Rnd Manager Patisserie Mixes

2 weeks ago

Johannesburg, South Africa Puratos Full time

**DO YOU HAVE THE APPETITE TO GROW YOUR MAGIC?**

Consumers everywhere are increasingly conscious of the quality of the food they eat. Puratos develops, produces, and distributes a unique range of ingredients for bakers, pastry-chefs and chocolatiers who demand the very highest quality.

Founded in Belgium in 1919, From humble beginnings to worldwide success, join us on our journey and discover our history and heritage.

We’ve evolved from a father-and-son start-up in Belgium, to a global group with more than 9000 employees, 93 innovation centers, and more than 65 manufacturing operations across 81 countries to date. It’s with great pride that we look back on this century of hard work, courage, and innovation. Thank you for making it all possible and let’s continue building the next 100 years of shared success

Our passion for innovation, pioneering spirit, and core value our communities, is what makes working at Puratos so magical.

**POSITION OVERVIEW**

Based in Johannesburg to further strengthen our local R&D team, we are currently seeking a:
**R&D MANAGER PATISSERIE** (_Johannesnurg, South Africa_)

**II. - MISSION**

Is to ensure necessary support to Sales teams by assisting on customer visits, giving training sessions on product knowledge, benchmarking of local products and also support operations with Process Improvement Engineer.

**Applied R&D (40%)**
- Be familiar with formulation, recipe, process, and equipment and support R&D Lab Technician if available
- Pilot project inline with the targets of the R&D Manager Patisserie Mixes
- Ensure continuous building of technical and scientific know-how.
- Food additive legislation knowledge.

**Customer Support, NPD and Innovation (30%)**
- Project definition based on sales or customer contact.
- Development of a lab prototype including raw material selection.
- Follow up of first production trial at the customer’s production plant if requested.
- Innovation: upon strategy of the R&D Manager Patisserie Mixes, develop strategic projects (collaboration with equipment suppliers, key countries).

**Support Operations (30%)**
- Comprehensive technical support on ingredients supply, process optimization and quality system together with the Process Improvement Engineer.
- Align with suppliers on raw material specifications.
- Non-conformities finish good and raw material: advice, support root causing and corrective actions, organize recuperation in collaboration with the Process Improvement Engineer
- Up scaling of lab prototype to production (in collaboration with the Production department) together with the Process Improvement Engineer
- Perform other duties as per operational requirements.

**IV. - JOB REQUIREMENT**
- Grade 12 and any relevant Bakery qualification in Baking & Confectionery; preferably a National Diploma in Food Science and Food Technology
- Driver’s License
- Minimum of 10 years’ experience in the Industrial bakery sector with in-depth knowledge of processes and procedures in Industrial bread plant bakeries; experience in functional bakery ingredients and bakery processing systems; experience in product development of bakery related products and systems; preferably SETA accredited certificate in baking.
- Computer literacy: MS Office suite (Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, Word).
- Knowledge of basic arithmetic, and general accounting principles and practices and concepts.
- Over and above normal working hours; flexible working hours are required depending on customer needs; extensive travelling is required.
- Written comprehension - the ability to read and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
- Good communication skills - English is a prerequisite.
- Ability to read and write in English and any other language(s).
- Good personality, hardworking, team work, service orientated, creative, innovative, trustworthy, open to learn from feedback.

**_OFFER:_**
- Puratos provides a dynamic, entrepreneurial environment that encourages our people to take initiatives and bring ideas that will contribute to the success of the company. Of course, Puratos offers a competitive package (salary, and market related benefits) but additionally, offers you a position that you can further develop and shape._

**CLOSING DATE: 08 February 2024

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