Technical R&D Manager (Ice Cream Formulation) - Sta. Rosa Laguna

Salary: 50,000 - 70,000

• Responsible in benchmarking and formulation of the key projects with R&D to support business goals.
• Develop new concepts, new products, flavors, prototypes for both the customers and the Sales Team for presentation to clients.
• Continuous reformulation and align process improvements with the CIIE team for cost improvement or solutions that may be beneficial to the company and as required by the clients.
• Find solutions and improvements of formulations by coordinating with the different business units and align the need.
• Your responsibility includes, but not limited to investigating technology development, concept development and new product development, among other areas.
• You identify areas for improvement, cost efficiencies and how any changes might be conducted. Review and update institutional R&D policies and conduct risk assessments to detect potential hazards and plan precautionary measures.
• Responsible for managing subordinates, on-site and off-site, by providing direct or general supervision.
• Mentor, coach, develop and set strategy for the team.
• Develop succession plans for each responsible team members.
• Coordinate and prioritize projects, prepare and present reports of results.
• Keep up-to-date on trends, new technical developments and competitor’s activities by monitoring applications for processing systems and ingredients in the dairy and ice cream sectors.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must be a graduate of BS FOOD TECHNOLOGY or BS Chemical Engineer
• With at least 5 years of experience in Ice Cream formulation
• With experience as a Sr. Supervisor/ Manager