Senior Application Technologist

JAC Recruitment Pte Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 65,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

JAC Recruitment Pte Ltd is recruiting for a client in Singapore to fill a Senior Food Technologist role focused on the food-ingredients portfolio. You will lead application development and provide customer technical support for sweet and savory applications, developing formulations and prototypes and conducting sensory and physicochemical analyses.

You will collaborate with Sales, Technical Services and supply teams, present technical solutions, and mentor junior technologists.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years’ R&D/application experience as a Senior Food Technologist in sweet and/or savory sectors (bakery, confectionery, dairy, beverage, salty snacks, processed foods).
• Diploma or Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Food Technology or related discipline.
• Hands-on formulation experience across both sweet and savory applications.
• Strong sensory acuity, well-developed palate and solid analytical capability.
• Excellent presentation and customer-facing skills; experience running demos and workshops.
• Self-motivated team player with strong communication skills and a creative, solutions-driven mindset.

Responsibilities

• Application Development: Design and execute formulations and prototypes across sweet and savory categories using the ingredients portfolio; iterate to meet customer and market requirements.
• Technical Support & Troubleshooting: Provide customer technical support, conduct trials at customer sites, resolve formulation and processing issues.
• Sensory & Analytical Testing: Perform sensory evaluation and physicochemical analyses; record methods and results for reproducibility and knowledge sharing.
• Customer Engagement: Present solutions through technical presentations, seminars, demonstrations, exhibitions and innovation days; support sales with client-facing innovation projects.
• Documentation & Lab Management: Maintain project records, test methods and ensure laboratory equipment is safe, calibrated and well maintained.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Work closely with Sales, Technical Services and supply teams to translate customer needs into commercial solutions.

Skills

Sensory evaluation

Formulation development

Customer-facing communication

Analytical testing

Lab troubleshooting

Education

Diploma or Bachelor’s degree in Food Science/Technology or related discipline

Job description

Company Overview:Our client is a regional specialty ingredients distributor and technical solutions provider serving food manufacturers across bakery, confectionery, dairy, beverage and processed‑food sectors. They combine ingredient portfolios with application expertise and customer‑facing technical services to develop formulations and accelerate product innovation.

Role summary:Lead application development and customer technical support for the food‑ingredients portfolio, responsible for both sweet and savory category applications. Develop formulation concepts and prototypes, perform sensory and physicochemical analysis, troubleshoot onsite, and present technical solutions to customers and internal stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities:

• Application Development: Design and execute formulations and prototypes across sweet and savory categories using the ingredients portfolio; iterate to meet customer and market requirements.
• Technical Support & Troubleshooting: Provide customer technical support, conduct trials at customer sites, resolve formulation and processing issues.
• Sensory & Analytical Testing: Perform sensory evaluation and physicochemical analyses; record methods and results for reproducibility and knowledge sharing.
• Customer Engagement: Present solutions through technical presentations, seminars, demonstrations, exhibitions and innovation days; support sales with client‑facing innovation projects.
• Documentation & Lab Management: Maintain project records, test methods and ensure laboratory equipment is safe, calibrated and well maintained.
• Cross‑functional Collaboration: Work closely with Sales, Technical Services and supply teams to translate customer needs into commercial solutions.

Key Requirements:

• Minimum 3-5 years’ R&D/application experience as a Senior Food Technologist in sweet and/or savory sectors (bakery, confectionery, dairy, beverage, salty snacks, processed foods).
• Diploma or Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Food Technology or related discipline.
• Demonstrable hands‑on formulation experience across both sweet and savory applications.
• Strong sensory acuity, well‑developed palate and solid analytical capability.
• Excellent presentation and customer‑facing skills; experience running demos and workshops.
• Self‑motivated team player with strong communication skills and a creative, solutions‑driven mindset.

Preferred:

• Experience working directly with ingredient suppliers or in customer technical‑support roles.
• Familiarity with scale‑up considerations and manufacturing processing conditions.

Reporting & Team:

• Reports to Head of Technical Services / Product Applications.
• Works closely with Sales, Technical Services, R&D and operations teams; may mentor junior technologists.

Performance Indicators:

• Successful development and commercialization of formulation prototypes.
• Customer trial success rate and resolution time for technical issues.
• Quality and timeliness of technical documentation and lab records.
• Contribution to sales support activities, workshops and innovation events.

What Will Make You Competitive:

• Proven track record converting ingredient capability into customer‑ready formulations.
• Strong hands‑on lab skills, sensory judgement and effective customer presentation ability.
• Ability to operate independently while collaborating with commercial and technical teams.