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    Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International? Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It With Pride.

    This position sits in within the beyond the core platform of the global chocolate technology organization, based in Bournville, UK. The role initially will be working on technologies to deliver elevated consumer experiences. The team comprises members from both the Bournville and Thane R&D centres.

    Working as part of a cross functional team, you deliver the RDQ activities required to complete new product/technology development, validation and testing with an emphasis on meeting the desired consumer experience.

    How you will contribute

    With the support and guidance of a manager, you will organize and execute projects in line with RDQ, marketing and manufacturing requirements, effectively communicating status and risks. You will plan and conduct pilot plant and factory trials in accordance with good manufacturing practice and HACCP requirements and development activities (e.g. product shelf-life testing, designing for quality, consumer test preparation etc.). You will also write technical reports that will require the analysis and interpretation of results and that lead to conclusions and recommendations and create and maintain accurate consumer-led specifications.

    What you will bring

    A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career and the following experience and knowledge:

    • Food science, or engineering ideally in a fast-moving consumer goods market
    • Working on with teams and independently with the guidance of a manager
    • Leads small projects and within working groups.
    • Prioritizing and managing activities within project and different projects
    • Identifying problems proactively and creating and implementing solutions independently and in guidance with stakeholders whilst ensuring compliance to policies & procedures
    • Applying fundamental technical understanding and curiosity to interpret and analyse data to reach clear conclusions.
    • Communicating effectively verbally and in writing, including technical writing
    • Putting the consumer at the heart of development activities
    • Awareness of business partners and continues to build relationship network

    What you need to know about this position

    This role primarily focuses on identifying, testing, improving & validating technology and delivering elevated delightful experience to our consumers.

    This primary element of role is to have strong learning agility, curiosity, proactiveness, and a good level of comfort with technology, including digital tools and machinery/equipment.

    Projects can vary from research, market analysis, pilot trials or testing at supplier end and commercialisation and may require significant guidance from the manager or other technical experts.

    What extra ingredients you will bring

    Good to have practical skills and technical understanding of chocolate recipe, process and development process.

    Education / Certifications:

    • Demonstrated first experience of practical application of theory in Food or engineering / scientific related discipline