Hồ Chí Minh, Vietnam
R&D Supervisor - Vung Tau
Job Description:
I/ Key Responsibilities
- Research and evaluate raw materials, including green coffee beans, tea leaves, botanicals, and packaging materials, ensuring compliance with food safety requirements.
- Develop new food and beverage products, primarily coffee extract products, through laboratory research and testing.
- Study and optimize food processing technologies, including extraction, aroma recovery, distillation, fractionation, spray drying, and freeze drying.
- Identify and develop new suppliers and raw material sources to support new product development.
- Ensure products comply with food safety standards and applicable domestic and international food regulations.
- Conduct sensory evaluation and chemical analysis of coffee and beverage products.
- Plan and execute pilot-scale and production scale-up trials in collaboration with the Production team.
- Provide technical support to Production, QA, QC, SCM, and Sales departments.
- Prepare technical reports, development documentation, and project updates.
- Perform other duties assigned by the R&D Manager.
- Develop toward a Section Manager position within the next 2 years.
II/ Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Food Technology, Food Processing, or a related field.
- Minimum 4 years of R&D experience in coffee product development, beverage development, or food processing technology.
- Strong knowledge of food processing technologies such as extraction, aroma recovery, distillation, spray drying, and freeze drying.
- Experience operating pilot-scale extraction or beverage processing equipment.
- Good understanding of food safety, food hygiene, laboratory practices, and food regulations.
- Good communication skills in both English and Vietnamese.
- Able to work independently in a food science laboratory environment.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and teamwork skills.
III/ Benefits
- Salary: Up to 22,000,000 VND/month (Negotiable based on qualifications and experience).
- Performance bonus and annual salary review.
- Full social insurance, health insurance, and unemployment insurance in accordance with Vietnamese labor law.
- Professional training and clear career development opportunities, with a succession plan toward Section Manager.
- Opportunity to work on innovative coffee and beverage product development in a professional R&D environment.
- Friendly, dynamic, and international working environment.
Contact: Ms.Bao Huyen
Phone/ Zalo: 0936 70 9898; Email: baohuyen@cnk-consulting.com.vn
Note: We appreciate the interest of all applicants. However, only shortlisted candidates who best match the job requirements will be contacted.