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Location: Johannesburg, South Africa
Responsibilities:
- Support the R&D technologist in the execution of product development and proof of principle through to scale-up activities in-plant by working closely within the R&D team as well as selected crossfunctional working group member.
- Compile R&D project timelines and trial protocols to ensure required support is available for use.
- Plan resources for trials and when needed align priorities with R&D technologist and relevant project managers.
- With support from manager, adapt experimental protocol to suit experiment as it progresses.
- With support from manager, liaise with SC/OPS to schedule, organise low complexity trials.
- Draft R&D technical data such as trial protocol and finished pack standards with approval from R&D technologist / Manager.
Qualifications:
- Graduate in a Food Technology, Food Science, Biotechnology or Chemical Engineering looking to build a long term career within R&D.
- Good technical and analytical skills, basic knowledge of statistics, ability to interpret data and distil into useful and actionable information
- Understanding of and experience of working with experimental design.
- Have an up to date knowledge of technology and be able to absorb and apply this knowledge
- Food Industry Experience – 1 yr or great suitable
- Supportive team player with an accurate, methodical, tidy and reliable approach.
- Excellent people skills.
- Results driven, demonstrate an ability to persevere.
- High degree of self-motivation combined with good organisational and interpersonal skills.
- Eager to learn and use initiative, self-starter.
- Integrity, Safeguard the Company’s designs, formulations, processes and reputation in all matters
- Creative thinking, be able to generate creative, workable ideas within the scope of projects.
- Driving License will be an advantage.
“PepsiCo is an Equal Opportunity Employer in line with the Employment Equity Act”
All the best with your applications.
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