Cocoa & Botanicals Innovation Technologist

As part of the Global Botanical and Extract Taste Centre of Excellence and the Regional Taste Development team, propose, lead and execute innovation and customer projects for the development of consumer preferred taste solutions.

Key responsibilities

Managing project from idea card to industrialization The role will be 50% dedicated to Innovation and learning the botanicals and extract technology, 50% regional projects linked to customer brief Supply of raw materials by working with procurement, or supply chain Start Design and Running action laboratory projects using processes such as extraction and fractionation to develop taste products  Identify sustainability opportunities within existing and proposed products Scale up of laboratory processes and products to pilot plant phase Work in partnership with the Analytical department to identify appropriate testing , and interpretation of analytical data ( GC , GC/MS , HPLC , LC-MS etc) Process improvement projects to drive effectiveness and efficiency. Work closely with the lab technician, and the other team members

Qualifications and skills

Masters in Organic Chemistry or similar Experience in Taste Technology - Willingness and ability to taste for sensory purposes French and English language - written and verbal 2+ years' experience in similar roles ideally but there is flexibility Beware of scams online or from individuals claiming to represent us. A Kerry employee will not solicit candidates through a non-Kerry email address or phone number. In addition, Kerry does not currently utilise video chat rooms (e.g., Google Hangouts) to conduct interviews. Refuse any request that asks you to provide payment to participate in the hiring process (e.g., purchasing a “starter kit,” investing in training, or something similar). Kerry will not ask you to pay any money at any point in the hiring process with the exception of reimbursable travel expenses. In addition, any payments made by Kerry will be from official firm accounts bearing the Kerry name.

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