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.
What the Team is Saying
What We Do
At the heart of this journey is our ambition to create an enterprise where powerful AI solutions augment humans and where small mission-based teams are in relentless pursuit to solve tangible problems for our consumers, customers, and the enterprise. That ambition requires us to create a modern cloud and data ecosystem - a one of its kind that becomes the neural network of our company. We want you to bring your tech-self to us. We use Python, R, Spark, React, Tableau, Snowflake, Azure, and others to solve the problem on hand. In-turn, you can look forward to high-impact challenges, no bureaucracy, entrepreneurial small teams, and a unique opportunity to create and build something bold, awesome, and impactful – all while honoring our 150-year heritage and a portfolio of 200 iconic and emerging brands!
Why Work With Us
Our ambition is to become a best-in-class Digital leader by making data-driven investments that drive smarter business decisions. You’ll invent the next wave of augmented intelligence products where software & humans work side-by-side to rethink every aspect of our company. You’ll make an imprint & leave your legacy on every part of our business.
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Hybrid Workspace
Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.
We also believe providing a more flexible and agile model is essential in today’s workplace. A majority of our office-based employees will be able to work remotely for up to two days each week.
