Company: Gabala Canning Factory

Workplace: Gabala 

Responsibilities

• Carrying out new product development activities in the food and beverage  sector,
• Gaining experience in the full cycle of development, from idea to product and conceptual design,
• Monitoring market trends and new technologies, designs, recipes and adapting accordingly,
• Supporting article and paper publication processes,
• Participating in product release processes and first production runs in facilities,
• Conducting and overseeing all quality control analyses during product development, 
• Performing and monitoring shelf-life tests for product formulations,
• Collaborating with Business Units through regular meetings and creating actionable business plans to address current issues,
• Demonstrating a solid understanding of market and customer needs.
• Redesigning and optimizing product recipes and packaging materials.
• Working together with suppliers, customers to understand new trends and technologies and adapting new formulas, production types accordingly. 
• Managing group productivity program
• Lean manufacturing, kaizen, 6sigma principles 

Qualifications

• Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in Food or Chemical Engineering ( beverage sector knowledge is a big plus) 
• Min 5 years of experience in r&d , product development processes. 
• Up-to-date with industry innovations and trends,
• Proficiency in MS Office; knowledge of 1C is a plus,
• Experience in article and paper publications (preferred),
• Lean manufacturing, kaizen, 6sigma principles understanding
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English, Russian, and Azerbaijani. 

If you feel positive about the above statements, send your CV to the e-mail address in the Apply for job button with “Product development specialist” in the subject field.

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