Development Technologist (Muizenberg) at Cape Herb & Spice

Purpose:

• Cape Herb & Spice is looking for a Development Technologist to fulfil a vital role within our Tea and Herb & Spice categories, focusing primarily on a key local customer’s requirements as well as long-life dry beverage exports, expressing creative flair in helping develop commercially viable and delicious tea and herb & spice concepts in line with current trends.

Key Functional Areas:

• Execute the product development process within given deadlines, ensuring product conforms to country-specific legislation as well as customer-specific regulations on product and packaging.
• All stages of the development process to be followed and filed meticulously.
• This procedure involves:
• HACCP compliance
• Recipe development and tastings
• Raw material costings
• Supplier interaction
• Factory implementation in terms of factory trials and travel tests
• Artwork approvals
• Specification generation and maintenance
• Technical support to both QA department and sales teams alike
• Play your role in maintaining the compliance to business food safety, ethical, religious and sustainability certifications
• Effective execution of launches through thorough communication, consultation and involvement of internal departments.

Required Knowledge & Skills:

• Computer Literacy (Microsoft Office)
• Excel skills – Intermediate to advanced
• Driver’s license essential

Required Prior Learning/ Experience:

• Degree in Food Technology or Food Science
• 2-3 years’ experience within an NPD role

Personal Characteristics:

• Deadline driven
• Great Time management skills
• Commercially minded
• Meticulous
• Passionate foodie
• Good communicator
• Creative thinker
• Team Player
• Reliable
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Optimistic solution finder