Lavazza Group · 3 days ago

Product Development Technologist

Greater Philadelphia

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid Level

3+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Research and investigate new ingredients, applications, or equipment and translation of that knowledge into new product development formulation including benchtop prototyping, refinement, and commercialization.

Create and manage relationships with new and existing ingredient suppliers.

Research and understand current market trends as well as competitor activities.

Close partnership with key stakeholders, including Marketing, Quality, and Procurement to ensure the delivery of innovation projects.

Close partnership with R&D Process and Packaging engineers and Sensory team.

Support material risk assessments in partnership with SQA.

Support handover and implementation of newly developed products to the Supply organization.

Support cross functionally within the R&D Group (HQ, Ingredients, Packaging, Process, Machines).

Design and execute new product line trials with the production team, including the generation of line test specifications, analysis of line test results and providing recommendations for appropriate adjustments to product formulas and/or processes.

Creation and maintenance of raw material and finished product specifications for new and current products.

Support co-development and trials with suppliers and co-manufacturers.

Provide the necessary technical content to feed into the artwork process for new products or product optimization including NLEA calculations and support for Regulatory.

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Ingredient scienceManufacturing processesQuality assurance principlesProject managementNew product developmentManufacturing environmentMs officeMinitabPower biSummarizing technical dataStakeholder managementResearch focusProblem-solvingHard-workingProactive communicationSelf-motivatedIntellectually curious attention to detail