More than 3,500 JRS colleagues work in the globally positioned JRS corporate network at over 90 production and sales locations in Europe, America and Asia.
We are a renowned leader in the technological, nutritional and sustainable development of natural fiber ingredients that are used today in various areas of Life Science Applications such as Food, Livestock Feeds, Petfoods, Aquafeeds and Pharmaceutical Industries.
For Petfoods & Aquafeeds we have been a reputable business for over 30 years, and we have been continuously and successfully establishing ourselves as innovation partner for our international customers. Our longstanding expertise and technical competency, in conjunction with our state-of-the-art Development Center, provides a comprehensive product range of plant based dietary fibers which will enhance innovative Petfood and Fish Feed formulations.
A changing market with volatile raw material prices and requirements with regard to quality, sustainability and utility are the trigger for us to develop and find new opportunities. Due to our independence and broad view of the market, we are in contact with a wide range of customers and manufacturers worldwide. This has resulted in multiple successful new production launches in various applications of the Petfood and the Aquaculture Industry.
Rettenmaier (SEA) Sdn Bhd has been established in 2015 in Malaysia. Our Regional Office is located in Kuala Lumpur (Bangsar), with a multi-cultural team of 10 persons.
R&D Manager Food
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About JRS
More than 3,500 JRS colleagues work in the globally positioned JRS corporate network at over 90 production and sales locations in Europe, America and Asia.
We are a renowned leader in the technological, nutritional and sustainable development of natural fiber ingredients that are used today in various areas of Life Science Applications such as Food, Pharmaceutical Industries, Animal Nutrition.
JRS Food Ingredients is a leading B2B producer of Food dietary fibers (wheat, oat, citrus, cellulose, vegetables and many more), hydrocolloids, stabilizers and texturizers (colloidal MCC, MC/HPMC, alginates and more) and compounds. We focus on plant-based products for all applications of the Food industry.
Rettenmaier (SEA) Sdn Bhd has been established in 2015 in Malaysia. Our Regional Office is located in Kuala Lumpur (Bangsar), with a multi-cultural team of 10 persons.
Tasks
The R&D Manager Food will work in priority in the R&D application lab to support our region with product testing, application development
The key application will be processed meat (including plant-based analogues), as well as bakery in a second step – before the application services expand to further applications. Recipes can be developed in Malaysia or come from partners in the region. Developments will include among others testing of our JRS Food Ingredients in the application, renovation of recipes for customers, preparation of prototypes, supporting the sales team on the technical level, highlighting the technical benefits of our product range, participation to events for customers/distributors, creating of reports on trials and technical information for partners, coordination of R&D activities with our Food Technology & Nutrition Center based in Germany – and more.
The application lab where the R&D Manager will spend the majority of the time is in cooperation with a local partner, in Petaling Jaya. The sales office is in Bangsar, KL.
Qualifications and Skills
· University degree in Culinary Science, Food Science or Food Technology
· Min. 5 years’ experience in R&D/product development/application development, preferably in Bakery or in Processed Meat
· Technical, hands-on profile – but with ability to exchange with partners and customers
· Good computer skills.
· Fluency in English. Second language certainly a plus, but not essential
· Able to work both independently as well as in a team
· Willing and able to punctually travel by car and plane
Your Benefits
Working in a solid and fast-growing owner-operated company, a varied and interesting working environment and a friendly, highly motivated and dynamic team. In addition, flat hierarchies with fast decision-making processes. And of course, we intend our Regional R&D Services to grow in the future.
Interest?
We are looking forward to your detailed application documents with salary requirements and earliest possible starting date by e-mail to gregor.woitier@jrs.de