McCormick: Junior PPI Technologist
McCormick South Africa: Junior PPI Technologist
McCormick South Africa: Junior PPI Technologist opportunity has become available in Gauteng for unemployed experienced graduates in possession of the below qualifications. If interested, kindly check the below requirements. STREAK OF LUCK!
McCormick South Africa invites unemployed graduates to apply for Graduate Job Opportunity.
Company: McCormick South Africa (Pty) Ltd
Job Type: Full-Time
Location: Midrand, Gauteng, South Africa
Closing Date: Not Specified
The Product & Process Implementation (PPI) Technologist is a part of the development team based in South Africa with very tight links to the PPI team in the UK primarily responsible for implementing new product design for both products and processes.
The PPI Technologist role sits between New Product Development and Manufacturing Teams within overall product commercialization/ scale up process with responsibility for testing during the development phase, launching of seasonings into South Africa dry factory and working with operations and quality for successful implementation and RFT including meeting customer’s functionality requirements.
Main Responsibilities:
- To take a lead to co-ordinate and manage small trial blend requests. This includes arranging for trials to be picked by dispensary, blending of the trials, packing, sending samples for micro and arranging for despatch of the trials.
- Conduct functionality testing locally.
- Arrange and co-ordinate samples to be sent to the PPI team in Haddenham and PepsiCo USA.
- Understand the requirements for capability of 1.33 and driving understanding.
- Maintain functionality database and write reports accordingly.
- Support of seasoning implementation for Midrand site. This includes coordinating activities in support of Scale-up/ First Time Order including testing, product set up, checking SAP & labels, attending factory activity, and closing trials.
- Ensure that the product implementation programme can re-create the lab design for new products within the manufacturing environment and that new products will perform in both the McCormick process and those of our customers or co-packers, where appropriate. CCI projects, non-conformance trials and batch size changes are included in this programme.
- Advise and support NPD functions on operations capability to ensure right first time.
- Compile reports for trials as required
- Lead the cross-functional FTO forum
- Execute compounding and application activities to avail samples for functionality/ capability studies.
- Manage functionality samples for retention purposes.
- Inter-Functional Support (Manufacturing, QA and R&D) and Process & Equipment Implementation as needed
Qualifications and Experience:
- Diploma / BTech / BSc Degree in;-
- Food Technology,
- Biotechnology
- Food Science
- Or equivalent qualification
- 1-3 years experience in a Quality / Technical / NPD / Production / Process role
Competencies / Skills:
- Team Player – ability to interact cross-functionally
- Self-starter – ability to initiate without being prompted
- Self-motivating – taking ownership and accountability
- Ability to work under pressure
- Critical thinking skills and ability to manage competing priorities
- Highly adaptable to change
- Good communication skills
- Research orientated and attention to detail
- Ability to develop customer relationships and maintain customer intimacy
Additional Information:
- People centric culture
- Power of people
- Global structure with opportunities outside of SA if willing to relocate
- Personal development focused team
- Individuals have space to drive their career
- Highly engaged team
How to Apply for McCormick South Africa: Junior PPI Technologist
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