R&D Administration
**Location**:Verbania-Intra, VB, IT, 28921**Job Type**:
At Barry Callebaut, we are on a journey to transform the cocoa and chocolate industry. As the world's leading manufacturer of high-quality chocolate and cocoa products, our actions truly shape the future of our industry. We are a business-to-business company, serving the entire food sector, from the cocoa bean to the finest chocolate product. We are a company with a purpose, we believe in doing well by doing good and reinvesting in the communities we operate. We have a long-standing commitment to sustainability and our goal is to shape a sustainable cocoa and chocolate future. We are headquartered in Zurich, and have more than 12,000 passionate Employees working in more than 40 countries worldwide. We are very proud of who we are and what we do. And of course, we are always looking for talented people to help us have a positive impact on our industry and beyond
Evaluation of the physical and chemical parameters of the products will be required using such analytical instruments as micrometers and viscometers.- The admin must be able to follow directions and keep accurate, thorough written records that can be used to reproduce experimental conditions.- It is also required to deal with the Production Department, transmitting to them the instructions for scaling up recipes. This means the possibility to assist on factory trials on the shop floor, collect data and support in the compilation of factory trial reports. Will be required to fully understand the manufacturing process and the impact that various formulations and physical parameters have on processing.- R&D Admin shall drive the local Product Committee, collecting the requests coming from Sales, R&D and Locally driven projects, logging the topics in the database, introducing the topics to the local team and driving the discussion, in order to drive them to a decision, log the result in the database and give feedback to the Department who submitted or is impacted by the Product Committee.- In this role, soft skills are required, to deal with colleagues in a collaborative environment. Digital presentations, production records and reports will be used as support. Close collaboration with other R&D departments in the BC network is required, in case of implementation of recipes and projects for WE market.**Key responsibilities include**:- Compile and analyze the results obtained in the production of the samples produced on the pilot equipment.
- Assist project manager in the development of new formulations, management of existing recipes, and management of customer projects
- Maintains a full understanding of R&D processes, tools, and databases
- Participate actively in the different projects with the R&D Team.
- Works within all regulatory requirements
- Committed to providing a safe food product
- Ability to adhere to GMP practices and all other food safety requirements
- Perform all other related duties as required
- Use the data collection system to enter information related to the projects and samples produced.
- Collect requests, informations, data and drive the local Product Committee
- Drive the discussion in Product Committee, creating a collaborative environment, presenting the topics and support the team to reach a decision
- Log in the meeting management tool the notes of the discussion and the decision taken
- collaboration with R&D community- Education language, skill & qualifications-
- Bachelor or Master of Science in a technical field (Biology, Chemistry, Food Science)-Food Science degree preferred
- Min. 2 years relevant experience in food industry, knowledge of confectionary sector is a plus
- Excellent teamwork, communication and interpersonal relation skills;
- Have a strong analytical mind, be flexible and willing to travel as needed;
- Software knowledge of SAP would be an asset.
- English Language written and spoken, high level**What you can expect from Barry Callebaut**:
- Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package
- An environment that welcomes workplace flexibility
- An atmosphere where diversity is embraced and inclusivity is second nature.
- Ability to grow personally and professionally within an organization that values development and internal career growth
- Be part of our mission in making sustainability the norm through Forever Chocolate with priorities centered around prospering farmers, zero child labor, and carbon and forest positive and creating 100% sustainable ingredients in all of our products.- We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity in our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status._
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