Full Time R-D Executive (In Store Food) Jobs, in Mynews Malaysia Selangor - Maukerja

To create, refine, and standardise in-store food products—including premixes, sauces, skewers, karaage, and related items—that consistently deliver on taste, quality, food safety, cost efficiency, and ease of execution.

This role is highly hands-on, working closely with operations teams and suppliers to turn culinary ideas into practical, scalable, and repeatable in-store solutions that perform reliably at store level.

Job Responsibilities:

1. In-Store Food Product Development

• Develop and improve in-store food items including:

o  Premix (coating, batter, seasoning)

o  Sauces (hot, ambient, chilled)

o  Skewers (protein, marinaded items)

o  Karaage and fried products

• Other ready-to-cook or ready-to-heat items
• Ensure products are easy to execute at store level with minimal variability.
• Support new product launches and reformulation of existing SKUs.

2. Culinary & Sensory Excellence

• Ensure products meet taste, texture, aroma, appearance, and
• consistency standards.
• Conduct sensory evaluations, benchmarking, and improvement
• trials.
• Adjust formulations to suit local taste profiles and customer
• expectations.
• Balance culinary quality with cost, shelf life, and preparation
• simplicity.

3. Food Science & Technical Support

• Apply basic food science principles in formulation, frying
• performance, sauce stability, and holding quality.
• Support shelf-life testing, oil stability, reheating performance, and
• product robustness.
• Assist in preparation of nutritional facts, COA, allergen, and
• product specifications.
• Work closely with QA to ensure HACCP, GMP, and halal
• compliance.

4. Process & In-Store Execution Understanding

• Understand store equipment limitations (fryers, microwaves, hot
• displays, holding cabinets).
• Optimize products for consistent results under real store
• conditions.
• Develop clear cooking, reheating, and handling SOPs for store
• operations.
• Support trial runs and feedback collection from operations teams.

5.Supplier & Raw Material Collaboration

• Work with suppliers on ingredient selection, premix formulation,
• and sauce development.
• Participate in supplier trials, sample evaluation, and technical
• discussions.
• Support sourcing alternatives to improve cost, quality, or supply continuity.

6. Documentation & Continuous Improvement

• Maintain proper R&D documentation, recipes, trial reports, and specifications.
• Support continuous improvement projects to enhance quality, yield, and cost efficiency.
• Assist in troubleshooting quality or execution issues from stores or production.

Job Requirements:

• Diploma or Degree in Food Science, Food Technology, Culinary Arts, or related field.
• 2–5 years’ experience in R&D, central kitchen, QSR, or in-store food development.
• Hands-on experience with fried products, premixes, sauces, or marinated items is highly preferred.
• Basic understanding of food safety, shelf life, and processing.
• Strong interest in culinary development and practical food execution.