KitKat Confectioner

Nestlé; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food and beverage company in York is seeking a Confectioner to join their KitKat innovation team. The role involves developing and improving confectionery products, ensuring high quality and creativity. Successful candidates should have strong chocolate making skills and a passion for confectionery. Competitive salary and benefits package offered.

Benefits

Bonus scheme

Flexible working hours

Pension scheme

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Qualifications

• Excellent practical experience as a Confectioner.
• Passionate about confectionery with a proactive attitude.
• Up-to-date understanding of food safety regulations.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and produce a range of confectionery products.
• Collaborate with the team to develop new recipes and flavours.
• Ensure quality standards in taste and presentation.

Skills

Chocolate making

Tempering

Moulding

Shelling

Enrobing

Fondant making

Job description

Position Snapshot

Nestlé Product Technology Centre – Confectionery (NPTC)
KitKat Confectioner
York, North Yorkshire

Salary between £32,000 - £40,000 depending on experience + potential bonus + 12 flexible days in addition to holiday entitlement + other fantastic benefits

This is a Full time perm opportunity. Here at Nestlé many of our colleagues work flexibly and in many different ways, different core hours and remote working. Please talk to us during the recruitment process about what flexibility could look like for you.

Position Summary

To support our innovation and renovation ambitions we are currently recruiting for a Confectioner to join our KitKat front-end innovation team. Being a Confectioner within the world’s largest food and beverage organisation really is an exciting environment that will see you work on a range of project related activities. Some of which include the development and improvement of new and existing confectionery products using the kitchen, pilot plant and industrial scale equipment ensuring alignment to commercial requirements.

A little bit about us

NPTC Confectionery York is Nestlé’s leading centre for confectionery Research & Development worldwide, working in partnership with 3 development centres in Chile, China and Ivory Coast. In York we are a team of 170 amazing people from over 30 nationalities and a variety of academia. We have a real focus on inclusion and belonging, an active Wellness program and we support over 50 factories globally. Our objective is to provide ideas, technical innovation and scientific support (for product, process and technology) to continually improve and grow the confectionery business. Supporting our aim of being world class in how confectionery and healthy snacks are developed, manufactured and packaged.

It really is a place where creativity and practicality meet to turn fantastic concepts into exceptional industrialised products consumers will love.

A day in the life of a Confectioner…

• You will be working in in partnership with the wider R&D teams and you will showcase your attention to detail and artistic flair when creating visually appealing confectionery products. You will also:
• Prepare and produce a range of confectionery products, following established recipes and techniques.
• Collaborate with the team to develop new recipes and flavours, staying up-to-date with industry trends and customer preferences.
• Ensure that all confections are made to the highest standards of quality, taste, and presentation.
• Participate in providing technical assistance to range of stakeholders.
• Liaise with project leads, suppliers and markets to effectively progress project workstreams.
• Work closely with a range of teams to propose new ideas/projects/methods by generating new and innovative concepts in line with the business’s ambitions.
• Keep up to date with the external environment and industry insight in this space; specifically new developments in the confectionery space, food processing/technology etc to ensure Nestlé are at the forefront of enhancements.

What will make you successful?
To be successful in this role you will have some excellent practical experiences as a Confectioner already under your belt or you might be just starting out with a real passion in this area. You will be able to demonstrate your great chocolate making experience including tempering, moulding, shelling and enrobing. If you have experience of fondant making, developing fudge and caramel products and patisserie knowledge these skills would be desirable but not essential. You will also have an up to date understanding of food safety regulations and food hygiene practices as well as being a fantastic team player.

We are looking for you to be passionate, proactive and results focused, acting as a true ambassador for the Nestlé Confectionery brand across the globe. Being able to demonstrate your creativity, initiative and ability to work within a diverse team is really important. You will also have a proficient level of English.

For individuals invited to interview we will ask you to complete a practical and theoretical interview at our Product Technology Centre based in York.

What you need to know

You’ll receive great benefits you’d expect from a business the size of Nestlé – in the shape of a competitive salary and benefits package, bonus scheme, car allowance, flexible working scheme, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays plus flex leave, pension scheme and a real focus on personal development and growth.

Job advert posting date 26/09/2025
Job advert closing date 10/10/2025

We will be considering candidates as they apply and we will occasionally close job advertisements early in the event we receive sufficient applicants, so please don’t delay in submitting your application.

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