Innovative Food Product Developer (Boston)

GREENCORE; Boston; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holidays

Pension

Life insurance

Share save scheme

Greencore Qualifications

Employee discount platform

Wellbeing Centre platform

Enhanced parental leave and menopause

Job summary

Greencore in Boston seeks a Product Developer to craft new and modify existing products across fresh produce, aligning with briefs, customer expectations and cost targets. You will work with chefs to develop recipes, input onto the system, and review costing and nutritional requirements.

This role involves feasibility assessments, cross-functional collaboration, and presenting outcomes to internal and external stakeholders. A UK driving licence and willingness to travel are required.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in food product development.
• Analytical; comfortable with producing and reviewing costings.
• Proficient in all elements of product development from concept to launch.
• Proven track record of validating products and producing high-quality documentation.
• Confident in presenting to all levels within the business and to customers.
• Experience in people management.
• Full UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Develop new and existing recipes into commercially viable products, benchmarking regularly to gain market awareness.
• Create recipes alongside chefs, input recipes onto the system, review accuracy for cost, weight and nutrition requirements.
• Ensure viability of new ingredients from operational, technical and development perspectives.
• Complete/review/approve feasibility documents and handovers to ensure accuracy.
• Run products through feasibility with commercial/ops/tech/purchasing to ensure repeatability and scalability.
• Compile costing information and adapt recipes to meet brief targets within brand standards.
• Present benchmarking and new products at internal/customer presentations and demonstrate market/food-trend awareness.
• Follow critical path timelines and escalate incomplete tasks to prevent delays.
• Assist process team with scale-up trials to ensure production quality matches kitchen.
• Provide leadership to keep the team safe, engaged and delivering to potential.

Skills

Product development

Costing

Recipe development

Presentation

People management

Driving licence

Job description

Greencore in Boston seeks a Product Developer to craft new and modify existing products across fresh produce, aligning with briefs, customer expectations and cost targets. You will work with chefs to develop recipes, input onto the system, and review costing and nutritional requirements.

This role involves feasibility assessments, cross-functional collaboration, and presenting outcomes to internal and external stakeholders. A UK driving licence and willingness to travel are required.