Product Applications Technologist

Recruiter:

iStaff Recruitment

Job Ref:

CPT000860/EB

Date posted:

Thursday, February 12, 2026

Location:

Cape Town, South Africa

SUMMARY:
A position has become available for a Junior Product Application Technologist, in the meat industry, in Cape Town.

POSITION INFO:
Requirements:

Bachelors/ Master’s in Food Technology, Food Engineering, Chemistry, Food Science
Minimum of 3 years' experience
Valid drivers license & own vehicle
Willing to travel to customers in the Western Cape area
Meat product development & application knowledge
Experience with processing technology
Meat industry exposure / experience
Processing equipment knowledge
High sensitivity to sensory attributes
Project management exposure
Presentation skills

Responsibilities:

TIC Product Development Projects
Develop plan of action based on request form received from NPD
Liaise with Sales Representatives and NPD regarding relevant requirement potentially omitted by clients
Create rough outline of recipe
Check all required parts and ingredients necessary are in stock
Liaise with Product Applications Manager for ingredient orders
Assemble machine(s) to be used in testing
Making product mix, running product mix on relevant equipment
Liaise with NPD / Product Applications Manager, the trial outcome
Report concerns to Product Applications Manager
Complete detailed product report on trials
Maintain database
Evaluate meat ingredients (particle size, binding, water)
Customer Support & Machine Installations (Alginate)
TIC equipment installations
Product trials for customers

PLEASE NOTE: Thank you for your interest in this position, we will review and be in touch if you are suitable.

Due to the amount of applications we receive for each position, we are unable to respond to each one individually. Please accept your application as unsuccessful if you had no feedback within 7 days of applying. Your CV will remain on our database and we will be in touch for other suitable positions.

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