Process Development Technologist – Food Manufacturing

Novus Recruitment Ltd; Leicester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food manufacturing company in Leicester seeks a Process Development Technologist to enhance their development team. This hands-on role involves leading product trials, managing multiple projects, and collaborating with various departments to ensure quality and efficiency. Candidates should have experience in food manufacturing and strong organizational skills. This is an opportunity to be part of a supportive team focused on innovation and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Experience in leading and supporting product trials.
• Ability to manage multiple projects with tight deadlines.
• Understanding of factory processes and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support product trials and scale-up.
• Manage projects to ensure quality and efficiency.
• Drive improvements in products and processes.

Skills

Experience as a Process Technologist within the food manufacturing sector

Strong organisational skills

Good understanding of critical path management

Confident communicator

Practical, problem-solving mindset

Job description

Process Development Technologist – Food Manufacturing
Leicester

We’re delighted to be partnering a well-established food manufacturer who is looking to strengthen its development team with the addition of a Process Development Technologist. This is a hands-on role working on the NPD process right through to product launch.

The team are a close working, upbeat bunch and they collaborate cross functionally. You’ll be joining at a time of further investment and innovation, with plenty of opportunity to contribute to strategic projects and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and support product trials, ensuring smooth scale-up from kitchen to factory.
• Manage multiple projects to tight deadlines, maintaining quality and efficiency.
• Work cross-functionally with Development, Production, Engineering, and Technical teams.
• Support customer visits and presentations, providing technical insight and process expertise.
• Drive improvements in existing products and processes, identifying opportunities for optimisation.

What You’ll Bring:

• Experience as a Process Technologist within the food manufacturing sector.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Good understanding of critical path management and factory processes.
• Confident communicator, able to build relationships across departments and with customers.
• A practical, problem-solving mindset and a collaborative approach.

This is a great opportunity for someone looking to take ownership of the process remit and to be hands-on and able to engage with everyone on site as well as the customer. This really is a great business environment, it’s supportive and everyone has a ‘one team’ approach. You’ll be visible, valued, and part of a team that’s genuinely passionate about what they do.