Technical Projet Lead (Junior)

At GBfoods we offer culinary solutions in several countries of Europe and Africa with prestigious leading local brands, including Jumbo, Gallina Blanca, Erasco, Gino, Liebig, Star, Bama, D&L, Grand'Italia and Blå Band, among others.

Our Purpose “Celebrating local flavours” is to empower and take care of each of the local communities we belong to and to bring out their authentic flavours. Some of our local brands have been in consumers' kitchens for over a century and have positioned themselves as authentically loved brands, as well as deeply rooted parts of the local culture.

Today, with a turnover of around 1,4 billion euros and a team of around 3.600 people, we are the preferred choice of millions of consumers.

We are now looking for a Technical Project Leader (Junior) to join our R&D team. In this role, you will be responsible for leading and managing cross-functional development projects from concept through to commercialization. You will coordinate efforts between research, engineering, quality, marketing, and manufacturing teams to ensure successful project execution, on time and within scope.

Product Development:  

• Creation of formulation prototyping in the kitchen lab, scale-up in the pilot plant, and deployment at the main plant level as per the brief within cost. 
• To make sure the product brief complies with the Nutrition and Environmental company policy. Together with the teams of quality, to submit the conformity of products in terms of food safety. 
• Development of relevant technical datasheets and SOPs to ensure delivery of product quality, food safety, and production action standards. Ensure compliance to GB standards and food regulations.
• Sensory capacity for the evaluation of ingredients and finished products. Knowledge of organoleptic descriptors that allow sensory characterization
• Up to date with food consumer trends, new ingredient developments, and vendor capabilities 

Project Management:  

• Manage low-complex technical projects for new products, line extensions, quality, and productivity initiatives. To find solutions for reliable prototyping delivery, both for internal and external assessment, as well as for technical and/or commercial validation. 

• Ensure a flawless project execution following the defined governance to ensure on-time in full delivery. 

• Effective liaison with all relevant Operations & Supply Chain Functions, eg, Technical Category Manager, purchasing, planning & factory team, including Contract manufacturing, Marketing, and other cross-functional. 

• Product improvement & value engineering projects: identify potential areas of flexing current specifications/formulation competition benchmarking to drive potential savings, sustain product superiority 

• Provides technical expertise to production, quality, and purchasing departments 

Main key stakeholders 

• Marketing
• Operations (purchasing, regulatory, quality, engineering)
• Co-Manufactories (External). 

LOCATION 

The position is located in Rubi  (Spain) 

What We Offer: 

This is a great opportunity to join a big team in a multicultural, passionate, dynamic, and modern environment. We foster innovation and teamwork, and we prioritize health and sustainability, which are at the center of our strategy.  

At GBfoods, we don't just accept our differences, but we fully support and celebrate them. You will have the opportunity to grow and develop your skills and career within a consolidated company in the industry, while also enjoying all our benefits. 

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Meals voucher 
• Teleworking day/Week  

Place in the organization: 

The position will report directly to the Technical Program Manager