Food Product Developer — Innovative Formulations

MOGUNTIA Food Service GmbH; Hetton-le-Hole; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Future-proof job

Career development

Comprehensive training

Team events

Employee remuneration in shops/online

Job summary

MOGUNTIA FOOD Ingredients is seeking a Product Developer UK to drive growth by transforming customer briefs into innovative liquid and powdered blends for national and international clients across manufacturing, food service and retail.

You will collaborate with Sales, Marketing, Technical and Operations to ensure formulations are compliant, scalable and ready for factory production, with a focus on quality and cost efficiency.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years' experience in a factory-based development, process or technical role.
• Strong sensory awareness and a creative, innovative mindset.
• Experience in customer and/or supplier-facing environments.
• Excellent communication, analytical and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop practical, cost-conscious formulations responding to customer briefs.
• Collaborate with Technical, Procurement and Process teams to ensure compliance.
• Work with Operations to validate scalable, production-friendly formulations.
• Provide handovers to Specification and Technical teams for labelling and docs.
• Create samples and oversee sample production to test formulations.
• Engage with suppliers to stay ahead of ingredient technology.
• Support customer-facing presentations, complaints and product investigations.
• Contribute to market benchmarking and trend/opportunity analysis.

Skills

Factory-based development experience

Creative and sensory mindset

Communication and problem-solving

Independent and team player

Education

Degree in Food Technology or related field

Job description

MOGUNTIA FOOD Ingredients is seeking a Product Developer UK to drive growth by transforming customer briefs into innovative liquid and powdered blends for national and international clients across manufacturing, food service and retail.

You will collaborate with Sales, Marketing, Technical and Operations to ensure formulations are compliant, scalable and ready for factory production, with a focus on quality and cost efficiency.