Senior Scientist Research Development & Application at Antal International

Key Areas of Responsibility:

Development & applications projects:

• End to end project management in applied research / technology and innovation research.
• Manage samples sensory evaluation on Beverage.
• Beverage application.
• Support Beverage application using various equipment and processes.
• Participate in internal and external customer requests to satisfy project needs from concept through commercialization and troubleshooting.
• Develop new product specific application recipe:
• Apply scientific principles for research and improvement of products beyond taste,
• Retest existing application information and further refine the details / procedures to make it more acceptable for our customers.
• Product & Raw Material Portfolio support and maintenance:
• Maintains adequate stock of standardised collection products
• Validating ingredient functionality into final products:
• Fits the purpose of the customer and ensuring product stability and food safety through the conducting of shelf-life studies

Documentation of results:

• Ensures all outputs are recorded according to established protocols.
• Documents all testing results and research notes in lab books and computer databases

Raw Materials management:

• Maintains adequate stock of raw materials and ingredients

Laboratory Maintenance:

• Hands-on laboratory skill and analysis of data
• Exposure to Product Development, End-Use-Market Application, Sensory Evaluation Process, Test Protocol and Sensory Lexicon
• Hands-on experience with product specific Application Recipes
• Ability to understand New Product Development process from bench development to scale-up
• Utilises Food Science to solve customer challenges.
• How to communicate across a diverse organisation with many different cultures.
• Hands-on laboratory skill and analysis of data 

What are we looking for?

• Minimum bachelors degree in food science / food technology / food engineering / chemistry, Microbiology / Biotechnology, or a related Applied Science
• Strong knowledge of ingredients & recipe formulation
• Leadership skills.

Innovative, ideas generator

• At least 10 -12 years experience with minimum 5 - 7 years working experience in any laboratory, plant, food factory or food industry.
• Team player mindset with communication & collaboration skills
• Meticulous and pays attention to details.
• Numerically confident and naturally analytical.
• Strong communication skills, entrepreneurial mindset and capable of dealing with people at every business level.

Personal Attributes

• You are highly ambitious, with a passion and in-depth understanding of growing, with an infectious enthusiasm for learning.
• You are hands on, with a proactive approach.
• You do enjoy being accountable and taking ownership of your tasks.
• You thrive on being able to deliver against demanding deadlines.