NPD Technologist

BBF Limited; Blackburn; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic team at an innovative company specializing in ambient cakes and chilled desserts. As an NPD Process Technologist, you will play a crucial role in bringing new products to market, ensuring quality and consistency through rigorous testing and collaboration with cross-functional teams. This position offers a fantastic opportunity to work in a vibrant environment where creativity meets quality. With a focus on personal and professional growth, you will have access to extensive training resources and a supportive workplace culture. If you are passionate about baking and product development, this is the perfect opportunity for you!

Benefits

Competitive Salary

Pension

Life Assurance

Employee Assistance Programme

25 Days Holiday

Free On-site Parking

Free Refreshments

Access to Training Courses

Qualifications

• Experience in food manufacturing, preferably in a bakery.
• Strong understanding of NPD processes and quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Manage NPD process from concept to launch ensuring product quality.
• Conduct trials and ensure compliance with food safety standards.

Skills

Food Science Knowledge

Product Development

Quality Assurance

Team Collaboration

Project Management

Education

Food Science Qualification

Job description

We are currently recruiting an NPD Process Technologist to be based at our Blackburn site on a full-time, permanent basis.

Who are we looking for?

Our NPD team is split into two areas: concept and process. We are looking for a talented Process Technologist to join our process team; to help us deliver innovative new products. If you have a passion for baking and product development, we want you!

You will be part of a close-knit team that works together to provide excellent customer service. We are looking for someone who is proactive, energetic, and enthusiastic about their work.

A self-starter, you will show energy and enthusiasm for the products in which you work, and you will thrive under pressure.

The ideal candidate will have experience within a food manufacturing business, preferably a bakery or equivalent knowledge/experience. A food science-related qualification is preferred.

What you’ll be doing:

For a Process-focused Technologist:

• NPD process from concept handover to product launch, ensuring smooth transition and scale-up in production.

• Conduct factory trials and pre-production runs to ensure product consistency and quality and successful first productions

• Conduct necessary testing including organoleptic reviews to ensure product quality and safety

• Work to critical path to ensure all deadlines are worked to

• Ensure the output of all trials are fully documented with adherence to food safety, quality standards and customer requirements are met.

• Provide information to support the creation of customer and factory specifications which lead to the production of accurate specifications and appropriate product labelling information

• Support at relevant NPD meetings

• Ensure all NPD-related paperwork and or samples are processed and available on time and in full as per the requirements of the customer

• Engage and work collaboratively with the cross-functional teams

• Maintain strong relationships with both internal stakeholders and retail partners, ensuring clear communication at all stages

Who are BBF Limited?

BBF Limited are one of the UK’s leading ambient cake and chilled dessert manufacturers of retailer own label, licensed and branded cakes, supplying recognisable major retailers across the UK and European market.

Our team of experts develop and manufactures a wide range of high-quality ambient cake products across several different categories including celebration cake, mini rolls, mince pies, fruit pies and a wide range of chilled desserts including cheesecake, crumbles and sponge cakes. These include mince pies, celebration cakes, slab cakes, cupcakes and many more!

We are passionate about our products and aim to put the customer at the heart of everything we do.

We have doubled within the last 5 years and we’re not looking to stop growing any time soon! But we can only do that with exceptional talent across all levels and disciplines of the business. That is where you come into it!

On top of making some really tasty cakes and desserts, we do a lot of fun stuff too! Whether that be Christmas fun days, pancake-flipping competitions, Red Nose Day events or odd-sock days, you’ll be coming to work smiling.

What do you get in return?

Financial

· Competitive salary depending on experience

· Pension

· 4x Life Assurance/Death in Service Benefit

· Access to the company Benefits Hub

Health & Wellbeing

· 25 days holiday plus bank holidays

· Employee Assistance Programme

· Access to meditation and well-being app

Personal & Professional Development

· Dedicated in-house Learning & Development/Training team

· Online training platform with access to 100+ training courses

A few other bits

· Free on-site parking

· Free refreshments

Recruitment Agencies

We operate a recruitment PSL when we require assistance, and we aren't adding to this at present. Any agency assistance will be instructed accordingly; therefore, any CVs sent to any BBF Limited employee will be treated as a gift and won't be liable for a fee. Please don't speculatively contact us in relation to this vacancy or any other vacancy.