Title:  Research & Development Specialist

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Research & Development Specialist

What this position is about - Purpose: 

Creation and maintenance of production-ready product specifications and Bills of Material throughout the product lifecycle in accordance with instructions from other R&D departments and machine related data from GSC colleagues at manufacturing plants within JTI's global SAP system in accordance to JTI policies and procedures and their distribution to the respective manufacturing plants in a timely manner.

What will you do - Responsibilities: 

• Create & maintain accurate & consistent product specifications and bills of material within JTI's global SAP system in a timely manner according to specific instructions in order to ensure the procurement of the correct materials in the correct quantities and the subsequent manufacture fully conforming products.
• Adhere to, and maintain, department-specific processes and related documentation, e.g. regular data quality checks.
• Establish and maintain process documentation as required, e.g. team documents, reference data including machine specific material consumption information, etc.
• Identify and evaluate data & process gaps and information flow issues and reporting of same to line Manager.
• Manage the product life cycle of materials and products (phase in/phase out).
• Create test data and undertake testing in support of system changes.
• Provide on-the-job training and support to new colleagues as needed.

Who are we looking for - Requirements: 

• Fluent in English, both written and spoken.
• High School Diploma and / or Commercial education with several years of business practice.
• Experience of integrated manufacturing processes and knowledge of Bills of Material structure in connection with production processes and machinery.
• Understanding of the processes leading to the creation/changes of product specifications.
• Successful team member.
• At least 12 months in a role of R&D GPS Associate
• Good analytical and coordination skills.
• Numerical affinity with high accuracy.
• Well developed IT literacy (minimum: MS Office applications; knowledge of SAP and R&D GPS internal processes.

What are the next steps – Recruitment process: 

Thank you very much for your interest in the role. You are welcome to apply. 

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