Company: IRCA Group is a leading international B2B provider of semi-finished ingredients for the bakery, pastry, and gelato markets. Our products cater to independent producers as well as large food manufacturers. We produce chocolate, decorations, creams, inclusions, pastry mixes, gelato ingredients, and other bakery/pastry essentials. Headquartered in Italy, IRCA Group boasts a strong track record of growth over the past decade, with 22 manufacturing facilities all over the world, 2000+ employee and €1 billion of revenues.
What we offer: IRCA fosters a dynamic environment, embracing diversity and valuing diverse perspectives and international experiences, offering a stimulating context. We promote professional growth by providing tailor-made development programs and career advancement opportunities locally and internationally. With locations worldwide, we offer the chance to work on international projects, collaborate across cultures, and gain a global perspective. Joining our team means becoming part of a global community of passionate professionals dedicated to making a difference. If you are looking for stimulating challenges and the chance to contribute your ideas for process improvement in an ever-growing company, IRCA is the right place.
Purpose of Position: We are seeking an application technologist to support the Research and Development laboratory activity through the practical implementation of the recipes as explained in the technical data sheet, evaluating the actual correspondence of the product (semi-finished) to the required characteristics, as well as making any changes to achieve the desired result. The Applications Technologist has a crucial role in overseeing and guaranteeing the excellence that distinguishes Irca products.

• Practical tests of creation and/or modification of the recipes as per the technical sheet.
• Evaluation of finished products, semi-finished products and raw materials in the context of quality control and product development activities.
• Approve the production of batches of product (semi-finished) on an industrial scale.
• Support in the event of complaints to evaluate the actual criticality of the product/semi-finished product/raw material and help make any changes.
• Carry out practical tests to test the characteristics of new raw materials to be used in the production of semi-finished and/or finished products.