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SalaryDelicious is at the heart of everything we do and there are fewer roles where that is more relevant than for our Recipe Manager. Working as part of the Central Technical team, you will be responsible for ongoing recipe alignment and refinement across the production business.
We are looking for someone with great experience in a similar role in food manufacturing in a dairy science or food processing capacity with a love of food and a passion to make our products the best they can be.
Key responsibilities include:
- Undertake delivery of testing and trials to ensure the successful delivery and efficacy of findings from internal research work
- Implement a robust process for base performance monitoring, ensuring consistency of data gathering & reporting across sites
- Implement new monitoring/testing protocols as required to ensure trusted data is reported
- Identify opportunities for reduction is variation/improvement in consistency between sites and to specification
- Work to ensure consistent quality across recipe versions (milk, conc, SMP recipes) during development and in production
- Identity and raw material inconsistencies/variations leading to quality irregularities and support supplier technical team in resolving these, including consequential loss data where relevant
- Provide SME internally with development teams and externally with customers to support the development of new products and reformulations for the market
- Provide oversight of recipe portfolio to prevent excessive base proliferation
- Work with site processing teams on viscosity targeting for optimum base value
- Proven expertise in d airy science or food process technology
- Degree qualified in food science related discipline
We're independent, British and proud to be making the highest organic foods under the Yeo Valley brand and for many of the UK's major retailers. We are a purposeful business, driven to make positive impacts on the world as we seek to Nurture and Nourish People and Planet.
We have now moved into a new era as a business, expanding beyond dairy. We are committed to making great food, the right way forever.
We're sure you don't need convincing, but there's a whole host of benefits that we offer including:
- 33 day's Holiday per year
- non-contributory pension scheme
- life cover
- healthcare cash back plan
- cycle to work scheme
- subsidized Yeo Valley products and services
- preferential rates with our partners
- annual bonus (as part of the Employee Benefit Trust, based on company performance for the year)
- learning and development opportunities; we're committed to ensuring all of our employees have the chance to grow
Unfortunately, we're not able to provide employment sponsorship to candidates at this moment in time.
Please note that Yeo Valley do not accept speculative agency applications; we will only accept applications from preferred suppliers that have been submitted to us via our recruitment portal at the point of instruction.
