operating laboratory and pilot-scale dairy processing equipment.
• Demonstrated enthusiasm for learning about ingredients and recipe formulation.