NPD Technician- 8 month Secondment

Newly Weds Foods; Mansfield; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Newly Weds® Foods is seeking an 8-month secondment for an NPD Technician to prepare product samples in the New Product Development kitchen, following customer briefs, recipes and safety standards.

You will handle sample preparation (sauces, marinades, dressings, pellets), check pH and viscosity, record QA data, input recipes into the company database, and maintain hygiene while coordinating with production and other teams.

Responsibilities

• Prepare product samples (e.g. sauces/marinades/dressings/pellets) in the kitchen
• Check and record product sample pH and viscosity
• Complete finished product QAS
• Ensure product sample conforms to the recipe, which will include taste tasting
• Prepare boxes of samples for dispatch to the customer
• Prepare samples and products for testing externally
• Provide general assistance
• Input recipes (and make amendments) to the Company’s Database System
• Ensure all raw materials are available when needed.
• General hygiene and housekeeping duties
• Liaising with colleagues in Production, Buying, Warehouse, Technical
• Creating and maintaining effective working relationships with customers and colleagues
• Taking responsibility for own development and progression

Job description

About us

Newly Weds® Foods is a leading, privately owned global food ingredients business and has been innovating since 1932. The European division is a market leader in the manufacture of coatings, seasonings and functional ingredient systems.

Today, Newly Weds® Foods is a world leader in food ingredient technology. A network of R&D, manufacturing and service facilities around the globe allows us to serve our customers’ needs in more than 68 countries. But despite our size and scope, we’ve continued to be an independent, family-owned business answerable only to the demands of our customers. That’s why we continue to invest in infrastructure, human resources and capacity to keep pace with our customers’ needs and expectations.

We have an 8-month secondment on offer as a NPD Technician. If you have ever wondered what our colleagues do in the kitchen in unit 5, here is a fabulous opportunity to find out and give it a try.

The Role

To prepare and make product samples in the New Product Development kitchen, according to customer briefs, company recipes and food safety standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare product samples (e.g. sauces/marinades/dressings/pellets) in the kitchen
• Check and record product sample pH and viscosity
• Complete finished product QAS
• Ensure product sample conforms to the recipe, which will include taste tasting
• Prepare boxes of samples for dispatch to the customer
• Prepare samples and products for testing externally
• Provide general assistance
• Input recipes (and make amendments) to the Company’s Database System
• Ensure all raw materials are available when needed.
• General hygiene and housekeeping duties
• Liaising with colleagues in Production, Buying, Warehouse, Technical
• Creating and maintaining effective working relationships with customers and colleagues
• Taking responsibility for own development and progression

Additional information:

Monday - Friday 40 hours per week

Closing date: 1st September 2026