Senior Technologist - Sauces and Prepared Meals
Position Type: FT Permanent
Workplace Arrangement: #LI-Onsite
About Kerry
Kerry is the world's leading taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Every day we partner with customers to create healthier, tastier and more sustainable products that are consumed by billions of people across the world.Our vision is to be our customers' most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition. A career with Kerry offers you an opportunity to shape the future of food while providing you opportunities to explore and grow in a truly global environment.
About the role
Based out of the Co-creation Center in Frankfurt am Main, works in partnership with customers from the Food Industry in DACH, Benelux, Nordics, and Eastern Europe to develop innovative new concepts as well as renovating current products that are tailored to customer´s specific needs in the Prepared Meals, Sauces, Soups and Dressings segments (PMSSD).
Key responsibilities- Manages activities related to key projects like applying collection items to recipes and preparing demo kits.
- Ensures that ingredient functionality into final products fits the purpose of the customer.
- Interacts with customers in trouble shooting sessions on application concerns.
- Participates in internal trainings to bring new developments as unique selling points for the customers.
- Supports the roll-out of strategic new technologies, alongside Sales and Marketing teams.
- Work closely with Business Development Managers to ensure relevant technologies (Taste) are being brought to market.
- BSc in Food Science or equivalent.
- At least 5 years’ experience in one or several of the above-mentioned industries.
- Extensive culinary application experience in the Food Industry.
- Proficient in creating new savoury products, improving existing ones and ensuring product consistency throughout shelf-life.
- Strong understanding of the chemical and microbiological aspects of prepared meals, soups, sauces and dressings and their implications on safety and quality.
- Knowledge of how ingredients interact and contribute to the texture, taste, and stability of these products.
- Manufacturing process experience in the Food Industry, ideally on the Prepared Meals, Soups, Sauces, and Dressings segments.
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, including timelines and resources.
- Effective communication and teamwork with R&D, Sales, Marketing, Supply Chain and Regulatory teams.
- Competent IT skills.
- Good communications skills | Self-motivated | Organised.
- Proficient spoken and written English (C1).
Refuse any request that asks you to provide payment to participate in the hiring process (e.g., purchasing a “starter kit,” investing in training, or something similar). Kerry will not ask you to pay any money at any point in the hiring process with the exception of reimbursable travel expenses.
In addition, any payments made by Kerry will be from official firm accounts bearing the Kerry name.
Recruiter: #LI-RG2Posting Type: LI
Please note: We do not accept CVs or candidate profiles from recruitment agencies where terms of business have not been signed. Additionally, we will not consider or agree to payment of any recruiter fee under these circumstances. This also applies to CVs or candidate profiles sent directly to any Kerry Hiring Managers.In the event that speculative CVs or candidate profiles are submitted by recruitment agencies, we reserve the right to contact these candidates directly and consider them for current or future vacancies without any financial obligation to the recruitment agency.