Team Manager-Research & Development

 

The Minor Food is one of Asia's largest casual dining and quick-service restaurant companies. We are aggressively accelerating the business growth in both domestic and global market. 

Our number of restaurants exceeding 1,600 in 21 countries under The Pizza Company, Swensen's, Sizzler, Dairy Queen, Burger King, Thai Express The Coffee Club, BreadTalk, Ribs and Rumps, Riverside, Penang Street, and Poulet.

 

Job Purpose:

R&D Manager is responsible for leading new products development, innovation and renovation to support customer in APAC region from concept through launch, including 1) idea generation, 2) bench-top formulation, 3) pilot plant assessment of process feasibility and 4) final commercialization with an alignment of customer requirement, food compliance and quality standard. Responsible for managing and organizing R&D resource; R&D team member, materials and cost budgets.

Main Responsibilities:

• Effectively manage, supervise and motivate R&D team to generate new idea, product innovation, development of new product, improving existing product and deliver product/concept to align or exceed customer expectation.
• To monitor and ensure that new materials and new products are developed based on customer’s specification agreement, regulations and quality standard.
• Monitor and follow up team to ensure that department/company objectives have been met or exceeded.
• Work closely with commercial team to create good relationship with customer to understand customer insight/requirement.
• Collaborate with cross-functional team such as purchasing, production and quality department to ensure that whole R&D process (new ingredients sourcing, product development, industrial trial and commercialization) is executed within a timely manner with food safety and quality compliance.
• To assign and improve system of technical information control including shelf life study.
• Deputising for the Technical director as required
• In case of long term absence of Team Manager-Research & Development, Director-Technical will be responsible to provide adequate cover.

Quality Systems:

• To comply the work practices to Good Hygiene Practices (GHP), Global and customers Food Safety & Quality system (HACCP, 5S, HALAL, FSSC 22000, BRC and SQMS) 
• To comply the company’s policy and safety laws and regulations strictly.
• To follow the environmental management system, Energy saving and Safety & Occupation Health as the company policies.
• To comply to the others company’s business policies such as Thai labour‘s law, global and customer’s Ethical Responsible Sourcing system (SMETA, SWA, URSA)

 

Qualifications:

• Ability to communicate, lead, inspire and manage team for results
• Managerial skills, ability of supervision for multiple projects concurrently under pressure.
• Good initiatives for new product/concept development and keep update on global product/market trend.
• Interpersonal ability to successfully interface with customers, sales force, and operation team and coach/supervise product developer and operators.
• Fluent in English communication and Good in computer skills
• Must be a self-starter with “Can do” attitude and “Continuous Improvement” mindset
• Able to work at Pak Chong and able to travel independently.
• Excellent understanding of Quality, Food Safety, GMP.

Education:

• Bachelor or master’s degree in food science or similar Food related qualification.

Experience:

• 5 -10 years’ experience working in R&D in Food industries, prefer in Bakery or Confectionery.

We are a diverse group of down-to-earth, straightforward and very result-oriented people with a vision. To be a Global Operator of Multiple Food Brands with the objective of providing 100% Satisfaction to all stakeholders.

 

We also share an inspiring organization culture: Driving to Unlock the Impossibilities. This culture is the foundation in everything we do here. If you are a highly motivated, extremely organized business executive with a successful track record in driving sales, and are looking for an opportunity to play a key role for an exciting company that will reward you for your dedication, then Minor Food is right for you.