Appetizers Food Scientist - Rilland, Nederland - McCain Foods Holland B.V.

McCain Foods Holland B.V.

Geverifieerd bedrijf

Rilland, Nederland

4 dagen geleden

Geplaatst door:

Daan Van den Berg

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Beschrijving

Position Title:
Appetizers Food Scientist

Position Type:
Regular - Full-Time

Requisition ID: 29113

We are passionate about potatoes. But we're even more passionate about our People

McCain knows the importance that food plays in people's lives - the power it has to bring people, families and communities together.

That is why our purpose is celebrating real connections through delicious, planet-friendly food. We are customer obsessed.

We do this by succeeding together with our teams, business and community partners around the world because we know when we work and grow together, we succeed together.

Be a part of our family

Job purpose:

The R&D Appetizers Food Scientist is responsible for delivering NPD (New Product development) projects within quality, timing & cost constraints in close relationship with marketing (Foodservice, Retail & QSR), commercial, procurement 3rd part, operational & technical departments.

He/She is behaving as a real technical lead able to involve all the team members of the project (internal or external) in order to achieve a common goal.

He/She coordinates & investigates all solutions & opportunities to deliver new product proposals or to improve existing products. He/She is leading technical aspects of the projects in close connection with the other McCain departments. )

Key Responsibilities:

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Product Development:

Generate project briefs and timelines in collaboration with project team and commercial lead, ensuring adherence to project management principles.
Developing products through the process in line with project management principles, following a brief to time, cost and quality expectations, providing full understanding of the process conditions agreed and ingredients used, ensuring all documentation is available from a project management and food safety perspective. Ensuring systems such as SAP, PLM and IMS are up to date.
Present recommendations to the business on product feasibilities engaging cross functional support, highlighting risks and challenges with mitigating solutions.
Develop implementation plans with commercial lead and manufacturing, ensuring smooth handover.
Collaborate with commercial team to understand commercial aspects of projects and potential protectable IP

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Outcome:

Product developed collaboratively with commercial and ISC teams to a realistic visible specification ensuring key stakeholders are kept up to date throughout.

- **Communication**:

Maintain a good relationship, communicating internally with project team functions, any other associated departments and third party suppliers or manufacturers
Internal R&D communication within CEU and broader regions
Present products confidently and professionally with factual technical knowledge
Regularly update the Senior Scientist and stakeholders as to status of projects and any changes to milestones
Update at key business meetings such as ISG in a professional manner
Contribute to all global and regional meetings bringing suggestions and updates helping to broaden the knowledge of the team overall

- **Proactive Development**:

Proactively maintain technical knowledge in light of market advances both internally(globally) and externally sharing relevant information with the team.
Leverage technical knowledge to provide input to the business strategy
Proactive engagement in improving performance and team involvement
Continuous improvement of work practices suggesting idea's to the process and team

About you:

Bachelor's degree in Food Science or a related field preferred.
2yrs + of relevant and proven industry experience
Needs to have hands on experience in a development environment and worked with manufacturing processes
Ideally experience in Cheese products.
Passion for food innovation and a creative mindset.
Experience working in a fast paced commercially driven Product Development environment (both frozen and chilled in branded or own label), working on all aspects in the development process including concept development, process development, factory/line trials, specifications and first production runs.
Strong Project Management skills
Fluency in Dutch and English is mandatory; knowledge of German is a plus.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office and CRM software (nice to have Power BI).
Exceptional organizational skills with meticulous attention to detail
Team player with a positive attitude and willingness to learn
Mobility: willingness to travel between different sites in Rilland, Kruiningen, Lewedorp, and Villeneuve d'Ascq.
Ability to work in an international environment with an international sales team

What we offer:

A challenging but very rewarding role within an effective and international team (flat hierarchies).
Global career growth and learning opportunities
Competitive salary and attractive benefits
Opportunity to work independently in a challenging and international envi