R&d Flavour Technician

**Requisition ID** 46529
**Position Type** FT Permanent
**Recruiter **#LI-SS1
**Posting Type** LI

**About Kerry**:
Kerry is the world's leading taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Every day we partner with customers to create healthier, tastier and more sustainable products that are consumed by billions of people across the world. Our vision is to be our customers' most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition. A career with Kerry offers you an opportunity to shape the future of food while providing you opportunities to explore and grow in a truly global environment.

**About the role**:
Work location: Lonsdale, Adelaide Australia
Reporting to: Flavour Technologist

The RD&A Flavour Technician is primarily responsible for activities supporting the RDA function and preparation of product samples. This role contributes by supporting the RDA team in delivering customer projects through supporting development activity, raw material evaluations, sample preparation and systems compliance within the group. Working hand in hand with our scientists and commercial teams to ensure timely response on customer projects and samplings, which directly impacts business growth targets. In addition, this role will help maintain RDA facility excellence, pilot plant equipment, stock control, shipping logistics and compliance to expected GMP’s, housekeeping, health, and safety standards.

**Key responsibilities**:

- Support Taste team on projects.
- Support Raw Material Evaluation (RME) process.
- Mixing recipes in accordance with preparation methods provided.
- Responsible for preparation of samples for evaluation, customer trials, product approval, market promotion and customer presentations.
- Ensure retain samples are collected and stored appropriately.
- Responsible for pilot plant material preparation and support during trials.
- Support New Product Introduction (NPI) scale up trials.
- Goods receiving and dispatching for RDA.
- Maintain and record documentation, including upkeep of equipment, and general cleaning of work areas. Actively participates in quality improvement for the function.
- Support and follow Good Laboratory Practice manual expectations.
- Housekeeping of general sample work area, pilot-plant and sample room.
- Navigating SAP, Optiva and SFDC network systems.
- Labelling/packing samples, and other duties and project work as required.

**Qualifications and skills**:

- Open to fresh graduates with Bachelor’s Degree in Food Science, Food Technology or any other technical relevant field.
- Added bonus for those with work experience in food & beverage manufacturing company with HACCP, GMP & ISO 22000 certified environment.
- Strong sense of smell and taste. Alongside with commitment to fulfilling customer needs.
- Able to work independently with minimum supervision and able to work in a team environment.
- Ability to meet deadlines, self-managed, able to handle multiple tasks with speed and accuracy, with attention to details.
- Fluent communication and writing skills in English.