R&D Product Process Depoloyment Specialist - Your next role at Mars?

Working within Mars' Pet Nutrition division, this role is dedicated to lead and deliver medium to large projects in the identified pipeline for Product and Technology Development/implementation of a new Process and Raw Materials in the sites (either Dry, C&T or Wet technologies) in order to maintain our portfolio of existing products by ensuring consistent delivery against key quality attributes, product performance and quality targets.

In this role, you'll work on...

• End-to-End Technical Leadership: You will manage medium-to-complex business projects from the initial product brief all the way to successful factory handover, ensuring all technical milestones are met on time.

• Innovation & Product Deployment: Lead the design, translation, and implementation of new product innovations, renovations, and cost-efficiency initiatives. Your ultimate goal is to ensure all products hit their targets for nutrition, palatability, and overall performance.

• Factory Trials & Scale-Up Strategy: You will be hands-on in the factory, designing and executing trial validation plans. By analyzing this data, you'll establish key equipment parameters, manage scale-up risks, and ensure a smooth introduction into the supply chain.

• Seamless Operational Handover: Champion the transition from R&D to the factory floor. You will lead stakeholder handovers, provide initial training to the production teams, and define all product/process specifications.

• Quality & Compliance Champion: Partner closely with our Quality & Food Safety teams to resolve any product incidents, implement rigorous standards, and ensure all documentation complies with legal and FSSC requirements.

You?

• 4+ years of experience in research & development roles or similar positions in a manufacturing environment;

• Bachelor’s Degree in Food Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Industrial Engineering or related;

• Advanced English required, this will be tested during the selection process;

• Proven experience in conducting innovation projects including implementation activities.

• Good knowledge about Q&FS in food or pet food industry.

Benefits of working at Mars?

• An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including an important company bonus.

• Food Service on site, with refreshments such as coffee, tea, fruits and available.

• A strong focus on learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.

• Work with diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles.

• Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.