The Minor Food is one of Asia's largest casual dining and quick-service restaurant companies. We are aggressively accelerating the business growth in both domestic and global market. 

Our number of restaurants exceeding 1,600 in 21 countries under The Pizza Company, Swensen's, Sizzler, Dairy Queen, Burger King, Thai Express The Coffee Club, BreadTalk, Ribs and Rumps, Riverside, Penang Street, and Poulet. 

Job Purpose:

The R&D Director will be responsible for supervision and expertise in Research and Development Department to generate innovative new products for Sizzler Thailand. To provide new products library which are products appearance, appropriate operation procedure, required equipment setting, require small ware and new ingredients specification. Perform for ingredients specification and products improvement via benchmarking and/or compare with competitor.

Main Responsibilities:

1.    Process/Product Development

• Creates new recipes and food/product items (all formulations, ingredient and specifications required) to feature in regular and special menus for customers to support the market need.
• Alter ingredients and recipe formulations to make existing menu options tastier for customers.
• Ensure process efficiency in operational and develop new processes or implement improvements in existing processes.
• Develop new ideas for process and product improvement, and ensure improvement compliance with organization's food, safety and budget standards.
• Lead teams on product or process development. By prepare project plans describing project objectives, resources required and phases of execution.
• Develop all analytical, quality control metrics regarding operation, shelf life and storage.
• Manage food industry issues that affect nutritional, food safety and regulatory compliance of global products.
• Coordinate & manage the coordination of all Internal/External Customers Sensory Testing.
• Work with Supply Chain Management for new ingredient specifications which relate to new product launch. And manage all ingredient specifications and approvals whether purchased.
• Develop relationship with Supplier’s R&D to cutting edge new technologies & transfer supplier’s expertise.

2.   Equipment & Small ware

• Work with Supply Chain Management for new equipment & small ware specification which relate to new product launch. 
• Work with R&M Department for required equipment setting or new small ware specification which relate to new product launch.
• Explore & recommend new equipment innovation to ensure all equipment research and development complies with company standards.

3.   Evaluation Duties

• Involve monitoring and ensuring process and equipment efficiency of operation.
• Maintain hygienic conditions and conduct audits to assess food safety and quality compliance and reports discrepancies to management.
• Monitors customer feedback and project costs including labour, equipment and other resources involved, to assess the profits made by the new project.
• Evaluates existing equipment and procedures regularly for efficiency and recommends changes, such as upgraded equipment or implementing new technologies for procedural improvements.

4.   Other Duties

• In testing new processes or products, maintains accurate paperwork describing the purpose of testing, and activities undertaken for testing such as procedures and equipment used.
• Coordinates with other departments for training employees and assists in the preparation of training materials.
• Keeping abreast of food industry practices and latest technologies in the field.
• Evaluate Competitor activities to provide useful information.

Qualifications:

• Ability to interact and partner closely with external exports for innovation and with other corporate departments.
• Knowledge of food nutrition, and food design.
• Be a food trend catcher and be able to apply food trend in food innovation.
• Knowledge of raw material and ingredient functionality.
• Be self-motivated, a strong team player and enable to work under pressure.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Good command of English and computer literacy.

Education:

• Bachelor Degree or above in Food technology, Food Science, Biotechnology, Agro-Industry or related field.

Experience:

• At least 10 years experience in Research and Develop new product for food Services with a track record of innovation, hotel or retail industry would be advantage.

We are a diverse group of down-to-earth, straightforward and very result-oriented people with a vision. To be a Global Operator of Multiple Food Brands with the objective of providing 100% Satisfaction to all stakeholders. 

We also share an inspiring organization culture: Driving to Unlock the Impossibilities. This culture is the foundation in everything we do here. If you are a highly motivated, extremely organized business executive with a successful track record in driving sales, and are looking for an opportunity to play a key role for an exciting company that will reward you for your dedication, then Minor Food is right for you