Application Scientist (Dairy) at ofi

Overview of the Position

• This role involves providing technical expertise and support to ofi’s dairy business in Nigeria.
• The role is required to drive product marketing and development, conduct experiments, analyze data, and provide insights on ingredient functionality, formulation optimization, and sensory evaluation.
• The Application Scientist will be expected to optimize our processes and conduct market and industry research to enable us identify customer preferences, emerging technologies, and competitive landscapes.

Responsibilities

• Liaising with MY/SG dairy Innovation teams for Nigerian market requirements.
• Sampling of existing/new products to customers.
• Demonstrating the dairy products in final application and assisting the sales team on technical queries / facilitating technical discussions.
• Managing an application lab, conducting testing and analysis of products in the specific category.
• Carrying out experiments and deriving appropriate conclusions based on end-use-application and sensory evaluation.
• Comparing product and process, calculating overall cost-in-use and nutritional values.
• Utilizing technical understanding of ingredients and troubleshooting skills to solve application problems.

Skills and Requirements

• Minimum of a Degree in any Science discipline preferably Food Science & Technology or relevant field with 3 - 5 years of working experience in the field of dairy, dairy-related products (yoghurt, process cheese, dairy beverages & etc.), exposure to different dairy ingredients and plant experience.
• Good knowledge of various dairy products (yoghurt, drinking yoghurt, milk and all dairy-based beverages (RTD, Instant Mixes, etc).
• Basic understanding offood safety, food regulation, quality and EHS.
• Good understanding of various unit operations in food processing and ability to run and maintain various equipment at bench top and pilot level will be added advantage.
• Good organization skills for dealing with diverse research & development duties and staffs.
• Good command in oral and written English.
• Fast learner and able to work independently with minimum supervision.
• Reliable, proactive, and highly initiative.
• Computer literacy with good knowledge of Microsoft Office Applications.