R&D Product Development Specialist (12 Months Contract)

R&D Product Development Specialist (12 Months Contract)

Overview

Development Specialist designs (with support), executes, reports and presents experiment trials, sensory and consumer findings. This role is part of the consumer science team within R&D and interacts with peers in other departments within and outside of R&D, including external tasters and suppliers. At busy times, this role supports other ongoing project activities outside of the immediate team. The role has a hands-on approach, executing internal / external pilot plant trials, plant trials and tasting work for their own projects or to support others, and provides thought leadership while applying academic knowledge to JDE.

Responsibilities

• With team lead / manager guidance, select appropriate sensory discrimination methodology and procedures and implement individual tests or studies as required by test / business objective
• Be aware of data collection software and fluent in conducting basic statistical evaluation and interpreting results for discriminative, descriptive & quantitative tests
• Communicate and discuss test results with business partners, involving the supervisor, and agree next steps
• Plan and execute pilot plant trials / product testing / tastings under the guidance and support of a Specialist
• Analyze results and provide reports to Specialists or Managers in the team
• Operate / maintain simple equipment and facilities. Ensure good manufacturing practices with respect to maintenance and hygiene. Take care of administration and archiving results and writing & updating simple specifications to support projects
• Represent R&D in simple Adapt for Excellence projects
• Support and learn Specialist tasks as appropriate including : defining and leading pilot / plant trials, collecting experimental data, writing technical reports, developing prototypes, completing sensory, chemical, physical and analytical assessments of product, drafting specifications, defining pack functional spec and selecting materials, completing physical lab testing and arranging external testing, drafting technical reports
• Adopt and follow all JDE technical systems and processes
• Support R&D sensory testing
• Write & perform standard operating procedures (SOPs) and suggest adjustments of standardized methods for particular products and / or problems

Qualifications

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Company Description

For more than 265 years, JACOBS DOUWE EGBERTS (JDE) is inspired by its belief that it’s amazing what can happen over a cup of coffee or tea. We are fueled by our purpose of unleashing the possibilities of coffee and tea to create a better future. Today, our coffee & tea portfolio is available in more than 100 developed and emerging markets, through a portfolio of over 50 brands that collectively cover the entire category landscape led by leading household names such as L’OR, Jacobs, Senseo, Tassimo, Douwe Egberts, Old Town, Super, Pickwick and Moccona.

JDE is part of JDE Peet’s, the world’s largest pure-play coffee and tea company, headquartered in The Netherlands.

What’s it like to work at JDE?

We are proud of our passionate, driven associates that challenge the status quo and pursue mastery in everything they do. Our goal is simple and ambitious – JDE : A coffee & tea for every cup.

At JDE, we\'re Made to Stand Out. Every day we are progressive in outlook, ambitious in nature, resourceful in action and decisive in approach, bringing coffee and tea moments to everyone around the world.

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