Food Development Technologist

hireful; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 30,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a passionate Food Development Technologist to innovate and scale delicious food products. This exciting role combines hands-on factory work with office-based development, allowing you to create products that will delight customers. You'll collaborate closely with kitchen teams, ensuring that new creations meet the highest standards for mass production. With a focus on professional growth and a supportive environment, this opportunity is perfect for those looking to make a significant impact in the food industry.

Benefits

25 days annual leave + BH

Pension 5% and 3%

2 Volunteering Days per year

Onsite Parking

Staff Canteen

Health and well-being support

Welfare community groups

Online and high street discount portal

Qualifications

• Graduates in a relevant food discipline or experienced in food manufacturing.
• Possess HACCP / Food Safety Training.

Responsibilities

• Work with kitchen technologists to create new food products.
• Involve trial and error, testing tolerances, and ensuring mass production.

Skills

HACCP / Food Safety Training

Food Development

Product Scaling

Data Logging

Education

Bachelor's in Food Science

Job description

Do you love food? Want the opportunity to develop, test and bring to market some delicious creations?

Look no further.

Working for this well-established commercial food product manufacturer and supplier as a Food Development Technologist, you’ll have the opportunity to get hands on with a mixture of both factory and office food development.

Salary – Up to £30,000 Per Annum

Location – Milton Keynes

Role Type – Full Time / Permanent / Mon-Fri / 8-5

Benefits - 25 days annual leave + BH, Pension 5% and 3%, 2 Volunteering Days per year, Onsite Parking, Staff Canteen, Health and well-being support and welfare community groups, Online and high street discount portal

The Role

You’ll work closely with kitchen development technologists to create new foods for supermarkets and clients to try. The process involves creating a product that tastes great, then once customer buy in is achieved it’s about scaling that product to be mass produced. This role involves trial and error, testing tolerances and variances, weighing and ensuring the product can meet the requirements of mass production.

It will be a mix of hands-on factory work which provides data that will need to be logged and stored in order to further develop the product.

We are looking for either graduates in a relevant food related discipline or someone who has been doing a similar role with food manufacturing experience within an FMCG environment who possesses HACCP / Food Safety Training.

Sound tasty? Drop an application in today and begin your career within an organisation that will push you to professionally develop and hone your craft.