Process Development Technologist

Greencore; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading convenience food manufacturer in Greater London is looking for a Process Development Technologist. You will manage process development and line trials, ensuring all processes meet food safety and quality standards. The ideal candidate will have a degree in food science, relevant qualifications like Level 3 Food Hygiene, and experience in a food manufacturing environment. Join us and be part of a dynamic team driving our industry-leading standards forward.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Pension up to 8% matched

Life insurance up to 4× salary

Employee discount platform

Access to Wellbeing Centre platform

Enhanced parental leave

Qualifications

• Ideally educated to degree level in a food science or related subject.
• Relevant qualifications such as Level 3 Food Hygiene and Level 2 HACCP are essential.
• Experienced in evaluation and interpretation of shelf‑life results.
• Knowledge of legal labelling legislation is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Carry out process development and line trials successfully.
• Provide support for customer and factory specifications.
• Plan and execute process development and line trials.
• Monitor process trends to ensure adherence to launch dates.

Skills

Process guidance and advice

Evaluation of shelf-life results

Legal labelling legislation knowledge

GMP knowledge

Education

Degree in food science or related subject

Level 3 Food Hygiene

Level 2 HACCP

Tools

Computer programs for project analysis

Job description

Why Greencore?

We're one of the UK's leading producers of convenience food, driven by a simple purpose : to make everyday taste better.

As a vibrant and fast-moving business, we're proud to employ over 13,300 talented colleagues across 16 manufacturing sites and 17 distribution depots throughout the UK. Together, we bring delicious food to life, from sandwiches, soups, and sushi to cooking sauces, pickles, and ready meals. In FY24, our shared passion helped us achieve revenues of £1.8bn.

Our extensive direct-to-store (DTS) network, with 17 depots nationwide, allows us to deliver fresh and frozen food both our own and from trusted partners to thousands of stores every day, ensuring our customers enjoy the very best, whenever and wherever they shop.

Here at Heathrow, we are a growing team with around 450 colleagues. We produce chilled & hot eat Food for Now products including salads, sandwiches & wraps, Protein Pots & snacking. As well as Food for Later products such as ready meals & sides for some of the biggest retailers in the UK including Amazon Fresh, Asda, Aldi, Co-op, Morrisons and Sainsbury's.

What you’ll be doing

As Process Development Technologist, you will carry out all relevant manufacturing projects to deliver process development and line trials successfully.

Working a mixture of 9-5 and 12 to 8 pm shifts

• Provide information to support the creation of customer and factory specifications which lead to the production of accurate and appropriate product labelling information
• Responsible for the planning, preparation and successful execution of process development and line trials to deliver customer requirements and process improvements
• Provide process guidance and advice to cross‑functional manufacturing teams to promote adoption of new practices or process for increased efficiency
• Monitor and communicate process trends to ensure launch date adherence, maximum process optimisation and effective communication to customers
• Challenge and investigate potential continuous improvement projects and facilitate relevant trials to drive process and product enhancements opportunities
• Ensure the output of all line trials are fully documented with adherence to food safety, quality standards and customer requirements are met
• Assessment of equipment capability to ensure that process standards are in line with company and customer requirements to drive improvements

Ensure that a safe working environment exists for colleagues and that as a minimum the department meets the standards set out in the Health, Safety and Environment Policy.

What we’re looking for

We're not all the same at Greencore and our differences help us to make every day taste better for all our stakeholders. We truly put our people at the core and are proud of our diversity.

• Ideally educated to degree level in a food science or related subject, plus relevant working experience within a food manufacturing environment
• Relevant qualifications essential such as Level 3 Food Hygiene, Level 2 Health and safety, Level 2 Hazard analysis and critical control points (HACCP), Level 2 Sensory Training and Level 2 Micro biological training
• Experienced in evaluation and interpretation of shelf‑life results
• Experienced in interpretation of customer codes of practice
• Experienced working with different types of computer programmes and can demonstrate experience analysing project results
• Knowledge of legal labelling legislation and a variety of retailer web‑based systems is desirable
• Understanding of technology relevant to business area and area of responsibility and a demonstratable understanding of technical key performance indicators
• Can demonstrate the following skills and experiences, GMP knowledge of techniques, basic hygiene principles, basic legal labelling, and basic knowledge of weight legislation

If this sounds like you, join us and grow with Greencore, and be a part of driving our future success.

What you’ll get in return

Competitive salary and job‑related benefits

Holidays

Pension up to 8% matched

Life insurance up to 4× salary

Company share save scheme

Greencore Qualifications

Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform

Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform

Enhanced parental leave and menopause policies

Throughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on the job training and development opportunities to further your career.