JUNIOR PPI TECHNOLOGIST

McCormick & Company, Incorporated; Midrand; On-site; ZAR 350,000 - 520,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Global opportunities

Personal development

Career growth space

Job summary

The Product & Process Implementation (PPI) Technologist at McCormick & Company, Incorporated, based in Midrand, South Africa, joins the development team with close links to the UK PPI group to implement new product designs.

The role sits between New Product Development and Manufacturing, focusing on testing during development, launching seasonings in the SA dry factory, and coordinating with operations and quality to ensure successful implementation and first-time readiness.

Qualifications

• Diploma/B-Tech in Food Tech or related field required.
• 1–3 years in Quality/Technical/NPD/Production/Process roles.
• Cross-functional collaboration and problem-solving skills required.

Responsibilities

• Lead co-ordination of small trial blends and arrange trials for sampling.
• Conduct functionality testing locally and coordinate samples for UK/USA teams.
• Understand capability requirements (e.g., 1.33) and drive understanding.
• Maintain functionality database and write performance reports.
• Support seasoning implementation for Midrand site, including SAP & labeling checks.
• Collaborate with Manufacturing, QA and R&D to ensure right-first-time execution.

Skills

Team player

Self-starter

Self-motivated

Work under pressure

Critical thinking

Adaptable

Attention to detail

Customer relationships

Education

Diploma/ B-Tech Degree - Food Technology, Biotechnology B. Sc - Food Science or equivalent qualification

Tools

SAP

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Product & Process Implementation Technologist

The Product & Process Implementation (PPI) Technologist is a part of the development team based in South Africa with very tight links to the PPI team in the UK primarily responsible for implementing new product design for both products and processes.

The PPI Technologist role sits between New Product Development and Manufacturing Teams within overall product commercialization/ scale up process with responsibility for testing during the development phase, launching of seasonings into South Africa dry factory and working with operations and quality for successful implementation and RFT including meeting customer’s functionality requirements.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

• To take a lead to co-ordinate and manage small trial blend requests. This includes arranging for trials to be picked by dispensary, blending of the trials, packing, sending samples for micro and arranging for despatch of the trials.
• Conduct functionality testing locally.
• Arrange and co-ordinate samples to be sent to the PPI team in Haddenham and PepsiCo USA.
• Understand the requirements for capability of 1.33 and driving understanding.
• Maintain functionality database and write reports accordingly.
• Support of seasoning implementation for Midrand site. This includes coordinating activities in support of Scale-up/ First Time Order including testing, product set up, checking SAP & labels, attending factory activity, and closing trials.
• Ensure that the product implementation programme can re-create the lab design for new products within the manufacturing environment and that new products will perform in both the McCormick process and those of our customers or co-packers, where appropriate. CCI projects, non-conformance trials and batch size changes are included in this programme.
• Advise and support NPD functions on operations capability to ensure right first time.
• Compile reports for trials as required
• Lead the cross-functional FTO forum
• Execute compounding and application activities to avail samples for functionality/ capability studies.
• Manage functionality samples for retention purposes.
• Inter-Functional Support (Manufacturing, QA and R&D) and Process & Equipment Implementation as needed

CANDIDATE PROFILE

• 1-3 years experience in a Quality / Technical / NPD / Production / Process role
• Diploma/ B-Tech Degree - Food Technology, Biotechnology B. Sc - Food Science or equivalent qualification
• Team Player – ability to interact cross-functionally
• Self-starter – ability to initiate without being prompted
• Self-motivating – taking ownership and accountability
• Ability to work under pressure
• Critical thinking skills and ability to manage competing priorities
• Highly adaptable to change
• Research orientated and attention to detail
• Ability to develop customer relationships and maintain customer intimacy

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• People centric culture
• Power of people
• Global structure with opportunities outside of SA if willing to relocate
• Personal development focused team
• Individuals have space to drive their career
• Highly engaged team

COMPANY

At McCormick, we bring our passion for flavor to work each day. We encourage growth, respect everyone's contributions and do what's right for our business, our people, our communities and our planet. Join us on our quest to make every meal and moment better.

Founded in Baltimore, MD in 1889 in a room and a cellar by 25-year-old Willoughby McCormick with three employees, McCormick is a global leader in flavour. With 12,400 employees around the world and more than $5 Billion in annual sales., the Company manufactures, markets and distributes spices, seasoning mixes, condiments and other flavourful products to the entire food industry, retail outlets, food manufactures, food service businesses and consumers

While our global headquarters are in the Baltimore, Maryland, USA area, McCormick operates and serves customers from nearly 50 locations in 27 countries and 135 markets in Asia-Pacific, China, Europe, Middle East and Africa, and the Americas, including North, South and Central America with recognized brands.

At McCormick, we have over a 100-year legacy based on our “Power of People” principle. This principle fosters an unusually dedicated workforce requiring a culture of respect, recognition, inclusion and collaboration based on the highest ethical values.

McCormick is an EOE/Veterans/Disabled/LGBT employer.

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WHY WORK AT MCCORMICK?

United by flavor. Driven by results.

As a McCormick employee you’ll be empowered to focus on more than your individual responsibilities. You’ll have the opportunity to be part of something bigger than yourself—to have a say in where the company is going and how it’s growing.

Between our passion for flavor, our 130-year history of leadership and integrity, the competitive and comprehensive benefits we offer, and our culture, which is built on respect and opportunities for growth, there are many reasons to join us at McCormick.