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Product Development Technologist - Formulation

Posted 21 Mar 2024
Work experience
3 to 5 years
Full-time / part-time
Full-time
Job function
Degree level
Required language
English (Fluent)
Deadline
18 Sep 2019 21:59

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BACKGROUND:

Unilever is one of the world’s leading suppliers of Food, Home Care, Personal Care and Refreshment products with sales in over 190 countries and reaching 2 billion consumers a day. It has 161,000 employees. Over half (58%) of the company’s footprint is in developing and emerging markets. Unilever has more than 400 brands found in homes around the world, including Persil, Knorr, Dove, Domestos, Hellmann's, Lipton, Wall’s, PG Tips, Ben & Jerry's, Marmite, Magnum, Lynx and Axe.

Unilever R&D will build a new Global Foods Innovation Centre in Wageningen, the Netherlands. The Foods R&D organizations, currently based in Vlaardingen (The Netherlands), Heilbronn (Germany) and Poznan (Poland) will be co-located in the new centre.

In this way Unilever will create critical mass in expertise areas to ensure that the technologies ultimately bring benefit-led, breakthrough innovations to the markets. In addition, we aim to evolve our R&D sites into innovation ecosystems to leverage the knowledge and expertise of external partners.

The new centre is expected to be fully operational by November 2019. The new jobholder should be willing and able to relocate to Wageningen, NL, in November 2019.

MAIN JOB PURPOSE:

Unilever Food Solutions (UFS) is one of the world's leading global foodservice businesses, with an ambitious growth agenda and a clear purpose: “We free Chefs to love what they do”.

UFS R&D Savoury Europe is currently driving project delivery for different savoury technologies used in soups, seasonings, sauces to meal applications. The geographical focus is Europe with opportunities to also work for global projects. As a member of the UFS R&D Savoury Europe Dry team, the lead technologist - recipe design will create/update recipe / formulation of dry& pasty products according to the highest quality standards of Knorr.

This role will combine chefmanship and technologist with focus on formulation. It is important that the position will be filled in by a person who is highly passionate in creating delicious dishes and at the same time with appreciation for the industrial recipe creation.

This is an exciting role that gives a unique opportunity to work across a broad range of different product categories in dry/pasty technologies and as well learn from other disciplines in the team which includes processing, packaging, and digital, etc.

JOB SUMMARY

  • To co-develop product brief with MCO chef & CTI which will be used as the quality target for the development of the product
  • To create new formulation according to the product brief via benchmarking existing recipes, adaptation of core formulation design or translating recipe from scratch
  • To update existing formulation in case of rejuvenation according to the improvements set/agreed in the brief
  • To use in recipe creation& update, basic technological requirements of the sourcing unit of implementation such as water activity, fill weight, packaging, etc.
  • To ensure technical claims are delivered in the recipe design, i.e. free from nutritional, functionality claims, etc.
  • To do recipe design in digital system such as PLM with accuracy and according to defined responsibility in the project
  • To contribute to core formulation design to be used as a guide in recipe creation globally
  • To implement recipe approval process and lead the session with business partners
  • To also implement approved formulation in the sourcing unit
  • To be able to conduct basic analytical tests such as pH, water activity, bulk density including technical calculations on unit conversions that will help on ensuring claims are delivered
  • To drive passion for food within the team following the UFS purpose leading basic culinary training with the team and sharing kitchen insights that will be useful for design
  • To help coach the team in formulation development activity
  • To maintain awareness of competitor and supplier position in area of expertise.
  • To support with technical information in case of need to protect technology/formulation.
  • To ensure the compliance to the Unilever Code of Business Principles and all SHE and QA policies, including the support of product claims, risk management and environmental awareness& legislation.

KEY REQUIREMENTS

  • University degree (Science or Engineering or Culinary)
  • Minimum of 3-5 years relevant work experience in food industry as a chef /cook or comparable work experience to translate culinary briefings into industrial recipes , dry & pasty technology as an advantage (selection criteria for position)
  • With knowledge in dry savoury ingredients
  • Able to operate microsoft programs
  • Effective communication& presentation

- A better world. A better business. A better you -
We’ve been pioneers, innovators and future-makers for over 120 years. The success we’ve achieved means that, today, 2.5 billion people will use our products to feel good, look good and get more out of life.
Our brands (such as Ben & Jerry’s, Lipton, Knorr, Dove, Domestos/Glorix & Robijn)…


- A better world. A better business. A better you -

We’ve been pioneers, innovators and future-makers for over 120 years. The success we’ve achieved means that, today, 2.5 billion people will use our products to feel good, look good and get more out of life.

Our brands (such as Ben & Jerry’s, Lipton, Knorr, Dove, Domestos/Glorix & Robijn) give us a unique opportunity to create positive change, to grow our business, and to achieve our purpose of making sustainable living commonplace.

FMCG
Rotterdam
Active in 190 countries
155,000 employees
50% men - 50% women
Average age is 30 years

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