Graduate NPD Technician

b3 jobs ltd; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food manufacturer is seeking a Graduate NPD Technician for a short-term position in Milton Keynes. You will support new product development by assisting in recipe testing and trial processes, ensuring that quality and organization are maintained throughout. This hands-on role requires a degree in Food Science or a related field, and offers an entry-level salary of £25,000.

Qualifications

• Degree in Food Science, Food Technology or similar is essential.
• Experience in food manufacturing processes is an advantage.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and projects effectively.

Responsibilities

• Assist chefs in testing new recipes in the kitchen.
• Support product trials in the factory and keep processes organized.
• Track recipe costing and nutrition information.

Skills

Project Management

Food Safety

Communication

Education

Degree in Food Science

Food Technology

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You will be working within a modern and recently built manufacturing facility for a successful food manufacturer which produces an exceptional range of high quality, great-tasting food products.

Using responsibly sourced ingredients, the company are proud of their reputation of truly understanding their customer and offering innovative, market-leading products.

About the Graduate NPD Technician job

The purpose of your role will be to help keep processes running smoothly. You’ll support new recipes in the kitchen, trials in the factory, and help keep product information organised.

Key tasks

• Help chefs test new recipes in the kitchen, make up samples, and share what you observe during the process.
• Support product trials in the factory by collecting samples, tracking progress, and keeping processes organised.
• Share recipe samples with the wider team, gather their feedback, and help tweak the recipes to make them even better.
• Stay on top costing recipes, tracking nutrition, record keeping, and making sure everything runs smoothly behind the scenes.

About You

• The successful candidate shall have a degree in Food Science, Food Technology or similar.
• Hands on experience in a similar role within a food manufacturing process environment would be an advantage.
• You’ve handled a complicated project before and understand what needs to be done for it to run smoothly.

The Graduate NPD Technician job (ref:8915) is paying £25,000 according to your experience. This is a 2–3-month short term position with the possibility of extension.

The site is based in Milton Keynes and is commutable from Buckingham, Bletchley, Newport Pagnell, Leighton Buzzard, Bedford, Northampton, Luton and surrounding areas.

The working hours are 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday between 8:30am and 5:30pm (with some flexibility).

Alternate job titles

New Product Development Technologist | NPD Technician | Food Product Developer | Food Product Development | Food Science Jobs | Food NPD Jobs | Graduate Jobs

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Contract

Job function

• Job function

  Manufacturing

• Industries

  Food and Beverage Manufacturing

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