Research & Development Specialist - Esbjerg, Denmark
at CD Foods
6715 Esbjerg, Region Syddanmark, Denmark -
Start Date | Expiry Date | Salary | Posted On | Experience | Skills | Telecommute | Sponsor Visa |
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Immediate | 08 Jul, 2024 | Not Specified | 09 Apr, 2024 | N/A | Good communication skills | No | No |
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Description:
C&D Foods is one of Europe’s leading Own Label Pet food manufacturers producing a range of Wet and Dry Pet foods. Founded in 1969, and now part of The APB Food Group, C&D Foods has grown to become one of the industry’s leading pet food producers. C&D Foods has 7 production facilities across 6 Countries (Ireland, Denmark, Austria, Spain, The Netherlands and the UK) and 2 sales offices (Germany and Italy). C&D Foods’ Head Office is in Mullingar, County Westmeath. Turnover is in excess of EUR300 million.
The primary focus of the R&D Specialist will be to develop new products from initial concept to plant approval in conjunction with Group R&D teams ensuring it is aligned to the brief and Customer expectations.
Internal relationships: Development & Innovation Mangers, Site General Manager, Group Head of R&D
PERSONAL COMPETENCIES AND QUALIFICATIONS:
Food Science degree or related degree
Responsibilities:
- Ensure all NPD products run efficiently in production and there is a formal handover of new products to site operational teams.
- Participate in site and Group NPI.
- Attend production trials where required and co-ordinate sample dispatch to customers and group for approval.
- Trial of new or alternative ingredients.
- Develop detailed reports on trials and circulate to site and group teams where relevant.
- Validate recipes developed by group to ensure they are nutritionally complete, of required palatability, legally compliant and efficient on site.
- Develop ambitious value engineering and continuous improvement plans with Group Manager to ensure cost effective options are continuously challenged, tested, and implemented.
- Support Group teams with recipe amendments based on raw material availability.
- Participate in site audits to cover clauses specific to R&D function and responsibility.
- Co-ordinate raw materials and finished product for analysis against site, customer, and group plan.
- Participate in customer visits and presentations where required.
- Management of site product portfolio.
- Support customer queries relevant to Recipe Design
- Ensure thorough knowledge of relevant legislation within the R&D remit
- Weekly plans and reports
REQUIREMENT SUMMARY
Min:N/AMax:5.0 year(s)
Other Industry
Production / Maintenance / Quality
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Graduate
Proficient
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6715 Esbjerg, Denmark