Senior Technologist - Food Ingredients & Blends

About the role

Brenntag is looking for a Senior Technologist in Selangor to provide and develop technical solutions for customers in Malaysia across several food categories, with a focus on the bakery category. The role works closely with the commercial team to meet customer needs and involves independent laboratory and pilot plant trials, both at the Brenntag Technical Centre and at customers' sites.

Key responsibilities

• Conduct hands-on laboratory trials to evaluate the performance of ingredients and solutions, especially in bakery and snack segments
• Handle processing equipment commonly used in food manufacturing
• Complete customer projects on time and solve customer problems, and run internal application projects to verify ingredients from existing, new and potential suppliers and blended solutions
• Work with the commercial team to respond quickly to customer needs and help win or retain business
• Collaborate with marketing on events such as trade shows and innovation days
• Work with the Blended Solutions Team to create and roll out solution blends, and introduce and train them to colleagues in other countries or regions
• Identify new product and application opportunities from suppliers and trends, and train commercial teams and customers on the product portfolio
• Share knowledge with suppliers and support technical colleagues outside Malaysia

Required profile

• Degree in Food Science, Food Technology, Food Chemistry or Food Engineering
• At least 10 years of experience as a Food Technologist or in R&D in the food and beverage industry
• Experience across food segments, preferably including plant-based or hybrid solutions for local or overseas markets
• Good knowledge of food nutrition and its application
• Self-motivated, urgent and results-oriented, with good written and spoken English and strong communication skills