Food Process Technologist: NPD/EPD Trials Lead

Bighams Limited; Greater London; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Benefits package

Job summary

Bighams Limited is seeking a Process Technologist to support NFD/EPD projects from concept to post-launch, providing process support and continuous improvement for the kitchen. You will lead production trials, manage trial plans, and collaborate with procurement and technical teams to ensure quality and compliance with NFD procedures.

The ideal candidate will have a food tech or science degree, experience in NPD/EPD, and a background in food manufacturing, preferably chilled meals.

Qualifications

• A genuine love for food.
• Experience with either NPD or EPD programmes.
• Previous food manufacturing experience, preferably chilled meals would be preferred.
• Food Technology or Food science-based degree.

Responsibilities

• Lead production trials ensuring alignment of all stakeholders at all stages of the project.
• Ensure all trials and projects run within the agreed critical path, communicating with the planning team and arranging through the trial plan.
• Lead pre- and post-trial meetings for all NFD team projects achieving cross-functional engagement.
• Lead trial food tastings ensuring the agreed dish quality is consistently delivered in line with sign-off standards.
• Set and communicate clear trial objectives, recommendations and outcomes from each trial.
• Organize and complete all required validations to ensure the success of our dishes, including organoleptic, cooking validations, freezer and transit as set out in the trial plan.
• Ensure all costings are accurate and updated on our P74 recipe system at each stage of development
• Lead a 'can-do' approach to our food production processes, always delivering exceptional quality with repeatable operational processes.
• Working with procurement and technical to ensure new raw materials meet agreed spec and quality parameters.
• Attend all required meetings throughout the NFD process, actively engaging and contributing to project success.
• Lead exceptional knowledge into our technical and production teams, providing engaging quality reviews and support through to trial to post-launch.
• Attend launch and positive release meetings, giving post launch support to all dishes
• Support ingredient projects whether it's quality improvements or supply challenges that we may face, ensuring consumer experience and quality remains a key decision driver.

Skills

NPD/EPD experience

Food manufacturing experience

Project management

Education

Food technology or food science degree

Job description

Bighams Limited is seeking a Process Technologist to support NFD/EPD projects from concept to post-launch, providing process support and continuous improvement for the kitchen. You will lead production trials, manage trial plans, and collaborate with procurement and technical teams to ensure quality and compliance with NFD procedures.

The ideal candidate will have a food tech or science degree, experience in NPD/EPD, and a background in food manufacturing, preferably chilled meals.