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R&D Specialist (Dairy Products)

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Job Detail

  • Offerd Salary (USD) $800
  • Career Level Nhân viên
  • Experience 3-5 Years
  • Gender Male/Female
  • Sector Hà nội, Phú Thọ, Thái Nguyên
  • Industry Thực phẩm/Dịch vụ ăn uống , Sản Xuất , Nghiên cứu phát triển sản phẩm

Job Description

  • Assist the R&D Manager in drafting annual department budget allocations and developing internal training programs.
  • Analyze market trends, competitor products, innovative processing technologies, and novel ingredients to drive new product initiation.
  • Execute technical tasks across all development phases to turn product concepts into viable formulas.
  • Support the R&D Head in establishing the annual product optimization roadmap and execute reformulation projects to enhance quality or reduce costs.
  • Evaluate production documentation suitability against regulatory mandates and factory line capabilities; issue modification requests to clients when needed.
  • Establish technical manufacturing documentation, including processing slips, quality specifications, and standard operating procedures (SOPs).
  • Oversee pilot production trials and manage commercial scale-up for both proprietary lines and contract manufacturing clients, updating technical files accordingly.
  • Process engineering change requests from internal teams or external clients, ensuring technical documentation remains updated for seamless production.
  • Draft self-declaration dossiers and execute mandatory product announcement procedures for new releases.
  • Define laboratory testing criteria, coordinate product testing, draft label content, and verify compliance on final packaging layouts.
  • Track newly enacted food legislation and propose operational adjustments to maintain strict food safety standards.

Requirement

  • Bachelor’s degree or higher in Food Technology, Dairy Technology, Food Chemistry, Nutrition, Biotechnology, or equivalent fields.
  • At least 03 years of professional experience in R&D within the Food & Beverage industry.
  • Strong background in dairy products, dairy-based drinks, nutritional formulas, UHT thermal processing, or aseptic packaging is highly advantageous.
  • Proven ability to formulate and optimize product recipes, including calculating raw material compositions, ingredient cost structures, and nutritional values.
  • Solid grasp of core functional ingredients (milk powders, milk proteins, fats, sugars, emulsifiers, stabilizers, vitamins, minerals, and functional additives).
  • Familiarity with international quality management systems and food safety standards (GMP, HACCP, ISO 22000, FSSC 22000).
  • Professional working proficiency in technical English 
  • Proficient in MS Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).

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