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NPD Process Technologist * £35,000 – £40,000 * Slough, Slough
Client:
Kandhu Recruitment
Location:
Slough, United Kingdom
Job Category:
Other
EU work permit required:
Yes
Job Reference:
7c223a2454b2
Job Views:
3
Posted:
02.06.2025
Expiry Date:
17.07.2025
Job Description:
The NPD Process Technologist will act as a key link between the product development and the production line.
OPPORTUNITY HIGHLIGHTS
- Fully site-based role
- Great experience within a highly successful food manufacturer
- Monday – Friday
THE NPD PROCESS TECHNOLOGIST ROLE
- Ensure the smooth scale-up and manufacturing process development for new products as part of the concept to launch process, ensuring the technical and quality standards are achieved.
- Challenge current factory processes and look for continuous improvement, efficiency, and value engineering opportunities to achieve product quality consistently.
- Identify & help launch new technologies to enable the delivery of the company Product Innovation Strategy.
- Plan, organise, and carry out factory trials as part of the EPD and NPD programmes.
- Lead continuous improvement initiatives across all company product & process portfolio and work closely with the Technical, Operations & Engineering teams, ensuring effective implementation of changes.
- Coordinate pre-production and launch preparation.
- Contribute to post-launch evaluation of processes in conjunction with the Technical Team to ensure the process established at launch remains valid for full-scale production.
THE IDEAL CANDIDATE
- We’re looking for a candidate that shows enthusiasm, initiative, and is well-organised and reliable.
- You will be a passionate, driven ‘foodie’ with an excellent understanding of fast-paced food manufacturing processes. Product consistency throughout the process is essential to meet customer requirements.
- Degree in Food Science or related subject, alongside previous experience working within FMCGs in the food manufacturing sector.
- Working knowledge of food manufacturing, ideally including Raw material preparation, Baking, Sheeting, Flavouring processing in either an NPD, Process, or Development Technologist role.
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