Research & Development Specialist

2 weeks ago


Cape Town, South Africa LMP RECRUIT Full time

Leading manufacturer of food processing equipment, spices, casings and ingrediens are looking for an R & D, Food Scientist to join their team.

Experience in the poultry industry is a huge plus, but we have a LOT of info on brine developments, testing regimes, ingredients tested previously and copius amounts of recipes to test so not critical to know how to develop a brine from scratch, but if you find someone who has then perfect.

Important skills needed especially because they wont only be doing brines, even though this will be their focus, they will also get one or two basic, minor NPD portfolios
- Report writing skills
- Development experience in the protein sphere a plus
- Excellent English communication skills
- Methodical
- Willing to run factory trials at big poultry abattoirs, communication with technical customers
- Be flexible with time as trials are often run at night
- Have experience in specifications/ labelling/ trouble shooting/ food safety would be great
- Food science / food technology qualification (not consumer science)
- Own transport critical
- No allergies or adversions to pork, beef, soya, wheat gluten, milk or egg as they will be required to evaluate product daily for religious or medical reasons
- Strong mathematical skills
- Experience in Poultry industry,
- Understand Brine development and engineering of Brines,
- Must have worked with Poultry equipment - MDM, injectors,


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