R&D Intern at RCL Foods

Job Description    

• Assist R&D Technician / Manager in the development of new products as per the project brief.
• Screening of all raw materials to ensure they are suitable for the application and/or manufacturing plant.
• Responsible for testing alternative ingredients for cost or quality improvements
• Conduct product shelf life tests and complete reports
• Competitor benchmarking
• Assist with setting up tasting sessions and preparation thereof
• Assist in internal and external customer presentations

Quality Assessments

• Conduct softness, texture, volume and water activity tests, where required.
• Basic interpretation of data collected from the quality assessment instruments

Administration & Reporting

• Maintain the sample register & library
• Recording and archiving of all laboratory trial data
• Recording of all recipe revisions during the product development process.
• Compiling of all test bakery reports
• Completing shelf life test reports

Basic understanding of Food Science

• Basic Food Chemistry
• Good Laboratory Practice
• Good Manufacturing Practice
• Computer literacy

Minimum Requirements    
Qualifications:

• BSc or BSc(Hons) in Food Science or equivalent qualification
• National Diploma or BTech in Food Technology or equivalent qualification

Experience:

• Computer literacy courses
• Administrative
• Planning & Time Management

Duties & Responsibilities    

• Basic understanding of Food Science
• Basic Food Chemistry
• Good Laboratory Practice
• Good Manufacturing Practice
• Computer literacy