About Kerry

About the role

Key responsibilities

• As part of the product innovation team, you will work alongside the R&D Manager and Senior Technologists bringing new & exciting products through the development process ready for handover to site NPI teams.
• Ownership of sensory assessment, compositional and shelf-life studies for the R&DA team.
• Support sample management and sample preparation for internal and external presentation.
• Develop recipes on bench top, pilot plant and work alongside factory team on operational validation. This will include occasional travel to manufacturing sites in the UK & Ireland.
• Consider raw material costs, operational efficiencies, and technical constraints prior to developing propositions.
• Build relationships with Operations, Marketing and Commercial and ensure Customer care and adherence to the Kerry Purpose, Dairy Strategy, Vision, and Values
• Actively participate in idea generation and conversion of ideas to pipeline.
• Maintain knowledge of market trends, restrictions, regulations, customer requirements and processes.
• Seeing ahead to future possibilities of emerging technologies and novel ingredients, translating them into breakthrough strategies & products if applicable.

Qualifications and skills

• BSc in food science or equivalent
• Project management and organisational skills
• Keen interest in innovation and novel foods.
• Driven to overcome challenges and develop timely solutions.
• Good understanding of food industry and market focus
• Experience or knowledge of dairy science particularly in cheese, yogurt or milk processing is desirable but not essential.