NPD Process Technician: Launch Food Concepts to Shelf

Reed Specialist Recruitment; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development

Exposure to major retail projects

Collaborative team environment

Career progression opportunities

Job summary

Reed Specialist Recruitment partners with a well-established food manufacturer to recruit an NPD Process Technician. The role drives concepts from development through to factory launch, collaborating with NPD, Technical and Operations teams to run trials and ensure timely, high-quality launches.

You will manage recipes, specifications, trial reports and project documentation while coordinating cross-functional teams and supporting product testing and shelf-life assessments in a fast-paced

Qualifications

• Experience in NPD, Process, Technical or Food Manufacturing.
• Strong organisational and project management skills.
• Comfortable working cross-functionally in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Proactive, hands-on problem solving.

Responsibilities

• Manage NPD and EPD projects from handover to launch.
• Plan and run factory trials.
• Support product development and process optimisation.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams to keep projects on track.
• Complete customer and retailer submissions.
• Manage recipes, specifications, trial reports and project documentation.
• Support product testing, evaluations and shelf-life assessments.
• Ensure critical paths and launch deadlines are met.

Skills

NPD experience

Project management

Organisational skills

Cross-functional teamwork

Attention to detail

Job description

Reed Specialist Recruitment partners with a well-established food manufacturer to recruit an NPD Process Technician. The role drives concepts from development through to factory launch, collaborating with NPD, Technical and Operations teams to run trials and ensure timely, high-quality launches.

You will manage recipes, specifications, trial reports and project documentation while coordinating cross-functional teams and supporting product testing and shelf-life assessments in a fast-paced