Food Structure Scientist

Summary

This is an exciting new opportunity for an intelligent and driven Scientist to lead R&D projects and make a real difference to this global blue-chip business.

Job Description

Best in class is what this company strives for and with its talented workforce and huge support given to innovation this is a highly achievable goal. With its unique office lay out and constant flow of freebies, combined with some of the best minds in the industry, my visit there left a very positive impression on me.  This business is all about giving freedom to employees and not letting any red tape stifle creativity. Multi products and multi-sited, this business can offer genuine personal and career development.

In this role you will scope, design, coordinate and carry out scientific experiments on model food products to understand and predict their behaviour and quality attributes. Your work will contribute directly to the delivery of project milestones in giving essential scientific inputs to the development of the products.

In this role you will interact with a team of highly skilled scientists passionate about the mysteries the product category. You will work independently whilst also being part of multi-disciplinary project teams, with moderate travel to other sites. You will have a technical leadership role with elements of coaching in your dealings with other R&D employees.

Key Responsibilities

• Scope and design scientific projects to address specific objectives linked to business needs.
• Coordinate and carry out sample preparation and controlled experiments to test working hypotheses
• Develop new methodologies and characterisation methods
• Create and use a network of external resources to address research needs (universities, suppliers, etc.)
• Prepare and write advanced technical reports and present at international meetings
• Recommend technology solutions and new areas of research based on scientific insights.

Ideally you will be a skilled scientist with a passion for research and a determination to apply science to confectionery products. Supported by a drive for unravelling the structural and functional properties of food and you will be keen to carry out the necessary experiments and analyses. It is essential that you hold a university degree in a scientific discipline, Physical Chemistry, Chemistry or Physics, or in Food Science and Technology. In addition you will have a proven track record of successes in a research and development department.

This business is looking to interview for this Buyer position now so please apply straight away.

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