Product developer (m/f/d)

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In the NPD team here at Hügli's Steinach site, we successfully develop our product formulations and are responsible for the scaling-up process and support for manufacturing in our production plants.

Contract type

Permanent

Workload

100%

Start of employment

as of now

Hügli Nährmittel AG

Bleichestrasse 31
9323 Steinach

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Language

German

What we offer

Work-life balance

We offer at least 25 vacation days and a flexitime system. You can also organise your days to work in the office as well as remotely.

Mobility

Benefit from convenient public transport connections and ample parking facilities – for sustainable and carefree travelling.

Family-friendly employer

Organise your working hours flexibly with part-time models and experience an inclusive working environment where diversity is valued and encouraged.

Company events

Experience unforgettable moments at our company events and help to strengthen the team spirit at the company's own sports club – celebrate, exercise and socialise together.

Health

Your well-being is important to us: Benefit from our health-supporting offers and exclusive employee discounts with the Coop employee discount card. 

Fair wages and social benefits

Secure your future with our exceptionally generous pension scheme, receive anniversary bonuses and attractive rewards for employee referrals. You will also receive the Coop employee discount card and we will pay two-thirds of your pension fund contributions.

Catering

Catering is very important to us, and the freshly prepared food served in our staff canteen is evidence of this for our employees.

Professional development opportunities

Expand your knowledge with extensive training programmes, high-quality courses at the Coop Training Centre and a wide range of personal development opportunities such as mentoring and coaching.

Your tasks

  • Development of our culinary products with a focus on delicatessen in collaboration with marketing, sales, purchasing and production
  • Recipe development incl. tastings
  • Planning and implementation of large-scale trials
  • New development and optimization of production processes
  • Documentation of development trials and projects

What you bring with you

  • An education in food technology (food engineer FH, food techn. HF or equivalent training/experience)
  • Professional experience in food product development, preferably in the area of delicatessen/preserved or dry products desired
  • Diverse knowledge of raw materials (sensory/functional properties)
  • Good written and spoken German and English skills
  • Independent, dynamic and flexible way of working paired with team and convincing communication skills
  • Experience in project management

Any more questions?
I'm happy to help

Lydia Tobler-Lechner
HR Generalist

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This is what our application process looks like:

Thank you for your application! We have received your documents and will get back to you as soon as possible.

We would like to get to know you and your motivation better in the first introductory meeting – let us have a relaxed chat and find out together whether we are a good match.

In the second interview, we will get to know each other better and talk about your skills and the next steps at our company – we look forward to continuing our dialogue with you. For some positions, an assessment may still be required - if this is the case, you will be informed in good time.

Congratulations, you have won us over and we you! We are now finalising the process and look forward to welcoming you to our team soon.