Development Technologist

Dunraven Recruitment Ltd; Scunthorpe; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sickness leave

Maternity leave

Paternity leave

Life assurance

Bike2Work

EV purchase

Health cashback

Mortgage advice

Job summary

Dunraven Recruitment Ltd is seeking a Development Technologist to support new product development and launches within a dynamic food-focused team. The role emphasizes NPD stage-gate processes, feasibility discussions, and accurate documentation for customer submissions.

You will benchmark products, test cooking and freeze-thaw stability, research trends, and assist with factory trials and scale-up while maintaining precise recipes and data across internal systems.

Qualifications

• Essential: Food-related degree or equivalent qualification.
• Essential: Genuine passion and enthusiasm for food, product development, and innovation.
• Essential: Commercial awareness and an understanding of developing products to a target cost.
• Essential: Knowledge of nutrition and the calculation of nutritional information.
• Essential: Strong IT skills, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and internal business systems.
• Essential: Excellent attention to detail and strong organisational skills.
• Essential: Ability to work collaboratively as part of a wider NPD and cross-functional team.

Responsibilities

• Support the NPD Manager with new product development and launches.
• Assist with the NPD stage-gate process and feasibility meetings.
• Complete compliance checks, nutritional information, claims, and technical documentation.
• Prepare accurate documentation for customer submissions.
• Conduct product benchmarking and validation, including cooking and freeze-thaw testing.
• Research food trends, new products, and market opportunities.
• Support factory trials, product sampling, and successful product scale-up.
• Maintain accurate recipes and product information on internal systems.
• Assist with sourcing raw materials in line with customer requirements.
• Support product costing and commercially viable development.
• Promote food innovation and support the wider NPD agenda.
• Assist with product quality and specification documentation.

Skills

Food product development

NPD

Commercial awareness

Nutrition knowledge

Excel

Attention to detail

Collaboration

Education

Food-related degree

Tools

Nutrition calculation software

Internal business systems

Job description

Development Technologist Benefits

• Paid sickness leave after 1 year of service
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
• Life assurance
• Bike2Work scheme
• Electric Vehicle (EV) purchase scheme
• Health cashback plan
• Mortgage advice service

Key Development Technologist Responsibilities

• Support the NPD Manager with new product development and launches.
• Assist with the NPD stage-gate process and feasibility meetings.
• Complete compliance checks, nutritional information, claims, and technical documentation.
• Prepare accurate documentation for customer submissions.
• Conduct product benchmarking and validation, including cooking and freeze-thaw testing.
• Research food trends, new products, and market opportunities.
• Support factory trials, product sampling, and successful product scale-up.
• Maintain accurate recipes and product information on internal systems.
• Assist with sourcing raw materials in line with customer requirements.
• Support product costing and commercially viable development.
• Promote food innovation and support the wider NPD agenda.
• Assist with product quality and specification documentation.

Development Technologist Requirements

• Essential:
  • Food-related degree or equivalent qualification.
  • Genuine passion and enthusiasm for food, product development, and innovation.
  • Commercial awareness and an understanding of developing products to a target cost.
  • Knowledge of nutrition and the calculation of nutritional information.
  • Strong IT skills, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and internal business systems.
  • Excellent attention to detail and strong organisational skills.
  • Ability to work collaboratively as part of a wider NPD and cross-functional team.
• Desired:
  • Previous experience within food product development, NPD, or a similar technical food role.
  • Experience supporting factory trials and product scale-up.
  • Knowledge of food legislation, product claims, and customer technical requirements.
  • Experience with nutritional calculation software or similar development systems