Job Requirements
1 - 3 years of experience
Skills
Job description for Food Technician at Kosmode Health Singapore
COMPANY BACKGROUND
Kosmode Health Singapore’s was incorporated with the mission to expand access to health from nature, as a business enabler. Anchored on a Triple Technology Platform, KosmodeHealth overcomes issues of high cost of plant health ingredients for functional food development with proprietary Plant Extraction Technology, and high cost and risk of animal protein biomaterial for biomedical applications with Plant Protein Composite (PPC™) Bio ink formulation technology and proprietary precision-controlled 3D bio scaffold printing methodology.
KosmodeHealth has two business verticals:
Plant Extraction & Functional Food vertical serving the Agri-food Industry &
3D Bioprinting vertical serving the 3D cell culture segment in the Biomedical Industry.
The core plant extraction expertise has been utilised to reclaim proteins and fibre from food processing spent materials. A range of protein & fibre functional food prototypes has been developed. Amongst the functional food prototypes developed, is a starchless, high fibre, protein noodles with zero Glycemic Index (W0WTM Noodles).
Plant protein extracted has also been formulated into Plant Protein Composite (PPC™) bio-ink and that can be printed into 3D PPC™ Scaffold for 3D cells & tissue culture.
Having laid a strong foundation, KosmodeHealth is poise for business outreach and growth. As we expand our business operations, we seek talents who thrives on solving industry problems, is a resourceful, multi-tasker with the resilience and perseverance to drive success in people-centric culture where integrity is the core value and quality a given.
OVERALL JOB SCOPE
The Food Technician reports to the Technologist & Operation Manager and ensures the seamless end-to-end production process through planning and executing the production in accordance to schedules and customer demands.
SPECIFIC ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES
Planning and monitoring stock level of raw materials to ensure adequate supply for every production
Planning of production schedule through coordinating equipment, labour and material availability
Performing daily production processes to fulfil output requirements for the end-to-end process of W0W noodles manufacturing. This includes undertaking extractions of bioactive (e.g. polyphenols, proteins, fibres etc) at lab and pilot scale from botanicals and food processing and/or agri-food side-streams (such as spent barley, spent coffee)
Troubleshooting of production issues to minimize delays in production
Upkeeping of production records for traceability
Conducting quality assessment on all products and incoming raw material
Resolving any quality related issues
Practising of strict sanitization and cleaning procedures after each production
Maintaining factory’s hygiene and cleanliness at all times
Setting up cleaning and maintenance schedule to ensure machinery/equipment are in working condition
Adhering to safety measures while operating machineries and equipment
Other ad-hoc tasks assigned
QUALIFICATIONS
i. Academic/Experience
Nitec / Diploma in Food Science & Technology or related field with at least 2 years of relevant experience
Some experience in new food product design, formulation, processing, and packaging
Knowledge of plant extraction is an advantage
ii. Skills
Solid organizational skills with multi-tasking ability
Good written and spoken communication skills in English, working knowledge of Chinese is a strong advantage
Team player with strong interpersonal and collaborative skills with ability to work in cross functional matrix team
Self-driven, resourceful problem solver with a ‘can do’ mentality
As a lean start-up, KosmodeHealth has a flat organization structure where all staff is personally responsible for achievement of set objectives, in a multi-faceted dynamic, fluid environment. The ideal candidate is nimble, action bias, resourceful, adaptable. He/she must have an inquisitive mind and a deep passion to create market impact.