Ice Cream Laboratory Technologist Alba

Ice Cream Laboratory Technologist
Alba
Piemonte, Alba

Job Location: Alba Company description

Ferrero is a family-owned company with a truly progressive and global outlook and iconic brands such as Nutella, Tic Tac, Ferrero Rocher, Raffaello, Kinder Bueno and Kinder Surprise. As the love for our brands continues to grow, so too does our global reach. Represented in more than 50 countries, with products sold in more than 170, the Ferrero Group is loved by generations around the world. The secret to our global success? 40, 000 dedicated employees who celebrate care and quality to craft a business, careers and brands we are proud of. Join us, and you could be one of them.

Diversity Statement

Ferrero is committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture in which all employees feel welcomed and appreciated and have the same opportunities. We believe all of our people are equally talented in their own way. In nurturing the curiosity and natural abilities of our employees, we provide them, generation after generation, the means to succeed personally and professionally, enabling them to craft their journey at Ferrero. The diversity of our talents is what makes our work environment multicultural, innovative and highly rewarding.

About the Role:

We are happy to share that we are currently looking for a talented Ice Cream Laboratory Technologist who will join the Breakthrough Innovation Ice-Cream team based in Alba (CN)!

This will be the starting point of an exciting career in our dynamic and challenging R&D function, that will enable you to consolidate both technical and managerial skills for a brilliant path in Ferrero Group!

You will have the opportunity to work in a highly dynamic and international environment, focusing on the development of new Ice-Cream products as well as supporting industrial processes.

You will be responsible for the timely and efficient execution of projects aimed to translate Long Term strategical ambition into Breakthrough Product Innovation Department.

Main Responsibilities:

In this role, you will bring your contribution in the timely and efficient execution of all laboratory tests in accordance with the evolution of the legislation, ensuring analytical and interpretative reliability to protect the consumer.

You will be responsible for all laboratory analysis, tests and research in projects , supporting the related decision-making process, as well as keep up to date all the specification related the products (doses, technical specification, etc. ).

You will support the manager in proposing solutions aimed at improving product related aspects, raw materials, semi-finished products and all production processes.

You will be participating in the study of new doses and provide for their drafting also collaborating with internal and external partners for new equipment and technologies, editing specifications, technical documentations, guidelines.

You will oversee and monitor the technological evolution of new laboratory equipment and collaborate in the evaluation the advantages related to their use.

Finally, you will have the opportunity to collaborate with group plant technologies in order to provide technical product-process support as well as other S&I Labs and Group functions (e. g. DTS, Nutrition, etc. ) to assess and identify most suitable semi-finished products / ingredients / RMs.

Who we are looking for:

You will bring your university Master's Degree background in Food Technology /Food Engineering/Food Science or equivalent and your experience of 4-5+ years in Ice Cream food industries with particular focus on R&D activities.

You will bring your strong knowledge of food industry processes and raw materials, food safety and production processes, with particular focus ice cream products.

You will contribute to the success of the team thanks to your strong knowledge of chemical, microbiologist, sensory and nutritional analysis.

Your result-oriented attitude , problem solving skills as well as your attention to details are key to fit the role at best, as well as your strive for high standards, innovative and creative way of working.

Your desire for international mobility and your full availability for business trips will be a great asset for us, together with your true passion for our products, consumers and category.

As a good communicator, your fluency in both Italian and English will be key to perform in our environment.

If this role sounds appealing and you would like to be part of our pool of potential candidates, do not hesitate to submit your application! In case of alignment, we will keep it for future openings.

How to be successful in the role and at Ferrero:

Consumers, quality and care are at the heart of everything we do. So, to be successful at Ferrero, you'll need to be just as consumer and product centric as we are - dedicated to crafting brilliant results for consumers around the world.

Strong analytical mind, attention to details on one hand, and ability to cooperate with employees at all levels and great organisational skills on the other, would be key to success. Employee contribution and engagement at Ferrero is based on the individual, team and organisation dimension, so you should have the ability to work independently, as a part of the team and build good relations with stakeholders at all levels. Being flexible and dealing with a dynamic working environment as well as the ability to embed new knowledge and skills in existing competencies will definitely help you to become high performer here.

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