Key Skills
Job Description
Requisition ID: 65819
Position Type: FT Permanent
Workplace Arrangement:
About Kerry
Kerry is the world's leading taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Every day we partner with customers to create healthier, tastier and more sustainable products that are consumed by billions of people across the world. Our vision is to be our customers' most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition. A career with Kerry offers you an opportunity to shape the future of food while providing you opportunities to explore and grow in a truly global environment.
About the role
Kerry’s Emulsifier business operates two key manufacturing sites located in the Netherlands and Malaysia. This Process Technologist role will be based at our Emulsifier factory in Zwijndrecht, Netherlands, and will report to the R&D Manager. The successful candidate will join a dynamic global R&D team and play an important role in scaling up novel emulsifier technologies through close collaboration with multidisciplinary teams on site.
This role requires a strong communicator who can work effectively with the R&D development team in Naas, Ireland, as well as with cross-functional site teams, to plan, coordinate, and deliver successful factory trials. The candidate will play a key role in new product introduction, partnering with Commercialisation, R&D, and site teams to ensure new products are fully implemented in the factory and accurately set up in the System Analysis Programs (SAP). They will act as a key R&D point of contact for factory processes and scale-up, with a strong understanding of product specifications, recipes, and process requirements.
The role will also support site teams in delivering Profit Improvement Projects (PIPs), helping to generate cost savings and improve factory efficiency. As the candidate develops in the role, they will take increasing ownership of PIP activities, helping to maintain a strong pipeline of savings opportunities and facilitating ideation sessions with relevant stakeholders to support Kerry’s business targets.
Key responsibilities
- Lead the factory scale-up of novel emulsifier technologies.
- Support new product introductions and ensure new recipes are accurately implemented in the system.
- Support and contribute to emulsifier technology Profit Improvement Projects (PIPs).
- Provide process expertise from the site to support the R&D team in Naas.
- Provide R&D expertise on raw materials, products, and process requirements to site teams.
- Proactively collaborate with cross-functional departments to achieve project objectives.
- Drive continuous product and process improvement through strong knowledge of raw materials, products, and factory operations.
Qualifications and skills
- BSc or MSc in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or a related discipline.
- Industry experience preferred but not required.
- Ability to manage projects independently and drive them to completion.
- Experience working collaboratively with multidisciplinary or cross-functional teams.
- Familiarity with systems, preferably SAP.
- Fluent in English; proficiency in Dutch is considered an advantage.
We offer
- A varied role within a professional yet informal team.
- Competitive salary.
- Excellent secondary benefits, including a fully employer-funded pension plan.
- 25 days of annual leave.
- Group discount on individual insurance policies.
Beware of scams online or from individuals claiming to represent us. A Kerry employee will not solicit candidates through a non-Kerry email address or phone number. In addition, Kerry does not currently utilise video chat rooms (e.g., Google Hangouts) to conduct interviews. Refuse any request that asks you to provide payment to participate in the hiring process (e.g., purchasing a “starter kit,” investing in training, or something similar). Kerry will not ask you to pay any money at any point in the hiring process with the exception of reimbursable travel expenses. In addition, any payments made by Kerry will be from official firm accounts bearing the Kerry name.
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Core Responsibilities
The R&D Technologist will lead the factory scale-up of novel emulsifier technologies and ensure new products are accurately implemented in the system. They will also support site teams in delivering profit improvement projects and provide technical expertise on raw materials and process requirements.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a BSc or MSc in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or a related discipline. Strong project management skills and the ability to work collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams are required.
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Employer-funded pension plan
- 25 days of annual leave
- Group discount on individual insurance policies
About Kerry
Industry: Food and Beverage Services
Company size: 10,001+ employees
Every day, millions of people across the world consume foods and beverages containing our taste and nutrition solutions. Our portfolio spans food, beverage, biotechnology, pharma, and proactive health. We are committed to making the world of food and beverage better for everyone, and dedicated to our Purpose, Inspiring Food, Nourishing Life. We are a company rich in heritage and resources. Over the past five decades, our focus on changing lifestyles, the globalisation of food tastes and ever-evolving consumer needs has brought us to a market-leading global position. Today, we are firmly established as a world leader in the food, beverage and pharma industries, with 19,000+ staff, 119 manufacturing facilities, and 60+ technology and innovation centres globally. We are proud to provide our customers – some of the world’s best-known food, beverage and pharma brands – with the expertise, insights and know-how they need to deliver products that people enjoy and feel better about consuming. Learn more about us on www.kerry.com