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Job Description
We have an excellent opportunity available for an R&D Team Technologist to make a difference in our R&D UK&I Business Unit in Kraft Heinz. This position lies within the UK&I BU Meals R&D team. You'll be working in a high performing team, alongside peers always trying to reach the next level. You'll be reporting to the UK&I R&D Futures Manager.
Get ready for working in a multi-skilled team, as proactive contributor, to support getting projects completed, supporting the R&D Managers with ad hoc tasks and collaborating with internal and external partners. The job holder will work in a multi-functional team and will effectively collaborate with other functions.
This is an excellent opportunity for a candidate seeking a pathway into a Global Company and a career in product development.
Main Responsibilities
- Working to support the team in all aspects of projects and administration
- Support and deliver NPD, VE & Supply Chain projects through R&D governance
- Support project Technologists through the NPD & VE process
- Work with Technologists and Managers to deliver business needs.
- Collaborate with Operations, FSQ, Procurement and SCD in line with project needs and build a strong network across the Kitt Green Site.
- Become our team expert on Purchase Orders
Qualifications
Hard Skills
- A Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in related field.
- Preferably some experience in food companies or product development.
- Ability to understand science & technology, create solutions & data driven.
- Consumer focus, curious about trends and food innovations
- Team player, collaborative and emphatic.
- Creative, energetic & pragmatic.
- Good communication and presentation skills
- Adaptable to resolve all manner of unexpected issues.
Professional Attributes
- Team player
- Achieving results with the team is simply the best. You're a team player, working towards the same common goal together with your teammates. You connect easily with people and feel motivated by the work environment.
- Unafraid to Question
- If you do not understand a task, instruction or what is expected you raise the point and ask for clarification.
- Communication Skills
- At Kraft Heinz you'll easily be exposed to senior management, no matter your level. Therefore, it's important you have excellent communication skills, to deal with all kinds of different stakeholders.
- Curiosity, creativity & enthusiasm
- You're curious, positive and enthusiastic. You are food passionate. You are a self-starter, driven by purpose and driving initiatives and actions. You are not afraid to challenge to get right results.
Location(s)
Kitt Green
Kraft Heinz is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Underrepresented Ethnic Minority Groups/Women/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity and other protected classes.
