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Development Technologist

Posted 8 days ago

About us
We are one of the world’s leading manufacturers of collagen products for the food industry. We supply high quality edible films and coatings​ to over 1,000 customers in more than 100 countries, delivering our purpose of ‘Creating the Added Layer of Value’. Primarily used by customers in the production of a wide variety of sausage and meat products, our aspirations reach way beyond our current products and services, and appeal to our natural curiosity to improve what we do.
As a global organisation, we currently employ around 2,000 people spanning the Americas, UK/EMEA and Asia-Pacific regions. We offer careers in research and development, science and food technology, manufacturing and supply chain operations, engineering, sales, and a range of other business support functions. We are always seeking talented people to join the amazing colleagues we have, to keep growing our business.
Our mission is to sustainably utilise technology and biomaterial science-based solutions, to delight our customers. We are a business committed to the pursuit of better. The constant pursuit of what’s next, what’s needed, what’s possible now, and in the future.
About the Role
Reporting to the Project Manager, you will form as part of our Global Business Development Team, within our Research and Development function. You will be responsible for driving product and technology development in key projects, improving existing designs and resolving manufacturing or quality issues.
Responsibilities
Drive product and technology development streams in various projects​
Develop new ideas that fuel innovation pipelines​
Deliver solutions that meet both customer needs and internal manufacturing and quality performance targets​
Plan, organise and safely execute product line trials with development and production teams providing leadership and guidance​
Participate in product trials at customer facilities​
Manage projects – end-to-end and in close collaboration with our Commercial and Supply Chain functions
About you
Experience:

Evidence of sound scientific and technical knowledge
2+ years of experience in R&D or Supply Chain
Examples of successfully managed innovation projects (product launches)

Technical Skills:

Scientific principle and practice: Proficient​
Product Design & Process: Proficient​
Product Applications: Proficient​
If you are interested in joining Devro, now part of the wider SARIA Food & Pharma group, then we would love to hear from you. Please apply with an updated cv, and our Talent Acquisition Team will be in touch.