Graduate NPD Technologist - Hybrid

b3 jobs; England; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A respected food manufacturer in Kent is seeking a Graduate NPD Technologist to join their innovative product development team. This exciting role is ideal for recent food science graduates who have some relevant placement experience. Responsibilities include recipe design, interfacing with production, and conducting assessments. The position offers a salary of £30,000, hybrid working opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package including 33 days holiday and pension contribution.

Benefits

Pension contribution

33 days holiday allowance

Qualifications

• Recent food science graduate or similar relevance.
• One year's experience in NPD, potentially from placement.
• Strong interest in food and innovation.

Responsibilities

• Generate ideas and design recipes.
• Interface with production teams and attend project meetings.
• Conduct shelf-life assessments and factory taste panels.

Skills

Passion for food and flavours

Innovation approach

Recipe design

Education

Food Science degree or similar

Job description

Graduate NPD Technologist - Hybrid

This job is working for a very well-established and respected manufacturer that supplies to UK retailers and foodservice markets, as well as further food manufacturing. Always at the forefront of product development and innovation, they have continually invested in new facilities and the latest technologies.

About the Graduate NPD Technologist job

This is an exciting opportunity for a recent food graduate with some placement experience within NPD to join an energetic, innovative, and friendly food product development team which has some exciting projects underway. This role will give you the opportunity to work closely with major food retailers and provides a fantastic opportunity to develop NPD from concept to launch.

Key tasks

• Idea generation, recipe design and arranging new materials as well as writing specifications.
• Interfacing with production teams and attending customer presentations, project meetings, and factory trials.
• Shelf-life assessments and factory quality taste panels and generating ideas.
• Liaising with customers.
• Application work (cooking while always maintaining good housekeeping and cleanliness throughout workstations).

About You

• The successful candidate shall be a recent food science graduate (or similar relevance).
• One year's experience in NPD - could be a placement.
• A high passion for food and flavours with an open approach to innovation, processes, and concepts.

More details

The Graduate NPD Technologist - Hybrid (ref:8994) is based in Kent and is paying £30,000 dependent on experience.

The company is closed between Christmas and New Year and contributes to your pension at a rate of 5.5%. Holiday allowance is 33 days (FTE, bank holidays included).

This role is full time, 8:00am – 5:00pm and there can be some regular home working involved, 2 days per week once established in the role.

The site is in Kent and is commutable from Orpington, Dartford, Tunbridge Wells, East Grinstead, Maidstone, Sevenoaks and surrounding areas.

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