NPD Process Technologist (Food manufacturing) in Wembley

Energy Jobline ZR; Wembley; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

The Oval Partnership are supporting a leading FMCG chilled foods manufacturer in Wembley to recruit an NPD Process Technologist. You will bridge development kitchens and the manufacturing site, managing projects from concept to delivery while ensuring quality, consistency and commercial viability.

This role requires hands-on NPD/process experience in food manufacturing, a Food Science or related degree with Level 2 Food Safety and HACCP certifications, and strong collaboration across all levels.

Qualifications

• Experience in an NPD or Process role within a food manufacturing environment, ideally ready meals/chilled food.
• Food Science or related degree with Food Safety Level 2 and HACCP Level 2.
• UK work rights without visa sponsorship now or in the future.
• Strong decision‑making and collaborative skills across organizational levels.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute all production trials for new and existing lines, ensuring they run within the critical path.
• Capture data during trials to determine methodology, yield, and labour costs; ensure costings are updated in the system.
• Perform validations including shelf-life testing, transit tests, and coordinating micro and nutritional samples.
• Ensure documentation meets HACCP, BRC, and retailer standards.
• Act as the primary technical problem solver for routine issues, batch changes, and ingredient challenges.

Skills

NPD/Process experience

Food manufacturing experience

Collaboration & influence

Education

Food science degree

Food Safety Level 2

HACCP Level 2

Job description

Job DescriptionThe Oval Partnership are supporting a leading FMCG chilled foods manufacturer to recruit an NPD Process Technologist, to be the vital link between the development kitchens and the manufacturing site. This role is perfect for a highly organised, passionate individual who thrives on the challenge of scaling a chef’s vision while maintaining the dish quality, consistency and commercial viability. A new role created due to growth and reporting to a Development Manager, the NPD Process Technologist will manage projects from concept through to delivery, ensuring a smooth and effective process.

NPD Process Technologist duties include:

• Plan and execute all production trials for new and existing lines, ensuring they run within the agreed critical path.
• Effective data capture during trials to determine accurate methodology, yield information, and associated labour. This includes ensuring all costings are accurate and updated on the system at each stage of development.
• Carry out all required validations, including testing food over complete shelf life (fresh and frozen), completing transit tests, and coordinating micro and nutritional samples.
• Ensure all documentation meets HACCP, BRC, and retailer standards.
• Be the primary technical problem solver for business-as-usual issues, batch size changes, and ingredient challenges.

The Person: Technical Grit Meets Culinary Enthusiasm

• Proven hands-on experience in an NPD or Process role within a food manufacturing environment, ideally ready meals/chilled food.
• Qualifications: Food Science or a food-related degree, with current Food Safety Level 2 and HACCP Level 2 certification.
• Confident in making decisions and executing actions, you are "can-do" person who is happy to break the mould and trusts your own intuition.
• Proven experience engaging and achieving required outcomes through collaboration and influence at all organizational levels.
• Fulll rights to live and work in the UK without the need for Visa sponsrship now or in the future.