Overview
Product Development Technologist
#3299263
Food Manufacturing
Product Development Technologist
Oxfordshire
c.£45k per annum
Benefits
- 25 days holiday + bank holidays
- Company pension
Product Development Technologist for Oxfordshire based ‘Free From’ Food Manufacturer, developing new recipes, enhancing existing ones, and designing efficient processes as well as product engineering solutions. Hands on, site-based role with potential to work 1 day per week from home.
Reporting to the Commercial Director, responsibilities for the role will include:
- New product research and development
- Existing recipe engineering: Continuously improve existing recipes and formulations to enhance product quality, taste, and consistency
- Ingredient Sourcing
- Maintain accurate records of formulation experiments, test results, benchmarks and product specifications
- Provide training support to the Technical team and production staff to ensure the successful scale-up and implementation of new recipes.
- Work to tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment
Essential / Desirable skills include:
- Experience working within an NPD Technologist role in the food industry
- Strong attention to detail
- HACCP Level 3
- Excellent communication and relationship building skills.
- Good commercial acumen
The Company:
- Committed to creating tasty and delicious food without compromise
- Custom-built premises
- Experts in ‘Free From’ food
The hours for the role are Monday to Friday, Office Hours. The salary is c.£45k per annum.
Please respond ASAP quoting reference #3299263with an updated CV, current salary and availability information.