Senior Flavourist

Midrand RSA

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

Management Support & Crossfunctional subfunctions leadership:

• Partner with R&D Manager for strategic decisionmaking activities. Represent R&D Manager in selected forums.
• Where appropriate to establish proactive projects to safeguard the future of our products and process futureproofing business continuity.
• Oversee day to day activities of crossfunctional subfunctions (Sensory PPI Packaging) within R&D.

Product & Project Management: Manage

• projects from concept to launch phase ensuring that the appropriate resources (sensory research regulatory commercial consumer insights production and QA) are coordinated to ensure that the action standards of the brief are met and completed successfully. Provide project and technical updates to support Commercialization to track NPD from concept to launch phase; via the Project Tracker.

Customer Interaction:

• Lead problem solving activities with customers to unlock technical solutions. Provide active support in the introduction of new products at Customer facilities. Interact with Customers to provide them with technical expertise to accelerate the business Customer Intimacy Strategy.

Administrative Activities:

• Input formulation development data into SAP RD to ensure development traceability and formulation costing; to allow historic data retrieval. Provide formulation inputs to Finance for costing and pricing purposes. Compile HACCP approvals Ingredient Listings and Nutritional Information to allow QA and Regulatory to facilitate Product Specifications and sign off Safety requirements.

Sensory Evaluation to support NPD:

• Participate in internal Sensory Evaluation activities to develop a strong awareness of the sensory attributes of new products and raw materials. Coordinate internal evaluations of newly developed products to ascertain required modifications.

InterFunctional Support:

• Actively support Supply Chain and QA with technical knowhow on NPDs and current product quality maintenance where necessary. Support Product and Process Implementation (PPI) to execute internal and external trial related activities and monitoring of first production runs. Collaborate with Consumer Insights to ensure developed concepts and NPDs conform to current Market Insights and trends. Partner with Sensory Team to maintain ways of working that will guide sensory shelflife and consumer research protocols for optimal product development.

External Orientation:

• Interact with Suppliers and the Industry through workshops/ seminar attendance to ensure latest trends and technologies are incorporated into development activities.

Resource Management:

• Dynamically manage resources within subteam.
• Contribute towards continuous improvement of company standards for administration Health & Safety GMP and housekeeping in the work environment.
• Support Technical Procurement/ Ingredient Technologist with evaluation of new/ alternative raw materials.

CANDIDATE PROFILE

• Diploma/ BTech Degree Food Technology Biotechnology
• B. Sc Food Science or equivalent qualification
• Product development experience within an FMGC environment (preferred).
• Team Player ability to interact crossfunctionally
• Selfstarter ability to initiate without being prompted
• Selfmotivating taking ownership and accountability
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to manage competing priorities
• Highly adaptable to change
• Good communication skills ability to present to internal and external stakeholders
• High Intellectual curiosity research orientated
• Ability to develop customer relationships and maintain customer intimacy
• Attention to detail

#LIDNI

As an Equal Opportunities employer McCormick is committed to a diverse workforce.