Macarena Molina

Food Engineer with 7 years of experience.

Agrosuper - Product Development Engineer

17 March 2021- 20 August 2021

Responsible for the creation, improvement and development of new recipe creation for poultry products such as chicken for human consumption, offal and petfood market by-products. Preparation of international nutritional facts, responsible for the development of products for North American markets, such as the USA, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and Europe. Industrial test of new ingredients and packaging. Nutritional analysis and shelf life with external laboratories. Reviews of international regulations for each market. Leader in meetings with international offices and national commercial area.

Empresas IANSA - Application Development Engineer

22 April 2019- 10 August 2020 

My role was application specialist of new ingredients. I supervised and lead the new product development laboratory. Examples of the products I worked on are alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, ice cream, bakery, dairy products, cereals, and sweets. This also corresponds to ingredients such as colouring agent, flavouring agent, lyophilized fruits, concentrated juices, clouding agents, concentrated nuts and fibres. Nutritional facts, product stability, supply management with suppliers, product costing and review of declarations by national regulations.

Agrofoods Central Valley S.A. - Quality Assurance Manager

01 July 2017 - 09 January 2019

Management system (BRC, HACCP, FSMA, claims, non-conformities, recertification and audits) and responsible for the areas of reception of raw material/supplies, laboratory for quality control and microbiology, hygiene and quality control in the process. Budgeting control. Here I lead a team of 35 people.

Agrofoods Central Valley S.A.  Product Development Engineer

01 July 2015 - 30 June 2017

I have acquired technical knowledge in thermal processes, improved and developed new products with their implementation in the process (canned lines, tomato sauce, jams, fruit concentrates and aseptic fruits), nutritional information (national and international) development/validation of new suppliers, technical sheets of products and supplies, direct communication with commercial area and customer support.

Agrofoods Central Valley S.A.  Internship n°2 and Development Assistant.

09 April 2014 - 30 June 2015

Laboratory and industrial level test for the development of new products, stability and useful life test, analysis management with external laboratories.

Sodexo S.A.  Internship n°1.

02 January 2013 - 31 January 2013

Quality assistant, compliance with GMP and HACCP records, control of procedures. Inductions and presentations to restaurant staff.

DOUBLE POST-GRADUATED IN FOOD INNOVATION: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE INDUSTRY (Course).

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and Universidad de Chile.

July 2017 – Decembre 2017

FOOD ENGINEER AND BACHELOR 

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso Chile.

March 2009 – December 2013

• Summa Cum Laude.