Formulator at Lesaffre

Shanghai, Shanghai, China -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

14 Jun, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

16 Mar, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Formulation, Pre-formulation, Baking Trials, Raw Material Evaluation, Formula Efficiency Evaluation, Legal Requirements Understanding, Customer Expectation Identification, Development, Technical Data Production, Sample Preparation, Solution Validation, Technical Argumentation, Training, Industrialization Support, Claim Resolution, Analytical Skills

Industry

Food and Beverage Manufacturing

Description

Company Description As a global key player in yeasts and fermentation, Lesaffre designs, manufactures and markets innovative solutions for Baking, Food taste & pleasure, Health care and Biotechnology. Family group born in northern France in 1853, now a multi-national and a multicultural company, Lesaffre is committed to working with confidence to better nourish and protect the planet. In close collaboration with its clients and partners, Lesaffre employs 11 000 people in more than 50 countries. Lesaffre achieves a turnover of 3 billion euros. Job Description Comprehend the environment (pre-formulation) To follow the flour reports, to identify and use if necessary external flour testing labs and to map the flours To benchmark the competition by relevant baking trials To evaluate the ingredients (=raw materials), to understand and record the ingredients technical characteristics (performance, quality), and price To improve and implement evaluation method of formula efficiency (standard baking protocol, bread analysis method…) To understand the local legal requirements for formulating To understand all other aspects of the environment: main applications, main process, main equipment type, etc. Formulation To monitor and ever improve our mainstream line To identify customer expectations, application, and environment (flour, recipe, process, equipment) through communication with Industry Technicians, BBD, Sales Team and if necessary, through communication with the customers directly To perform development To find the best solution through baking trial using samples from sampling station (baking center trial) To produce the related technical data (comparison table, pictures, graphs, etc.) To prepare samples for customer tests To validate the solution through baking trial made at customers, follow-up and get feedback To update central system LI-Formulae and LIP and support Quality Team to register formula in business license Support products launch (post formulation) To provide technical arguments for packaging, commercial documents, technical training documents To prepare and if necessary to perform the trainings (technical part) To support industrialization at BI/BP workshop To support Sales and Technical service in terms of customer visits and meeting To participate in claim resolution (analysis of improver and baking trials) Qualifications Food science & engineering, flour science or relevant education background, with overseas education / training experience will be preferred 5 years or above practical R&D in bakery industry (improver formulation, baking ingredients R&D…) Strong analytical and project management skills Excellent communication, coordination, presentation skills, business/customer oriented Strong commitment and discipline, results oriented Good spoken and written English skills Desirable: Activity: Baking Contract type: Fix term contract

Responsibilities

The role involves comprehending the pre-formulation environment by monitoring flour reports, benchmarking competition, and evaluating raw materials to improve formula efficiency methods. Key formulation duties include monitoring mainstream lines, identifying customer needs, performing development through baking trials, and validating solutions with customers.