Job Description
Job Purpose:
R&D Manager is responsible for leading new products development, innovation and renovation to support customer in APAC region from concept through launch, including 1) idea generation, 2) bench-top formulation, 3) pilot plant assessment of process feasibility and 4) final commercialization with an alignment of customer requirement, food compliance and quality standard. Responsible for managing and organizing R&D resource R&D team member, materials and cost budgets.
Main Responsibilities:
- Effectively manage, supervise and motivate R&D team to generate new idea, product innovation, development of new product, improving existing product and deliver product/concept to align or exceed customer expectation.
- To monitor and ensure that new materials and new products are developed based on customer's specification agreement, regulations and quality standard.
- Monitor and follow up team to ensure that department/company objectives have been met or exceeded.
- Work closely with commercial team to create good relationship with customer to understand customer insight/requirement.
- Collaborate with cross-functional team such as purchasing, production and quality department to ensure that whole R&D process (new ingredients sourcing, product development, industrial trial and commercialization) is executed within a timely manner with food safety and quality compliance.
- To assign and improve system of technical information control including shelf life study.
- Deputising for the Technical director as required
- In case of long term absence of Team Manager-Research & Development, Director-Technicalwill be responsible to provide adequate cover.
Quality Systems:
- To comply the work practices to Good Hygiene Practices (GHP), Global and customers Food Safety & Quality system (HACCP, 5S, HALAL, FSSC 22000, BRC and SQMS)
- To comply the company's policy and safety laws and regulations strictly.
- To follow the environmental management system, Energy saving and Safety & Occupation Health as the company policies.
- To comply to the others company's business policies such as Thai labour's law, global and customer's Ethical Responsible Sourcing system (SMETA, SWA, URSA)
Qualifications
Qualifications:
- Ability to communicate, lead, inspire and manage team for results
- Managerial skills, ability of supervision for multiple projects concurrently under pressure.
- Good initiatives for new product/concept development and keep update on global product/market trend.
- Interpersonal ability to successfully interface with customers, sales force, and operation team and coach/supervise product developer and operators.
- Fluent in English communication and Good in computer skills
- Must be a self-starter with Can do attitude and Continuous Improvement mindset
- Able to work at Pak Chong and able to travel independently.
- Excellent understanding of Quality, Food Safety, GMP.
Education:
- Bachelor or master's degree in food science or similar Food related qualification.
Experience:
- 5 -10 years experience working in R&D in Food industries, prefer in Bakery or Confectionery.
Additional Information
We are a diverse group of down-to-earth, straightforward and very result-oriented people with a vision. To be a Global Operator of Multiple Food Brands with the objective of providing 100% Satisfaction to all stakeholders.
We also share an inspiring organization culture: Driving to Unlock the Impossibilities. This culture is the foundation in everything we do here. If you are a highly motivated, extremely organized business executive with a successful track record in driving sales, and are looking for an opportunity to play a key role for an exciting company that will reward you for your dedication, then Minor Food is right for you.
