Chemistry Product Development Technologist Vacancy @ Mars
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Job Title: Product Development Technologist; Mars Petcare
Location: Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Category R&D
Job ID: R57902
Eligbility Criteria
Degree in chemistry or equivalent.
Knowledge/Experience
- 4-5+ years in a Food Manufacturing environment working in Quality, Food Safety, Engineering, or Product/Process Development
- Working knowledge of food processing or product development is highly preferred
- Must have or working with FMCG organizations.
Job Purpose:
To Support New product Development, deployment and continuous improvement of products and product related processes, ensuring compliance to relevant Q&FS standards.
To manage the Product Performance Insight of all new products for the India Petcare business. Support for product performance validation with pets for new products/Existing product changes to support local Development. To manage the deployment & continuous monitoring of new digital product systems.
Key Responsibilities
- Support development of new products and or recipe modifications (eg DIB activities) in collaboration with cross functional teams like Supply & Marketing.
- Implementation of recipes and adaptations of local conditions to implement the centrally developed recipes in the best and most efficient way
- Recipe maintenance to improve quality and nutritional values of products
- Responsible for the Site specific recipes and SRC’s
- Collaborate with key stakeholders (Site R&D /Supply /Engineering ) to support PPI in the handover process on site when there is : recipe or raw material change outside of current specification.
- Work closely with Material development & commercial teams to identify new COGS opportunities.
- Support site activities which improve recipe costs (within spec), reduce waste and improve product quality
- Utilize CI/Lean tools such as Six sigma and FMEA to ensure our products are efficiently optimized with quality and cost in mind.
- Input to non-conformance management process, utilizing technical expertise to recommend a disposition
- Quality- “Associate is responsible to ensure effective implementation of Mars QMP (Quality Management Process), Quality and Food Safety requirements including Personnel Hygiene and GMP stated by the Organization as applicable. Associate shall deliver through Respective Area/Process Standard Operating Procedures. Meet basic competency requirements mentioned in the job Role Skill Matrix to ensure Quality and Food Safety requirements are implemented to satisfactory level.”
- SES-Create SES culture within the team through visible demonstration, engaging his/her team in all SES activities, defining SES objective as annual KRA’s and effective deployment of SES Policy/Management system. Responsible to ensure that Risk assessment is performed and controls implemented and maintained for all
- operational activities. Overall responsibility to ensure the functional compliance to Mars Global Standards, Asset conservation standards and all relevant local SES legislation.
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Possible interview questions and answers for the Product Development Technologist role:
- What experience do you have in a food manufacturing environment and how do you think it prepares you for this role?
Answer: I have worked for 5 years in a food manufacturing environment, where I have gained experience in Quality, Food Safety, and Product/Process Development. This has given me a good understanding of food processing and product development, which will be valuable in supporting new product development and deployment for Mars Petcare.
2. How do you collaborate with cross-functional teams to support product development?
Answer: I work closely with Supply and Marketing teams to develop new products or recipe modifications. I ensure implementation of recipes and adaptations of local conditions to implement the centrally developed recipes in the best and most efficient way. I collaborate with key stakeholders such as Site R&D, Supply, and Engineering to support product performance insight in the handover process on site when there is a recipe or raw material change outside of the current specification.
3. Can you describe your experience with CI/Lean tools such as Six sigma and FMEA and how you utilize them to optimize products?
Answer: I have experience with Six Sigma and FMEA tools to ensure our products are efficiently optimized with quality and cost in mind. I use these tools to identify and reduce waste, improve product quality, and identify new COGS opportunities.
4. How do you ensure compliance with Q&FS standards in product development and deployment?
Answer: I ensure compliance with Q&FS standards by utilizing technical expertise to recommend a disposition, inputting to non-conformance management process, and effectively implementing Mars QMP (Quality Management Process) and Food Safety requirements. I meet basic competency requirements mentioned in the job Role Skill Matrix to ensure Quality and Food Safety requirements are implemented to a satisfactory level.
5. How do you manage the product performance insight of all new products for the India Petcare business?
Answer: I manage the product performance insight of all new products for the India Petcare business by supporting product performance validation with pets for new products or existing product changes to support local development. I also manage the deployment and continuous monitoring of new digital product systems to ensure product performance insight is optimized for our customers.
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