Senior Road&A Technician

Requisition ID: 53274 Position Type: FT Permanent Workplace Arrangement:

About the role

As a Senior RD&A Technician, you will play a crucial role in developing and applying innovative beverage solutions. You’ll support on project and commercialization process, ensuring product quality, customer satisfaction, and food safety.

Reporting into the RDA Manager you will support our team of Technologists to prepare recipes and samples to be sent to customers and will gain wide exposure to specific Kerry technologies and the central R&D function.

This role will be based at our Global Technology and Innovation Centre in Naas with limited travel to other Kerry sites as required.

About Kerry

Kerry is the world's leading taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Every day we partner with customers to create healthier, tastier and more sustainable products that are consumed by billions of people across the world. Our vision is to be our customers' most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition. A career with Kerry offers you an opportunity to shape the future of food while providing you opportunities to explore and grow in a truly global environment.

Key responsibilities

• Look after the laboratory and keep all paperwork up to date
• Support RD&A activities in the laboratory or pilot plant this may include carrying out pilot plant or lab trials following agreed procedures & recipes, carrying out routine analysis, functional & sensory evaluation, sample dispatch to customer or manufacturing site 
• Ensure a tidy work environment at all times 
• Look after the laboratory and keep all paperwork up to date 
• Keep and manage retained samples of all product made and dispatched to customers 
• Ordering of new raw materials 
• Preparation of products for internal tastings
• Maintain the R&D raw materials ensuring they are fully stocked with appropriate traceability
• Maintain relevant R&D documentation
• Prepare samples for standard demos, carry out tests to set specifications and standards
• Responsible for the sourcing of raw materials in-house preparation for product development, testing, pilot plant and upscaling

Benefits

At Kerry, we believe in creating an inclusive and flexible work environment that empowers our employees across Europe. Why work for us?

Join Kerry and be part of a company that values your uniqueness and supports your growth. Together, we’ll shape a brighter future!

Qualifications and skills

• Experience in the food industry
• Be accurate and have high level of attention to detail
• Great team player
• Able to take accountability and work independently
• Lab experience would be beneficial but full training will be provided

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.

Please note: We do not accept CVs or candidate profiles from recruitment agencies where Kerry terms of business have not been signed. Additionally, we will not consider or agree to payment of any recruiter fee under these circumstances. This also applies to CVs or candidate profiles sent directly to any Kerry Hiring Managers.

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