Principal Technologist - EUUK - R&D

Griffith Foods; Somercotes CP; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Griffith Foods in Somercotes, England is seeking a talented technical leader to drive innovation and enhance capabilities in sauces and dressings. You will oversee key projects, build regional teams, and manage relationships with external partners, while ensuring adherence to timelines and budgets. The ideal candidate will hold a relevant degree and have at least 7 years of experience in a similar role, demonstrating problem-solving and leadership skills in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Food Science, Food Technology, Chemical Engineering, or a related field with relevant experience.
• 7 years’ experience or more in a similar role.
• Demonstrate strong technical, problem-solving and leadership skills to approach complex projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead innovation and technical key projects.
• Build capability programs across categories and local teams.
• Manage project budgets and timelines.

Skills

Technical skills

Problem-solving

Leadership

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Food Science or related field

Job description

Purpose of the Role

To contribute to the growth & profitability of Griffith Foods Europe by playing a leading role in the advancement of our sauce & dressings technical expertise & capabilities, enabling the delivery of differentiating, innovative, profitable sauce & dressings aligned to the business growth strategy.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the development and execution of innovation, technical & value leadership key projects.
• Lead capability building programs across the category and into local teams.
• Actively participate in and work with Global and Regional category teams to enable the delivery of regional category projects.
• Responsible for regional knowledge management/transfer across the category.
• Instigate & develop relationships with external technology partners, co‑manufacturers & ingredient partners to facilitate the implementation of the Purpose Driven Strategy emphasizing sustainability and Health & Nutrition.
• Communicate internally with all necessary functions to exchange technical information & enable adherence to project timelines.
• Ensure appropriate communication tools & methods are employed, including preparation of presentations, work instructions, training documents & detailed technical reports to effectively share knowledge & learnings.
• Manage project budgets.
• Lead & deliver sauce nutritional reformulation projects.
• Maintain and enhance the security of all information regarding product formulas, processing and related company intellectual property.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Food Science, Food Technology, Chemical Engineering, or a related field with relevant experience.
• 7 years’ experience or more in a similar role.
• Work with independence, exercising ingenuity and judgment in the approach to and accomplishment of key innovation & technology projects.
• Effectively manage multiple priorities and timelines.
• Demonstrate strong technical, problem‑solving and leadership skills to approach complex projects.