Job Title: Food Scientist
Job Location: Lagos Mainland
Job Type: On-Site (Entry Level)
Salary Budget: 60,000 – 70,000
Job Description:
- Modify existing products and processes and develop new ones.
- Check and improve safety and quality control procedures in your own and suppliers’ factories, from the raw material stage to finished product.
- Research current consumer markets and latest technologies to develop new products concepts.
- Select raw materials and other ingredients from suppliers.
- Prepare product costing based on raw materials and manufacturing costs to ensure profitable products.
- Audit suppliers or manage internal audits.
- Run trials of new products – either alongside or together with product development.
- Coordinate launches of new products.
- Deal with any customer complaint investigations or product issues.
- Compile, check and approve product specifications and labelling.
- Undertake long-term projects with other departments, such as reducing waste by improving efficiency.
- Work on packaging innovation and technology.
- Conduct experiments and produce sample products.
- Design the processes and machinery for making products with a consistent flavour, colour and texture in large quantities.
- Build relationships with suppliers and customers.
- Ensure products are profitable.
- Develop the ability to repeat processes to ensure consistency and safety.
- Liaise with technical and commercial colleagues in procurement, sales, technical services and marketing and distribution, and with official food inspection and hygiene agencies (this takes up a considerable proportion of time on the manufacturing side).
- Work with engineering and production to develop solutions to production issues, while maintaining food safety.
Requirements and Qualifications:
- Minimum HND or its equivalent in any related field.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Ability to work effectively with little or no supervision.
- Hardworking, Diligent, Smart and Intelligent.
Interested candidates should apply through this link https://bit.ly/45e86uG
Note: Only applicants close to the above locations will be considered.