RD&A Senior Technologist (Field Support)

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

This is an exciting opportunity to join a team of passionate food creatives developing new products for the Foodservice poultry and appetiser markets. In this role you will be working as part of the Meat RD&A team based in Naas, developing and optimising new products in line with customer briefs.  

Role location can be flexible across Europe.

Key responsibilities

• Work as part of a team to develop market suitable products in line with customer briefs, utilising the Kerry portfolio 
• Develop equipment and processing expertise in-house and at customer facilities, demonstrating the ability to problem solve and work through challenges to bring new products successfully through the scale-up process
• Deliver best-in-class process expertise and support to our customers to help drive continuous improvement of their in-market products
• Support internal and external scale-up production trials for new product developments
• Ensure prompt reporting of trial results and feedback
• Develop a strong business acumen and market understanding of the Foodservice market 
• Support the wider Development & Applications team with customer projects and presentations as required 
• Build strong relationships with key contacts within your customer base
• Frequent travel is required as this is very much a customer-facing role 
   

Qualifications and skills

• BSc in Food Science / Technology or other such related field
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in the food industry
• Previous experience of processing & knowledge of food manufacturing, ideally Poultry and/or Red Meat, is desired 
• Experience in developing meat coating systems and seasonings is desired
• Be able to demonstrate basic knowledge of Flavours and Food Preservation systems
• Full training will be provided
• Full driving licence is required

Personal Qualities:

• Teamwork is essential, and the role requires excellent interpersonal and rapport-building skills, with the ability to communicate effectively to share learnings, manage timelines & report results
• Ability to work cross-functionally and with other departments and teams
• Able/open to frequent travel 
• Able to demonstrate skills at prioritising your work and managing a variety of projects/briefs
• Have a passion for food and the ability to confidently present products and information to customers
• Possess excellent organisational and PC skills and knowledge of MS Office (Word/Excel)