Website RCL Foods
RCL FOODS is one of South Africa’s leading food manufacturers, producing a broad basket of branded and private label food products in multiple categories, from household staples to value-added and speciality offerings. As a leading food producer in South Africa, we have a market capitalisation of R13 billion and employ more than 21 000 people in operations across South and Southern Africa.
RCL Foods is hiring NPD Technologist Vacancies in Randfontein.
Our Talent Team is on the hunt for an NPD Technologist within the Groceries Division. The role will be based in Randfontein and report to theSenior NPD Technologist.
The key purpose of this role is to ensure product development projects are completed per specification, on time, of a high quality and at target cost in collaboration with all relevant departments.
Minimum Requirements
- Food Science or BTech in Food Technology qualification.
- Minimum 3 years’ experience in a similar role in the food manufacturing industry.
- Knowledge of MS Office.
- Experience of cold processing of dressings and condiments.
- Experience in hot processing of cook up sauces and toppings.
- Experience in baking science and technologies.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Innovate new products from concept to launch.
- Matching and development of new and existing products.
- Scheduling and running of factory trials and attending first production runs.
- Compile Finished Product Specifications and update existing specs when there are changes.
- Sourcing and approval of new raw materials in accordance to the approval and management of change process.
- Generate and maintain product specifications to feed into the Technical Department for new and existing products.
- Set up and conduct sensory evaluations.
- Assisting in root cause analysis together with Quality and Production teams.
- Assisting in the approval of artwork.
- Compile the DHACCP studies for new raw materials.