Research and Development Officer at Fastizers Food and Confectionery Limited

Job Description

• Research current consumer markets and latest technologies to develop new product concepts.
• Design and develop products & processes while ensuring Food Safety for consumers, fulfilling regulatory requirements and complying with Fastizers Quality Policies
• Design the processes and machinery for making products with a consistent flavour, colour and texture.
• Develop new recipes as per management requirements.
• Modify existing products and processes and develop new ones
• Prepare product costings based on raw materials and manufacturing costs to ensure profitable products
• Run trials of new products
• Document and report on test runs and results. Identify any potential issues or improvements to the process or formulations and discuss with management team.
• Coordinate launches of new products
• Connect and use network to develop better and faster products & processes
• Work on packaging innovation and technology
• Coordinate with external vendors for ingredients and other material needs in order to fulfill organizational needs
• Work collaboratively and develop strong relationships with cross functional teams including; QA, Operations, and Procurement to solve key business issues and drive profitable growth.
• Actively participating in and encouraging improvement initiatives that improve our win rate and improve our new product scale up.
• Maintain high accurate documentation of the product development process

Quality:

• Implement quality standards for the biscuits produced
• Ensure that strict hygiene food safety standards are met and quality programs are followed.
• Seeks to continuously improve production and R&D processes through best practice.
• Check and improve safety and quality control procedures in the organization and suppliers' factories, from the raw material stage through to the finished product

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required

• B.Tech Food Technology or related discipline
• Vast knowledge of biscuit/confectionery industry
• Knowledge of biscuits raw materials and processes
• Product Development
• Creative &Innovative thinking
• Must be able to multi-task working on multiple items at any time
• Packaging Development and Formulation
• Analytical analysis of ingredients.
• Innovation
• Excellent communication &Interpersonal skills
• Effective team player
• Minimum of 3 years experience in similar role (Biscuit/Confectionery)
• Must be willing to live in Agbara or environs.