Product Development Technologist; Mars Petcare; Hyderabad

Job Purpose/Overview

• To Support New product Development, deployment and continuous improvement of products and product related processes, ensuring compliance to relevant Q&FS standards.
• To manage the Product Performance Insight of all new products for the India Petcare business.
• Support for product performance validation with pets for new products/Existing product changes to support local Development.
• To manage the deployment & continuous monitoring of new digital product systems.

Job Responsibilities

• Support development of new products and or recipe modifications (eg DIB activities) in collaboration with cross functional teams like Supply, Commercial, Operations, Regulatory & Marketing.
• Implementation of recipes and adaptations of local conditions to implement the centrally developed recipes in the best and most efficient way

- Recipe maintenance to improve quality and nutritional values of products

- Responsible for the Site specific recipes and SRC’s

• Collaborate with key stakeholders (Site R&D /Supply /Engineering ) to support PPI in the handover process on site when there is : recipe or raw material change outside of current specification.
• Work closely with Material development & commercial teams to identify new COGS opportunities.
• Support site activities which improve recipe costs (within spec), reduce waste and improve product quality
• Utilize CI/Lean tools such as Six sigma and FMEA to ensure our products are efficiently optimized with quality and cost in mind.
• Input to non-conformance management process, utilizing technical expertise to recommend a disposition
• Quality- “Associate is responsible to ensure effective implementation of Mars QMP (Quality Management Process), Quality and Food Safety requirements including Personnel Hygiene and GMP stated by the Organization as applicable. Associate shall deliver through Respective Area/Process Standard Operating Procedures. Meet basic competency requirements mentioned in the job Role Skill Matrix to ensure Quality and Food Safety requirements are implemented to satisfactory level.”
• SES-Create SES culture within the team through visible demonstration, engaging his/her team in all SES activities, defining SES objective as annual KRA's and effective deployment of SES Policy/Management system. Responsible to ensure that Risk assessment is performed and controls implemented and maintained for all operational activities. Overall responsibility to ensure the functional compliance to Mars Global Standards, Asset conservation standards and all relevant local SES legislation.

Job Specifications/Qualifications

1. Education & Professional Qualification

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Food Science, Food engineering, chemistry, or equivalent.

2. Knowledge/Experience

• 6+ years in a Food/Pet Food Manufacturing environment working in R&D/ Formulation/ New Product Development is must.
• Working knowledge of food processing and product Innovation Stage Gate process is essential.
• Strong understanding of Food Ingredients and Recipe Design experience is essential