NPD Process Technician — Food Product Development & Launch

Bennett and Game Recruitment LTD; Caerphilly; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days holiday

8:00–16:00 Monday–Friday hrs

Sick pay entitlement

Company events & catering days

Job summary

Bennett and Game Recruitment LTD is seeking an experienced NPD Process Technician in Caerphilly/South Wales to support the development and launch of new and existing products in a busy food manufacturing environment.

This role focuses on NPD project delivery, factory trials, and close collaboration with Process, Development, Technical, Operations and CI teams, ensuring deadlines are met and documentation is maintained.

Qualifications

• Previous experience within a food manufacturing, NPD or product development environment.
• Experience managing or supporting NPD projects through to launch.
• Experience of factory trials and working with production or process teams.
• Strong organisational and project management skills.
• Food Science, Food Technology or a related qualification would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Assist with development of concepts, formulations and prototypes with internal teams and suppliers.
• Manage NPD/EPD projects from handover to launch, meeting requirements and deadlines.
• Organise factory trials and provide feedback on new products and processes.
• Collaborate with Process, Development, Technical, Operations and CI teams.
• Support customer and retailer submissions.
• Maintain NPD documentation (recipes, trial records, shelf-life data, costings).
• Oversee product testing and evaluation with feedback for improvements.
• Manage project critical paths to keep development on schedule.
• Support wider NPD team to deliver projects.

Skills

Project management

Product development

Organisational skills

Education

Food Science/Technology qualification

Job description

Bennett and Game Recruitment LTD is seeking an experienced NPD Process Technician in Caerphilly/South Wales to support the development and launch of new and existing products in a busy food manufacturing environment.

This role focuses on NPD project delivery, factory trials, and close collaboration with Process, Development, Technical, Operations and CI teams, ensuring deadlines are met and documentation is maintained.