Development Technician

Solina; Atlas Township (MI); On-site; USD 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefit package

Job summary

Solina in the United States is seeking a Development Technician to support product development from concept through lab application, piloting, and factory trials, ensuring briefs are met and product quality is improved.

The role requires developing culinary skills, reporting progress, and coordinating with suppliers, with travel to customer sites as needed. A current driving licence and willingness to travel are required.

Qualifications

• Interest in culinary food development.
• Desire to be involved in all parts of the team.
• Able to demonstrate ability to build effective working relationships.
• Experience of dealing with face to face communication.
• Demonstrate initiative.
• Food related work experience.
• Current, valid driving licence.
• Able to travel to customers within the UK and EU.
• Exhibit strong team working skills.
• Able to work in the Pilot plant with a range of equipment.
• Able to work with all flours and flavourings using appropriate PPE.

Responsibilities

• Undertake and support R&D Projects.
• Capability to reliably follow technical details and direction accurately.
• Develop good culinary skills to undertake development application and presentation work confidently.
• Capability to cook up product for both internal and external presentations/tastings.
• Support Project R&D team members with both internal pilot line trials and external factory trials at customer sites.
• Demonstrate understanding and awareness of project importance and time scales.
• Maintain close working relationships with R&D team.
• Develop good understanding and application of development recipe system.
• Develop and grow ingredient and process knowledge.
• Capability to report project progress, problems encountered as well as possible solutions.
• Where necessary, liaise with suppliers and internal department to order ingredients required for development purposes.

Skills

Culinary development

Team collaboration

Communication skills

Initiative

Food industry experience

Tools

Pilot plant equipment

Lab equipment handling

PPE usage

Job description

At Solina, our community of close to 5,000 people share a passion for food and live our entrepreneurial culture.

We design customised savoury solutions for our clients operating in the food industry, food service, butchery and nutrition markets. With sustainability at the heart of our business model, we aim to produce food that is good in every sense of the word: delicious, nourishing, affordable, sustainable and convenient.

Solina is a fast-growing business, with around 50 production sites and R&D laboratories present in more than 19 countries mainly in Europe and North America.

By constantly rethinking culinary solutions, we make food matter for people and the planet.

If you're ready for a new adventure in a dynamic, expanding, passionate, international company, join us!

Who are we looking for ?

The Development Technician is responsible for assisting the product development work to meet customer brief requirements, from development of new concepts, lab application, supporting pilot plant and factory trials and product quality improvement initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Undertake and support R&D Projects.
• Capability to reliably follow technical details and direction accurately.
• Develop good culinary skills to undertake development application and presentation work confidently.
• Capability to cook up product for both internal and external presentations/tastings.
• Support Project R&D team members with both internal pilot line trials and external factory trials at customer sites.
• Demonstrate understanding and awareness of project importance and time scales.
• Maintain close working relationships with R&D team
• Develop good understanding and application of development recipe system.
• Develop and grow ingredient and process knowledge.
• Capability to report project progress, problems encountered as well as possible solutions.
• Where necessary, liaise with suppliers and internal department to order ingredients required for development purposes.

Candidate Profile

• Interest in culinary food development
• Desire to be involved in all parts of the team
• Able to demonstrate ability to build effective working relationships
• Experience of dealing with face to face communication
• Demonstrate initiative
• Food related work experience
• Current, valid driving licence
• Able to travel to customers within the UK and EU
• Exhibit strong team working skills
• Able to work in the Pilot plant with a range of equipment
• Able to work with all flours and flavourings using appropriate PPE

Benefits

Competitive benefit package

We are open to talents of all backgrounds. Our recruitment process is based on competences, and we openly welcome all candidates of all types according to our DEI Commitment