Applications Technician

About the role

ROHA is seeking an Applications Technician to join its R&D team in Queretaro, Mexico. The role focuses on formulation and analytical chemistry for food ingredients and color products, supporting product development and customer projects.

Key responsibilities

• Design and conduct research in formulation and analytical chemistry to develop new products and analytical methods.
• Validate test methods using food matrices, ensuring specificity, linearity, accuracy, precision, range, detection and quantification limits.
• Establish robust analytical procedures and oversee improvements in testing efficiency across the global technical team.
• Act as a technical consultant and troubleshooter for complex formulation and analytical challenges in R&D, plant, or QC labs.
• Collaborate with Sales, R&D, and Quality teams to support customer projects and provide technical documentation.

Required profile

• Minimum 3 years of experience in food ingredient or color application development.
• Basic knowledge of SAP.
• Strong understanding of food regulations (FDA, Codex, local/international).
• Excellent problem‑solving and analytical abilities with a customer‑oriented mindset.

Required skills

• Analytical chemistry
• Formulation techniques
• Method validation and robustness testing
• Color matching, shade adjustment and product optimization
• Food ingredients, additives and processing technologies
• Food regulations (FDA, Codex)
• SAP
• Documentation (reports, formulations, technical data sheets)
• Quality systems and food safety standards