Product Developer R&D

About NovaTaste

NovaTaste is a global leader in taste innovation. With its broad portfolio of renowned brands such as WIBERG, Gewürzmüller, Gewürzmühle Nesse, Mühlehof Gewürze, Eppers, McClancy, Piasa, AMCO, Redbrook, BSA WIBERG, and The Mighty, NovaTaste offers a range of value-add savory ingredients and blends to improve taste and texture, as well as extend the shelf life of food products for its customers. NovaTaste has over 2,300 employees and supplies food manufacturers, butchers and foodservice players across Europe, North America and Asia.

Tasks

• Active part of R&D team, with impact on projects pipeline
• Raw materials evaluation/harmonization
• Conduct trials at pilot plant
• Support the production in case of optimization of the existing formula
• Collaboration with Quality/Production/Local Purchasing/CS
• Support customers’ needs and requests e.g. technical visits at customers premises
• Project Management
• Support integration activities

Skills

• Graduate in Food Science and Technology or similar
• 3-5 years of experience in food company R&D.
• Profound experience in managing product development projects - from the definition of the formulation to the realization of the finished product
• Experience in the meat sector is an asset
• Fluent in English both written and spoken
• Good team spirit