Deskripsi Pekerjaan
We are seeking an experienced Food Technologist to lead Research & Development for snack product lines in Surakarta, Jawa Tengah. This role drives formulation, ingredient selection, and sensory optimization across new and existing snack portfolios, focusing on taste profile, texture, shelf-life, and cost efficiency.
You will execute bench-top prototyping, oversee pilot plant runs, and manage product transfer to commercial manufacturing. The position works cross-functionally with Quality Assurance, Procurement, and Operations to ensure compliance with BPOM, Halal, and food safety standards. If you bring a strong food chemistry foundation and hands-on commercialization experience in FMCG snack manufacturing, this role offers direct impact on high-volume consumer products.
Tanggung Jawab
- Develop, test, and optimize new snack formulations focusing on taste, texture, visual form, and nutritional parameters.
- Lead bench-top prototyping, sensory evaluation panels, and competitive product benchmarking.
- Conduct shelf-life studies, stability testing, and packaging interaction trials.
- Scale up approved formulations from laboratory scale to industrial production lines.
- Source, test, and validate new raw materials, flavorings, and functional ingredients with procurement.
- Ensure all product recipes and specifications adhere to BPOM regulations, Halal certification requirements, and HACCP standards.
- Maintain comprehensive documentation of formulations, batch records, testing results, and standard operating procedures.
Kualifikasi
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Food Science, Food Technology, Chemical Engineering, or related technical discipline.
- Minimum 3 to 5 years of R&D formulation experience in snack food or FMCG product development.
- Proven knowledge of extrusion, baking, frying technologies, seasoning systems, and food preservatives.
- Working familiarity with Indonesian food safety laws, BPOM registration protocols, and Halal standards.
- Demonstrated experience leading factory trials and troubleshooting scale-up production issues.
- Strong sensory evaluation skills and statistical data analysis capability.
- Based in or willing to relocate to Surakarta, Central Java.