Within the Ferrero Ice Cream Business, Ice Cream Factory Comaker (ICFC), one of the largest ice cream manufacturers in Europe acquired by Ferrero in 2019, is currently looking for a R&D; Ice Cream Product Deploy Manager.
Key Responsibilities - Collaborate with IC R&D; Product Design and IC R&D; Process Innovation to support the DELIVER Phase - Support Industrial Trials locally performed - Support Alba R&D; teams (and US if needed) for DELIVER phases and/or related industrial trials - Support Plant Technologist to identify new production methods and technologies; act as local R&D; matter expert - Collaborate with Plant Technologist to define new equipment specifications specifically to guarantee alignment with Innovation pipeline - Support Plant Technologist on existing equipment continuous improvement from a process technologies perspective Team Management - Accountable for managing people assigned, ensuring a management system based on Group values, motivation, competence development and empowerment Requirements - Master’s degree in Food Processing or Food Science - At least 7 years of professional experience in general food manufacturing companies (including 3 years in Ice Cream) working on R&D; process and prototyping, manufacturing, engineering - Availability to frequent transfer in Italy and abroad Hard Skills - Advanced knowledge of Ice cream manufacturing process - Strong experience in management of Factory Trials - Advanced knowledge of technology science of Ice cream - HACCP & Food Safety Compliance - R&D; prototyping and Scale-up visioning - Advanced knowledge of all engineering processes (preference in ice cream manufacturing) - Innovative mindset to apply/testing new technologies for ice cream Soft Skills - Strategic and fast Problem Solving (even if under pressure) - Change Management - Continuous Process and Quality Improvement - Health and Safety knowledge - Stakeholder management - Effective Communication - Technical Leadership - Direct and indirect team management - Cross-Functional Leadership - Resilience and adaptability - EmpathyTechnical excellence mindset IT Skills - Advanced knowledge of project management (MS Project, stage-gate processes, project management lifecycle) - Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (PowerPoint, Word, Excel) Languages - Fluent in English language - Willing to learn Spanish and Italian