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Job Title : R&D Technician

Location : Hybrid - 4 days per week @ Eagle Brewery Bedford

Employment Type : Full-Time, Permanent

About Us

Hola, we’re DAMM, founded in Barcelona in 1876. We specialise in the manufacture and distribution of beverages, mainly beer – you may know us for our flagship beer Estrella!

Our aim is to become the leading national company in the beverage sector in all the products we sell, to grow sustainably and profitably in each of the sectors we work in, both with the maximum respect and care of the environment and current legislation.

Our company values LIVE (Loyalty, Innovation, Customer Value and Energy) inspire everything we do!

As a drive for growth, we have opened our first base outside of the Iberian strip, the Eagle Brewery in Bedford, which has undergone a massive transformation and glow-up, this growth has provided new development opportunities and vacancies, such as this one!

The Role

We’re looking for an R&D Technician who’s excited to bring their skills and ideas to the table. In this role, you’ll execute product designs working to customer-defined requirements, in accordance with the company's competitiveness and cost guidelines.

What You’ll Be

• Establish, in collaboration with the sales team and clients, the requirements for the design of the content and packaging of private label products.
• Establish, in collaboration with the sales team, the work strategies for sales calls and future product launches with new clients.
• Investigate the feasibility of the requirements presented by the client in order to advise them and suggest alternatives in the recipes and materials to be used in the content and packaging designs.
• Define the final product design specifications (content, packaging, or both) and develop the product with suppliers and relevant departments within the organization.
• Coordinate with production, engineering, maintenance, packaging, and quality control to manufacture products with the new design.
• Propose action plans to correct existing deviations.
• Propose cost reduction projects.
• Monitor the implementation of new product designs throughout the entire process, according to the requirements agreed upon with the client.
• Identify opportunities to improve value creation in product design and propose projects for their development.
• Promote collaboration with other departments involved in developing the new design.
• Maintain up-to-date databases relevant to your area of ​​expertise for product definition in SAP, labeling, and justification of labeling based on legal requirements.
• Maintain and update external technical documentation for clients, according to their requirements.

What We’re Looking For

• A degree in Chemistry, Pharmacy, Agricultural Engineering, or Chemical Engineering.
• Fluent Spanish is a plus. Minimum level B2.
• Knowledge of food legislation / Food Defense.

The following is desireable but is not a requirement of the role:

• 2 years of experience in R&D or Quality.

Application Process

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews, and we’ll keep you updated throughout the process.

We’re committed to making our recruitment process accessible. If you need any adjustments or accommodations, please let us know - we’re happy to support you.

How to Apply

Click Apply on Indeed and send us your CV (and a short cover letter if you’d like).

Language:

• Spanish (required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Bedford MK40 4LU