Dole is one of the world's largest producers and marketers of high-quality fresh fruits, with a growing line of quality packaged and frozen foods. Dole’s dedication to quality is a commitment solidly backed by comprehensive programs for food safety, scientific crop protection programs, stringent quality control measures, state-of-the-art production and transportation technologies, continuous improvement through research and innovation, and dedication to the safety of their employees, communities and the environment.
Dole Specialty Ingredients (DSI) is a B2B business unit in Dole, specializing in the supply of high value natural ingredients for F&B, Nutraceutical and Cosmeceutical Industry.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Assist the team by performing secondary research to support new product development
- Assist in new technology landscaping and literature review
- Identification and clarification of product requirements including appropriate performance, safety, and regulatory parameters
- Work with the team to prepare new technology insights relevant to fruit processing
Assist the team with technical data management
- Help to compile benchmark quality and performance metrics for products in the DSI pipeline
- Help to collate and organize technical data for monitoring and tracking product development processes
- Assist the team in performing comparative analysis of the outcomes of various process optimization trials
Assist the team with scientific communication
- Assist in creation of professional product briefs or supporting datasheets for sharing with internal and external potential clients
REQUIRED SKILLS/ QUALIFICATIONS
- Working towards, or completed a bachelor’s degree in food chemistry, process technology or engineering
- Basic data processing and analytics skills using SPSS or similar statistical tools
- Proficient in Microsoft office (Excel, PowerPoint)
- Solution-oriented, passionate, and proactive attitude
- Good command of written & spoken English
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
- Self-motivated, responsible & can work independently as well as collaboratively
- Prior internship experience with global organizations is an advantage
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Dole Asia Holdings Pte Ltd - Designation:
Product Development Intern - Profession:
Sciences / Laboratory / R&D - Industry:
Agriculture