NPD Technologist

Manucomm Recruitment; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food company near Exeter is seeking an NPD Technologist to join their team. This role involves evaluating raw materials, providing technical support, and contributing to flavour development projects. Suitable candidates should have a degree in Nutrition or Food Science and experience in the food industry. This position offers a salary of up to £38,000 and benefits like remote work options and holiday entitlement increases.

Benefits

Potential remote work

Electric car charging on site

Increased holiday entitlement

Extra week's pay after 5 years

Qualifications

• Degree (or equivalent) in Nutrition, Food Science, or a related field.
• Experience working in NPD, R&D, or technical support within the food or beverage industry.
• Excellent problem-solving skills with an analytical mindset.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to respond clearly to customer queries.

Responsibilities

• Assist in evaluating raw materials, nutritional profiles, and their interactions within formulations.
• Provide technical support on parameters affecting performance.
• Respond to customer queries regarding ingredients and nutritional values.
• Assist during first production runs to troubleshoot technical issues.
• Contribute to flavour development projects.

Skills

Problem-solving skills

Strong communication skills

Nutritional knowledge

Analytical mindset

Food Science background

Education

Degree in Nutrition or Food Science

Job description

Overview

NPD Technologist
Exeter Area
£up to 38,000 DOE
Day Based Role

My Client is a leading provider of Food / FMCG products and they are now seeking a NPD Technologist to join the team at their site based near Exeter. The successful NPD Technologist will be joining a small technical team and will report into the Site NPD Manager. This is an excellent opportunity to develop your career, working for a company that values their employees and that is experiencing sustained growth and expansion.

Responsibilities

• Assisting in understanding and evaluating raw materials, nutritional profiles, and their interactions within formulations.
• Providing technical support on particle size, powder behaviour, and other relevant parameters affecting performance.
• Responding to customer queries regarding ingredients, nutritional values, and formulation properties.
• Assisting during first production runs to ensure smooth implementation and troubleshoot technical issues.
• Contributing to flavour development projects.
• Supporting the preparation of technical materials and presentations for first customer visits.
• Attending and providing feedback during customer meetings and factory trials.
• Contributing to market trend insights to help identify new product opportunities.
• Working closely with Compliance Technologist to ensure product compliance and alignment with customer requirements and product specifications.
• Supporting the NPD Manager with ongoing project requests and administrative tasks as needed.

Skills & Experience

• Degree (or equivalent) in Nutrition, Food Science, or a related field.
• Experience working in NPD, R&D, or technical support within the food or beverage industry.
• Excellent problem-solving skills with an analytical mindset.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to respond clearly to customer queries.

Salary and Benefits

• Up to £38,000 doe
• Potential from 1 day remote from home, after probation period (3-months).
• Electric cars can be charged on site.
• Holiday entitlement increases by 1 day for each year up to a maximum of 36 days.
• After reaching 5 years\' service an employee gets an extra weeks\' pay every August.

Key words Food Technologist, Technical Assistant, Technical coordinator, technical administrator, Food Science, NPD, New Product Technologist, Development Technologist