R&D Supervisor

Cargill (Sara Buri, Sara Buri, Thailand)

Saraburi, Thailand

We connect farmers with markets so you can prosper. We connect customers with ingredients to make meals people love. And we connect families with daily essentials — from the foods you eat to the floors you walk on.

About this position

The Product Development Specialist I will handle product development duties for the organization, providing outstanding technical advice and support to customers and field staff during and after the sale of scientific products.

Responsibilities

• Help build technical service partners to identify customer needs and translate these into new product development opportunities.
• Work with research and commercial brand to craft short and long term testing programs for experimental and commercial products and hybrids.
• Build scientific reports or datasheets detailing the organization's products and their applications.
• Monitor development throughout the season, collecting biological information and data from field and strip plots.
• Build and craft plot tours and provide product knowledge to assist in product and hybrid evaluation.
• Handle basic issues and problems under direct supervision, while escalating more complex issues to appropriate staff.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Master's degree.
• Understanding of the application of analytical instrumentation principles, concepts, practices and standards.
• Experience conducting continuous improvement events such as Kaizen, Six Sigma or Lean processes.
• Experience working in a manufacturing environment.
• Minimum of one year of related work experience.