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A leading food manufacturing company is looking for an experienced and innovative R&D Specialist to join its Innovation Center in Dubai. The successful candidate will play a key role in developing and enhancing a wide range of food products, ensuring they meet quality standards, consumer expectations, and production requirements.
This opportunity is ideal for professionals with a strong background in food product development, formulation, and process optimization. The role involves working closely with cross-functional teams while supporting product innovation from concept through commercial-scale manufacturing.
Key Responsibilities:
• Develop, improve, and optimize food products and formulations from concept to industrial production.
• Create, modify, and refine recipes based on quality, functionality, production efficiency, and cost objectives.
• Plan and conduct laboratory, pilot, and production-scale trials to validate product performance.
• Lead the scale-up and industrialization of successful product formulations.
• Support continuous product innovation across multiple food categories.
Requirements:
• Bachelor’s Degree in Food Science, Food Technology, Chemistry, or a related field.
• Proven experience in food research and development or product innovation within the food manufacturing industry.
• Strong understanding of food formulation, ingredient functionality, and production processes.
• Ability to manage product development from concept through commercialization.
• Strong knowledge of:
• Ketchup and tomato sauces.
• Mayonnaise, salad dressings, sauces, and dips.
• Chocolate spreads, jams, and fruit preparations.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and project management skills.
• Willingness to travel periodically to Libya as required
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