Promasidor is manufacturing and marketing company. It is an African company serving millions of Africans.
Promasidor is recruiting to fill the following position:
Job Title: Supervisor - Research and Development
Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Job Type: Full-time · Associate
Job Purpose / Objectives
- Responsible for bench work activities around new product development, product reformulation, pilot plant operation and factory scale-up trials.
- Responsible for sensory evaluation of raw materials and finished products.
- Ensure completion of bench work activities, shelf life studies and development of product prototypes within agreed timelines.
Key Responsibilities / Activities
- Carry out bench work activities around innovation and development of formulation prototypes for new product development projects.
- Perform bench work activities around optimization and improvement of existing PNG formulations for both quality and margin delivery.
- Support activities around claim substantiation and nutritional labeling for new products along with product instructional information.
- Support development, validation, release, maintenance and review of technical specifications for raw materials and finished products.
- Conduct the physical and sensory evaluation of potential raw materials prior to approval for use.
- Support the management of the technical aspects of development, pre qualification and integration of suppliers or raw materials and ingredients.
- Set up trial methodology to track and monitor shelf life and product/pack stability for new and reformulated products.
- Support the maintenance and continual certification of the PNG Food Safety Management System to the requirements of ISO 22000 standards.
- R&D Laboratory, raw material and sample management.
- Supervise the R&D pilot plant operative and Interns.
- Carry out internal sensory sessions from sample preparation, questionnaire preparation, panelist selection, sample administration, statistical analysis and report writing.
- Support factory acceptance trials to ensure smooth production scale-up from laboratory-scale and pilotscale to factory level.
- Support activities around the operation and maintenance of the R&D Extrusion pilot plant for new product and process development.
- Support the development, modification and implementation of test methods for product and raw material evaluation.
Education & Experience
- A University Degree in Food Science and Technology, Biochemistry, Industrial Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and other relevant disciplines.
- Minimum of 3 years experience in Research and Development in FMCG (Food and Beverages).
Knowledge & Skills:
- Practical knowledge of New product development.
- Proficiency in laboratory food chemical/proximate.
- Analysis & testing.
- Communication skills.
- Computer proficiency.
- Food Processing techniques.
- Food and food ingredients.
- Data analysis.
- Report writing
- Sensory evaluation and shelf-life studies.
- Technical standards and specification.
- Proficiency in Ms word and Excel.
Personal Attributes:
- Team Player.
- Relationship Management.
- Decision Making.
- Multi-tasking
- Attention to details.
- Interpersonal skills.
How to Apply
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