RCL FOODS invites unemployed individuals who have the necessary qualifications to apply for Internships programme
This position will be for a fixed period of 12 months
Minimum Requirements
- Matric/ Grade 12
- In the process of completing a Food Technology/ Food science qualification.
- Candidate must require workplace exposure to obtain their qualification in Food Science/ Food technology.
- S4/ completed theory of Food Science or Food technology.
- Lab experience will be added advantage.
Duties & Responsibilities
Core Responsibilities
- Assist Seniors in organising factory and lab trials.
- Run lab trials and factory trials.
- Assist in product brief execution according to project scope requirements (Trials, product samples, tastes sessions, product analysis – shelf life/nutritionals etc)
- Assist in coordinating multi-disciplinary teams including relevant internal – pretrial meetings.
- Collect and record data from trials
- Optimize product quality
- Plan and execute experiments and summarize results
- Support/lead project teams as a technical resource
- Assist in scoping and facilitating business opportunities
- Implement consumer tests in collaboration with consumer tasting panel
- Manage deliverables to achieve R&D timelines as discussed and agreed with NPD Manager
- Create and manage product specifications
- Create and manage ingredient specification
- Maintain technical documentation
Self-Management:
- Take ownership and accountability for tasks and activities
- Demonstrate self-drive and effective self-management
- Present project updates to Seniors on weekly basis
Technical Expertise and Insight
- Gain practical expertise and insights through active engagement during trials and meetings.
- Actively pursue understanding and answers to problems that arising during in project team meetings through plant engagement and discuss solution at Technical weekly meetings.
Operations Management
- Support the implementation of simplified production processes to increase operational effectiveness and efficiencies
- Support the implementation of optimal plant line efficiencies through all new developments and cost saving projects
- Ensure effective use of raw material into recipe formulations
- Manages actions where required to ensure that there are no areas of noncompliance.
How to Apply
Click here to apply online for the RCL foods Internships programme
Closing date: 29 April 2024