Application Technician - Innovation

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

Working with the Innovation Flavourists and Flavour Technologists, you will be responsible for conducting validation and optimization of Taste Technologies that are focused but not limited to Savoury categories via testing in various model and finished applications. You will also work closely with the various application teams understanding their application recipes and ingredients for the assessment of Taste technologies. All development work will deliver in terms of Taste and performance in alignment with the Global Taste Innovation Platform priorities and expectations.

Key responsibilities

• Assist Innovation Flavourists and Flavour Technologist creating value added Taste products with a point of difference by utilizing innovative technologies and differentiating Taste raw materials.

• Assist Flavour Technologist creating model system applications by simplifying commercial finished application recipes whilst keeping the functionality and performance of the recipes.

• Based on the technology assessments in model system applications, further assess new flavour ingredients and technologies in finished applications.

• Ensures that ingredient and technology functionalities and their unique ratios in the finished applications meet market technology needs and business goals.

• Be able to communicate and explain experiment results to technical audience via application demo presentations.

• Collaborate with cross functional teams including Global Taste Innovation, Regional Flavourist and EUMs, and Sensory.

• Organize and prepare application samples for the tasting sessions for both lab evaluations and sensory panels.

• Organize and maintain ingredients and raw materials used in application recipes.

• Maintain lab consumables and equipment in safe and hygienic storage.

• Preparation and shipment of R&D sample requests keeping internal/external customer informed of delivery times and updates.

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Qualifications and skills

• Food Science, Chemistry, or Culinary Degree / Bachelor or Masters

• 1-3 years work experience in a New Product Development environment

• Demonstrates creativity, practical skills & enjoyment of cooking foods

• Excellent oral, written communication and ICT skills, with ability to present technical findings

• Ability to manage and develop projects

• Time keeping and workload management

• Self-Starter and ability to work on own initiative.

The typical hiring range for this role is $41,446 to $60,768 annually and is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, location, etc. In addition to your pay, Kerry offers benefits such as a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and retirement contribution (all benefits and incentives are subject to eligibility requirements.

Kerry is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. Kerry will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditional upon the successful completion of a background investigation and drug screen. Additional information can be found at: Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal (dol.gov).