Food Development Technologist

hireful; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-established commercial food product manufacturer in Nottingham seeks a Food Development Technologist for a 12 Month Fixed-Term Contract. Responsibilities include creating new foods, ensuring mass production quality, and collaborating with development teams. Ideal candidates will have food manufacturing experience within an FMCG environment and possess HACCP training. The position offers a salary of up to £42,000 per annum and benefits like 25 days annual leave, pension, and health support.

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

• Experience in food manufacturing within an FMCG environment.
• HACCP / Food Safety Training required.
• Desirable experience with own label chilled foods.

Responsibilities

• Work with kitchen development technologists to create new foods for clients.
• Test tolerances and variances in product development.
• Conduct both factory work and data logging.

Skills

Food manufacturing experience

HACCP / Food Safety Training

Experience with own label chilled foods

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. This is a 12 Month Fixed-Term Contract.

Salary – Up to £42,000 Per Annum

Location – Nottingham

Role Type – Full Time / 12 Month FTC / Mon-Thu / 8:30-5 / Fridays 8:30-4

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 someone who has been doing a similar role with food manufacturing experience within an FMCG environment who possesses HACCP / Food Safety Training. Experience of working with own label chilled foods is desirable.

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.