Principal Technologist - EUUK - R&D

Griffith Foods is the caring, creative product development partner helping food companies meet the evolving needs of consumers while sustaining the planet. As a family business founded in 1919 and headquartered in Alsip, Illinois USA, Griffith Foods is known for true, collaborative innovation guided by their Purpose of “We Blend Care and Creativity to Nourish the World”. The company’s product capabilities range from seasonings and marinades to coating systems and sauces that are better for people and better for the planet. For more information, visit www.griffithfoods.com.

Purpose of the role:
To contribute to the growth & profitability of Griffith Foods Europe by playing a leading role in the advancement of our sauce & dressings technical expertise & capabilities enabling the delivery of differentiating, innovative, profitable sauce & dressings aligned to the business growth strategy.

Responsibilities:
•    Responsible for the development and execution of innovation, technical & value leadership key projects
•    Leads capability building programs across the category and into local teams.
•    Actively participates in & works with Global and Regional category teams to enable the delivery of regional category projects
•    Responsible for regional knowledge management/ transfer across the category.
•    Instigate & develop relationships with external technology partners, co manufacturers & ingredient partners to facilitate the implementation of the Purpose Driven Strategy paying emphasis to sustainability and Health & Nutrition.
•    Communicates internally with all necessary functions to exchange technical information & to enable adherence to project timelines.
•    Ensure appropriate communication tools & methods are employed including preparation of presentations, work instructions, training documents & detailed technical reports to effectively share knowledge & learnings
•    Manages project budgets
•    Lead & deliver sauce nutritional reformulation projects.
•    Responsible for maintaining and enhancing the security of all information regarding product formulas, processing and related company intellectual property.

Requirements:
•    Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Food Science, Food Technology, Chemical Engineering, or a related field with relevant experience
•    7 years’ experience or more in a similar role
•    Works with independence, exercising ingenuity and judgment in the approach to and accomplishment of key innovation & technology projects. 
•    Effectively manages multiple priorities and timelines
•    Demonstrates strong technical, problem solving and leadership skills to approach complex projects.