Development Technician

Focus Management Consultants; England; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading ingredient innovation firm in the United Kingdom is seeking a recent graduate for a hands-on role in Food Development R&D. This position offers structured training in a fast-growing company, where you'll support new product development and work on real customer briefs. Ideal candidates will have a degree in Food Science or a closely related field, and be curious about food processes. The role requires a driving licence and the permanent right to work in the UK.

Benefits

Structured training

Hands-on experience

Team collaboration

Qualifications

• Recent graduate in Food Science, Food Technology, Nutrition, or Culinary Science.
• Interest in scaling food processes from testing to production.
• Willingness to travel occasionally.

Responsibilities

• Support new product development from idea to factory trial.
• Work on real customer briefs.
• Tweak, test, and improve formulations.

Skills

Interest in ingredients

Curiosity

Food processes understanding

Ability to work on product formulations

Education

Degree in Food Science or related field

Job description

💥 Graduate Opportunity – Food Development R&D (Get Stuck In, Not Stuck Behind a Desk)

📍 Based in a top‑notch R&D centre

If you’ve just finished a degree in Food Science (or something similar) and you’re wondering how to break into the food industry … this is worth your attention.

One of the leading ingredient innovators in Europe is expanding their R&D team – and they want fresh thinking, not just more of the same. You’ll be joining a business that helps global food brands make better, smarter, tastier products.

This is a proper hands‑on role, working across a fully equipped R&D centre that includes a lab, kitchen, and pilot plant.

You’ll get to :

• Work on real customer briefs (not just make coffee and label things)
• Support new product development from idea to factory trial
• Tweak, test and improve formulations until they’re just right
• Learn fast from a senior team who know their stuff and actually want to help you grow

You don’t need to have years of experience.

You do need to care about food, be curious, and willing to get involved. Maybe you’ve done a placement in a factory or lab. Maybe you’ve experimented with your own recipes. Maybe you just get how ingredients work together.

Here’s what they’re looking for :

• A degree in Food Science or something close (Food Tech, Nutrition, Culinary Science – all fair game)
• Interest in ingredients, food processes and how things scale up from test kitchen to factory line
• A driving licence (you’ll occasionally travel to customer sites across the UK and EU)
• And you need the permanent right to work in the UK – no sponsorship for this one

What you’ll get :

• A rare chance to build your skills in a company that’s growing fast and investing heavily in R&D
• Structured training, but with space to think for yourself
• A team that values what grads bring (and doesn’t treat you like a junior assistant to the assistant)
• Work that actually ends up in real products on real shelves

Still reading?

If this sounds like the kind of graduate role you’ve been hoping to find – click Apply and send over your CV. Or reach out to Rachel for a proper chat (no pressure, no waffle).