We are currently looking for an R&D Packaging Engineer with 2-3 years of professional experience for one of Europe's leading companies in the food industry.
Responsibilities
* Contributing to product brief definition in conjunction with privileged contacts.
* Developing the product at pilot scale while taking into account industrial capabilities for successful scale up.
* Briefing and animating relevant suppliers in line with category briefing rules during product development.
* Guaranteeing product superiority, both organoleptically and nutritionally.
* Ensuring product clearance for consumer test (tasting and technical data sign off) in coordination with the IDDC platform leader & IDDC director.
* Industrialising the product either directly or in relation with the plant Project Optimization Managers (POM) or the R&I implementation relays.
* Implementing process and tools in force (Innopro, Ipro view, Artemis, etc.).
* Designing product solutions by optimizing all performance criteria (P&L, consumer performance, nutrition, etc.).
* Designing solutions maximizing scale at EU level (taking into account the legal status of ingredients & processes and industrial footprint) in collaboration with key partners (Food law, Portfolio manager Cluster & Brands, S&C network, etc.).
Required Experience and Skills
* At least 2-year experience in the food industry in contact with the product/process (pilot and/or industrial scale).
* Ideally good knowledge of the yogurt process operations units.
* Ideally first experience of hierarchical or transversal management, passion for people development.
* Analytical skills and spirit of synthesis.
* Quick adaptability and agility. Ability to deal with uncertainty and complexity – being comfortable with the uncomfortable.
* Good communication (influence, convince and negotiate) and leadership skills.
* Ability to build trustful relationships with stakeholders.
* Proactive, empowered, autonomy and team spirit.
* Ability to travel to factories / headquarters.
* Fluent English.
Conditions
* Location: Barcelona.
* Modality: Hybrid work (3 office, 2 home).
* Contract: Permanent contract.
If you are interested in this opportunity, please send us your updated CV and we will contact you immediately.
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