Food Technologist

Job Title: Product Development Technologist

Location: Peterlee

Salary: 30,000 - 40,000

Benefits

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Hours - 8:30am till 5:00pm, Monday to Friday.
• Retail discount scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• 4 x Death in Service
  

Company Overview

We are working with a global, well established food manufacture in their search for a Product Development Technologist.

Working as part of the UK NPD team you will support the delivery of new business opportunities and cost saving initiatives for new trends, flavours and ingredients.

Job Description

• Working with the wider NPD team, ensure all products are operationally robust and in line with set waste levels and target costs.
• Develop new products, and take product ideation from concept to launch, checking internal systems work correctly and new products are developed in line with company policies.
• Create and develop new and existing recipes in the test/development kitchen for customer sample.
• Support factory trials, capture relevant data and process settings to ensure development activities are as efficient as possible.
• Complete trial forms ensuring all data captured is documented.
• Record all associated trial and ingredient costs and share with NPD Project Manager and Finance.
• Create quality documents so new products can be launched to the expected standard, on time and to target costs.
  

Skills & Experience

• Food Science qualification or considerable experience in innovation / food manufacturing.
• Experience of researching market trends and developing new ingredients in the kitchen and factory.
• Capable of working with the wider NPD team and numerous internal stakeholders along with external suppliers/customers.
• Previous experience in food manufacturing is desirable.