Coordinator - Food Technology

Job context

Key responsibilities

• Research technical problems, design experiments, interpret analytical data, and develop actionable solutions.
• Write scientific reports and present findings, methods, conclusions, and recommendations to stakeholders.
• Support kitchen production units and help prevent operational delays.
• Coordinate shelf-life studies, sample pull points, physico-chemical testing, and preliminary trend analysis.
• Work with procurement to evaluate suppliers and trial alternate suppliers and new or innovative ingredients for food applications.
• Conduct project testing and maintain laboratory readiness, equipment maintenance, calibration, and inventory.
• Maintain SOPs and databases for project data, sensory results, and customer complaints; support lab procedure training.
• Train production staff in food science fundamentals to improve capability and reduce quality deviations.
• Collaborate with Production, Sourcing Solutions, Food Safety, Health & Dietetics, Quality, and Commercial teams.

Qualifications and experience

• Mandatory bachelor's degree in Food Technology, Food Science, or an equivalent qualification.
• A master's degree in Food Technology, Food Science, or a related discipline is preferred.
• Minimum five years of experience, including at least three years in the food industry.
• Experience in product development, formulation, prototype development, and ingredient functionality evaluation.
• Hands-on experience in scale-up, plant trials, commercialization, shelf-life studies, and food manufacturing technical problem-solving.
• Experience collaborating with Production, Quality, Food Safety, Sourcing, and R&D teams, including laboratory operations, technical documentation, and supplier coordination.

Skills

• Knowledge of food formulation, ingredient functionality, product development, food safety, quality systems, and manufacturing compliance.
• Laboratory testing, technical data interpretation, process validation, and commercialization experience.
• Strong troubleshooting, communication, reporting, stakeholder collaboration, and continuous improvement skills.
• Ability to work independently, manage priorities, and train or mentor junior team members.