Lead Process Technologist, Food Development & Trials

Charlie Bighams; Greater London; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Charlie Bighams in Park Royal, London is seeking a Process Technologist to support NFD/EPD projects from concept to post-launch, delivering process improvements and ensuring food quality. You will lead trials, coordinate with cross-functional teams, validate recipes, and help maintain costings on P74 Syspro for ongoing development and launches.

The ideal candidate will have a Food Technology or Food Science degree and experience in NPD/EPD, with a passion for great food and strong project

Qualifications

• Degree in Food Technology or Food Science.
• Experience with NPD or EPD programmes.
• Experience in food manufacturing, preferably chilled meals.

Responsibilities

• Lead production trials ensuring alignment of all stakeholders at all stages of the project.
• Ensure all trials and projects run within the agreed critical path, communicating with the planning team and arranging through the trial plan.
• Lead pre- and post-trial meetings for all NFD team projects achieving cross-functional engagement.
• Lead trial food tastings ensuring the agreed dish quality is consistently delivered in line with sign-off standards.
• Set and communicate clear trial objectives, recommendations and outcomes from each trial.
• Organize and complete all required validations to ensure the success of our dishes, including organoleptic, cooking validations, freezer and transit as set out in the trial plan.
• Ensure all costings are accurate and updated on our P74 recipe system at each stage of development
• Lead a ‘can-do’ approach to our food production processes, always delivering exceptional quality with repeatable operational processes.
• Working with procurement and technical to ensure new raw materials meet agreed spec and quality parameters.
• Attend all required meetings throughout the NFD process, actively engaging and contributing to project success.
• Lead exceptional knowledge into our technical and production teams, providing engaging quality reviews and support through to trial to post-launch.
• Attend launch and positive release meetings, giving post launch support to all dishes
• Support ingredient projects whether it’s quality improvements or supply challenges that we may face, ensuring consumer experience and quality remains a key decision driver.

Skills

Communication

Numeracy

Analytical

Detail orientation

Project management

Team player

Organization

Education

Food Science/Technology degree

Relevant degree

Job description

Charlie Bighams in Park Royal, London is seeking a Process Technologist to support NFD/EPD projects from concept to post-launch, delivering process improvements and ensuring food quality. You will lead trials, coordinate with cross-functional teams, validate recipes, and help maintain costings on P74 Syspro for ongoing development and launches.

The ideal candidate will have a Food Technology or Food Science degree and experience in NPD/EPD, with a passion for great food and strong project