Food Product Technologist - Dairy Industry (temporary role)

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Together with our client - a widely recognizable brand in the dairy industry - we are looking for a Product Engineer / Product Developer to join R&I and support, with a high degree of autonomy, the technical renovation of a homogenised cheese, a key product for the Polish market.

The role will sit within the European R&I organization, reporting to the Platform Leader, while working very closely with the local Polish R&I team.

The role is temporary: planned for 12 months initially.

Requirements

• Lead the technical workstream of the reformulation and renovation of the product (homogenised cheese).
• Develop, test and optimize product formulations according to the project brief.
• Plan and execute laboratory, pilot and industrial trials.
• Prepare and execute factory trials at the Bieruń production site.
• Assess the technical feasibility of proposed product solutions.
• Evaluate the impact of recipe, raw material and process changes on final product quality.
• Identify technical risks and propose practical solutions.
• Troubleshoot technical challenges occurring during product development and industrial trials.
• Work closely with R&I, Manufacturing, Quality and other relevant functions.
• Coordinate technical activities and ensure delivery against key project milestones.
• Support the transition from product development to stable industrial production.

Responsibilities

• University degree in Food Science, Food Technology, Biotechnology, Food Engineering or a related field.
• Practical experience in R&D/R&I, product development or food technology.
• Experience in formulation or reformulation of food products.
• Experience with technological and/or industrial trials.
• Ability to organize work independently and take ownership of assigned technical topics.
• Good understanding of the relationship between formulation, raw materials, processing conditions and final product quality.
• Good problem-solving skills and a practical approach to technical challenges.
• Fluency in Polish and good professional English.

Strong advantage:

• Previous experience in the dairy industry.
• Knowledge of fresh dairy, homogenised cheese, fermented dairy or related technologies.
• Experience with renovation/reformulation of existing products.
• Experience scaling formulations from laboratory/pilot to industrial production.
• Previous experience working directly with manufacturing sites.

The offer

• Employment based on an employment contract (initially for 12 months, with the possibility of extending the project to 18 months)
• Start date planned for December/January
• Hybrid work: at least 3 days a week at the factory in Bieruń (Silesian Voivodeship)
• Flexible working hours