Food Application Chef - North Jakarta - Apical

Deskripsi

Job Description

• Develop and formulate bakery, pastry, and chocolate applications using palm oil–based products (shortening, margarine, specialty fats) to meet customer and market needs.
• Conduct product trials, benchmarking, and sensory evaluations to ensure optimal functionality, taste, texture, and performance.
• Support customer technical visits, product demonstrations, exhibitions, roadshows, and monthly promotional events.
• Collaborate with Production, Quality, and Commercial teams to ensure product performance aligns with manufacturing capabilities and market requirements.
• Provide technical consultation and troubleshooting support to customers regarding product applications.
• Monitor market trends and competitor products to recommend innovation and product improvements.
• Prepare technical reports, standard recipes, and documentation for internal and external use.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Food Technology, Culinary Arts, Food Science, or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in bakery, pastry, chocolate, or food application development, preferably within palm oil, fats & oils, or food manufacturing industry.
• Strong understanding of functionality of palm-based ingredients (shortening, margarine, specialty fats) in various applications.
• Hands-on experience in product development, application trials, and sensory evaluation.
• Experienced in handling customer demos, exhibitions, and technical presentations.
• Good analytical skills, problem-solving ability, and understanding of food manufacturing processes.
• Strong communication skills and able to work collaboratively across functions.
• Must have ability to speak both in English and Bahasa Indonesia.
• Willing to be placed in Marunda and travel for customer visits/events when required.