Process Development Technologist

Process Development Technologist

Up to £27,000 per annum (dependent on experience)

Monday to Friday, 8:00am 16:00pm (flexibility will be required to support trials etc)

Job Description

Providing the link between the product development kitchen and the production line with responsibility for ensuring that new products make a smooth transition from trial and testing stages to full production.

Ensuring trial production runs take place and outcomes are communicated to relevant people whilst identifying any critical issues, making recommendations for improvements, and measuring yields to make sure everything complies with quality, safety and customer expectations.

Supporting the wider Process Development team with buying and trialling new processing equipment for product launches or within improvements for current processes.

Responsibilities include:

Responsible for the scale-up of new products from New Product Development (NPD) through to successful production launch, ensuring that product consistency is achieved throughout the entire process.

To ensure all work meets in-house and customer standards for quality and safety.

Scheduling and managing production line trials and revaluations.

Build and maintain strong relationships with NPD, Production and other colleagues involved with development.

Understanding company production processes and flagging up any potential problems to NPD at early development stages

Facilitating customer visits during production trials

Developing practical schedules for product launch

Liaising with purchasing colleagues to ensure that all incoming stock for initial production runs is in place.

Conducting ongoing investigations into production processes and making recommendations for improvements if necessary

Ensuring that operating procedures and specifications are written correctly for each new product and available to relevant staff

Supporting initial production runs and being available to trouble shoot and provide expert advice if necessary

To carry out any reasonable request of your line manager in order to meet the needs of the business

Skills & Experience

Essential:

Motivated and enthusiastic

Good problem-solver

Strong data collection and analysis skills

Excellent IT skills

Well-organised

Desirable:

Food-related qualification

Food manufacturing experience

Benefits

Our benefits package includes:

25 days holiday, plus 8 days bank holiday

Free parking onsite

Enhanced maternity/paternity leave

Employee assistance programme

Long service awards

Reward & recognition