Food Scientist

Employment Type: Full-time

Available Positions: 1

Location: On-Site

Application Deadline: December 25th, 2025

Summary

The Food Scientist will bring a strong technical foundation in food science, practical experience in product development, and a passion for delivering high-quality, market-ready solutions. This opportunity offers a dynamic environment where your expertise directly shapes product innovation.

Key Activities

• Lead the formulation and development of new food products, from concept through commercialisation.
• Independently conduct ingredient research, prototyping, and iterative product improvements.
• Apply sensory and consumer insights to refine product performance and quality.
• Design and execute experiments to evaluate product stability, shelf life, and sensory attributes.
• Conduct physical, chemical, and sensory analyses with minimal supervision.
• Interpret and report test results, providing recommendations for technical improvements.
• Stay current with emerging food technologies, ingredients, and regulatory developments.
• Prepare and maintain accurate technical documentation, reports, and specifications.
• Present findings to cross-functional teams and provide data-driven recommendations.
• Partner with Quality, Production, and Marketing to ensure the successful scale-up and launch of products.
• Support pilot plant trials and full-scale manufacturing runs.

Preferred Skills

• Strong knowledge of food safety principles, HACCP, and regulatory compliance.
• Experience in scaling formulations from lab to production.
• Excellent organisational, problem-solving, and analytical skills.

Educations & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in food science, Food Technology, Chemistry, or related field.
• At least 1-3 years of food industry experience (confectionery experience preferred) demonstrated success in product development and R&D.

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We thank all applicants for their interest and appreciate the time and effort involved; however, due to the large volume of resumes received only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. Please attached your resume to your application.

Job ID: 8091