Process Technologist

Greencore Group plc; Burnham-on-Sea; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Holidays

Company pension

Life insurance

Share save scheme

Greencore Qualifications

Employee discount

Wellbeing centre

Parental leave policies

Job summary

Greencore Group plc is seeking a Process Technologist for the Highbridge, Somerset site to help translate approved product concepts into scalable production. You will work with cross-functional teams to meet food safety, technical, H&S and commercial standards while supporting successful product launches in a fast-paced setting.

You’ll deliver trials, validate CCP/HACCP processes and manage materials, with a focus on continuous improvement and cost control across the value chain.

Qualifications

• Experience working within a manufacturing or process-led environment.
• Strong understanding of food safety, technical and production standards.
• Ability to manage critical paths and coordinate multiple activities simultaneously.
• Proactive approach to continuous improvement and delivering business outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Deliver manufacturing trials in line with critical paths and resolve issues across functions.
• Prepare transit tests, review microbiological and nutritional results for customer codes.
• Coordinate post-trial evaluations, samples and QAS reports with action plans.
• Conduct food safety validations aligning with CCPs and HACCP principles.
• Manage raw materials and packaging approval status while controlling costs.
• Support customer panels and build stakeholder relationships; implement improvements.
• Monitor processes, collect data, identify issues and support cost-reduction opportunities.
• Complete controlled trials, pre-production and launch documentation on time.
• Operate safely, report hazards and support health, safety and environmental performance.

Job description

In this dynamic role as a Process Technologist, you will support the development of manufacturing capability to take approved product concepts into full-scale production. Working closely with cross-functional teams and customers, you will ensure products are delivered in line with food safety, technical, health & safety, financial and commercial standards, supporting successful launches in a fast-paced environment. Role Accountabilities

• Deliver manufacturing trials in line with critical paths, using structured problem-solving to identify, capture and resolve issues across functions
• Prepare and complete transit tests, review microbiological and nutritional results, and ensure alignment with customer codes and project objectives
• Facilitate post-trial evaluations, coordinating samples, reviewing organoleptic assessments and producing QAS reports with clear action plans
• Conduct food safety validations in line with site CCPs and HACCP principles, ensuring compliance with retailer procedures
• Manage raw materials and packaging approval status, controlling costs and proactively resolving issues to protect the critical path
• Plan and support customer panels, build effective stakeholder relationships and implement improvements based on feedback
• Monitor factory processes, collect and analyse data, identify issues in standard production and support cost reduction opportunities
• Complete controlled trial, pre-production and launch documentation accurately and on time
• Operate safely at all times, complying with legislation, reporting hazards promptly and supporting continuous improvement in health, safety and environmental performance
  Experience working within a manufacturing or process-led environment
• Strong understanding of food safety, technical and production standards
• Ability to manage critical paths and coordinate multiple activities simultaneously
• Confident problem-solving skills with a practical, solutions-focused mindset
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail
• Effective communication skills with the ability to work collaboratively across functions
• Proactive approach to continuous improvement and delivering business outcomes
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities
  Following the combination with Bakkavor in January 2026, we’re one of the UK’s leading creators of convenience food, driven by a simple purpose: to make every day taste better.

As a vibrant and fast-moving business, we’re proud to employ over 28,000 talented colleagues across 36 manufacturing sites and 21 distribution depots in the UK and the US Together, we bring delicious food to life. Our products cover every meal occasion from breakfast through to dinner and dessert, with lunch and snacking in between. In FY25, our shared passion helped us achieve combined revenues of approximately £4bn. Our extensive direct to store (DTS) network, with 17 depots across the UK, allows us to deliver fresh and frozen food both our own and from trusted partners to thousands of stores every day, ensuring consumers enjoy the very best, whenever and wherever they shop. Our site in Highbridge, Somerset, specialises in producing a range of chilled desserts, including cheesecakes, tarts, and sponges. The site employs over 560 people and operates in a fast-paced, high-quality production environment.

What you'll be doing, At Greencore we put our people at the core. We celebrate their differences and help everyone to be themselves at work. Together we make every day taste better., Throughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on-the-job training and development opportunities to further your career.

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
• Competitive matched pension contribution
• Life insurance up to 4x 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, Greencore and its recruitment partners never charge candidates any fees at any stage of the hiring process. Any request for payment relating to a job opportunity should be considered fraudulent