Junior Product Development Specialist
Ba Ria-Vung Tau
Marketing – Marketing /
Permanent Full-Time /
On-site
Company: IRCA Group is a leading international B2B provider of semi-finished ingredients for the bakery, pastry, and gelato markets. Our products cater to independent producers as well as large food manufacturers. We produce chocolate, decorations, creams, inclusions, pastry mixes, gelato ingredients, and other bakery/pastry essentials. Headquartered in Italy, IRCA Group boasts a strong track record of growth over the past decade, with 22 manufacturing facilities all over the world, 2000+ employee and €1 billion of revenues.
What we offer
- IRCA fosters a dynamic environment, embracing diversity and valuing diverse perspectives and international experiences, offering a stimulating context. We promote professional growth by providing tailor-made development programs and career advancement opportunities locally and internationally. With locations worldwide, we offer the chance to work on international projects, collaborate across cultures, and gain a global perspective. Joining our team means becoming part of a global community of passionate professionals dedicated to making a difference. If you are looking for stimulating challenges and the chance to contribute your ideas for process improvement in an ever-growing company, IRCA is the right place.
Purpose of Position
- To assist new product development that meet company/customer requirements and can be incorporated into the product portfolio.
- To develop improvements, new applications and/or variants of existing products.
Description of Main Activities/Responsibilities:
- Assist in developing new concepts for products and processes, testing technical feasibility
- Assist in determining required product properties in collaboration with (process technologist) and production team
- Exploring and proposing new production techniques
- Testing existing and new ingredients, materials and tooling/equipment
- Assist in developing prototypes, samples for assessment, approval and benchmarking
- Helping to design and test new tooling (e.g. molds, tools) and processes
- Constantly checking if products meet company/customer, QA and legal requirements
- Helping to analyze and optimize the quality and efficiency of the production process, ensuring quality and product safety
- Supporting other departments with solving technical / product-related issues
- Defining (N)PD forms for product definition and transfer to operations
- Briefing production on (new) product features and production requirements
Requirements:
- Good understanding of chocolate, coloring, production processes and techniques
- Able to work in a team and willing to share
- Independent thinker with courage to test and internally propose new ideas
- Flexible and perseverant
- Out of the box mentality
- Positive minded, proactive and able to record technical data’s and produce reports
- Ability to accurately complete documentation, e.g. (N)PD forms, testing results, etc.
- Advanced English in speech and writing
- Good computer skills, mainly Microsoft Word and Excel
- Ability to understand and work with NPD and chocolate equipment / tooling / machines
- Good mathematical skills
- Familiar with recipes and ingredients as well as the accurate measurement of ingredients
- Understanding of market & consumer trends and company / customer requirements
