Process Technologist

Bakkavor Group; England; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading fresh prepared food company in the UK is seeking a Process Technologist to develop manufacturing capabilities for new products. The role involves delivering successful product validations, ensuring compliance with safety and commercial standards. The ideal candidate will have experience in a manufacturing environment and strong organisational and problem-solving skills. The position offers competitive salary and a range of voluntary benefits, including 25 days holiday and private medical insurance.

Benefits

Voluntary benefits (holiday purchase scheme, additional life assurance)

25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays

Private Medical Insurance (after 5 years' service)

Life Assurance (1 x salary)

Staff Shop

Stakeholder Pension Scheme

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Practical understanding of technical, production, or development processes.
• Self-driven and results-focused.

Responsibilities

• Deliver trials on time, using problem-solving to resolve issues.
• Prepare and complete transit tests, reviewing results.
• Conduct food safety validations in line with site procedures.
• Monitor factory processes and implement cost reduction opportunities.

Skills

Project coordination

Problem-solving

Strong organisational skills

Food safety compliance

Job description

Process Technologist

We drive our own success

Salary : Competitive

What you’ll receive

• A Range of voluntary benefits (holiday purchase scheme, additional life assurance, dental & hospital cash plans)
• 25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays
• Private Medical Insurance (after 5 years' service)
• Life Assurance (1 x salary)
• Staff Shop
• Stakeholder Pension Scheme
• MyBargains Discount Platform
• Personal Accident Insurance
• Free Independent Mortgage Advice
• Discounted tutoring for children
• Access to financial learning tools and affordable loans via your salary

Location

Highbridge, TA9 4JR

Ways of Working

Site based

Hours of work

Monday - Friday / 08:30-17:00

Contract Type

Permanent

Why join us?

We're constantly evolving, progressing and diversifying. And we want our people to do so too. For everyone to feel empowered, engaged and enabled. To create opportunities to move forward, climb higher and push for more. We believe in fuelling ambition and guiding success. In supporting everyone with talent and drive to own what they do, realise their potential and build a brilliant future for themselves at Bakkavor.

About the Role

In this dynamic role as a Process Technologist, you will help develop the manufacturing capability needed to take approved product concepts into full-scale production.

Working closely with all functions and with the customer, you will ensure products are produced in line with food safety, technical, H&S, financial and commercial standards.

The role focuses on delivering successful product validations in a fast-paced environment, meeting both Bakkavor and customer requirements while supporting the business in bringing new products to market efficiently and safely.

Role Accountabilities

• Deliver trials on time and in line with business-critical paths, using problem-solving to capture and resolve issues across functions.
• Prepare and complete transit tests, review microbiological and nutritional results, and ensure compliance with customer codes and project objectives.
• Facilitate post-trial evaluation, coordinating samples, reviewing organoleptic assessments, and generating 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, maintaining approval status, controlling costs, and proactively resolving issues to protect the critical path.
• Plan and support customer panels, build stakeholder relationships, communicate expectations, and implement improvements based on feedback.
• Monitor factory processes, collect relevant data for business systems, identify issues in standard production, and implement cost reduction opportunities.
• Complete controlled trial, pre-production, and launch documentation, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and cross-functional alignment.
• Operate safely, monitor working practices, comply with legislation, report hazards immediately, and drive continuous improvements in health, safety, and environment.

About You

You are a motivated and inquisitive professional with demonstrable experience in a manufacturing environment, bringing a practical understanding of technical, production, or development processes.

You will excel at project coordination, understanding critical paths, and delivering outcomes efficiently while managing multiple priorities.

With strong organisational skills and diligence, you approach challenges pragmatically and proactively, spotting opportunities for improvement and finding agile solutions.

If you are a self-driven, results-focused professional who turns challenges into opportunities and consistently delivers tangible business impact, this is the role for you.

Proud to be Bakkavor

We're proud to be the market leader in the UK fresh prepared food industry. We're proud to supply meals, salads, desserts, pizza and bread to leading grocery retailers including Tesco, M&S, Sainsbury's and Waitrose. We're driven by the hard work and passion of our people and are delighted to offer a wide range of careers across our business - come and join our dedicated[keywords] team!

At Bakkavor, we are committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive, and we believe that diversity makes us stronger. We welcome and encourage applications from all backgrounds and ensure fair, transparent recruitment practices. Learn more about our commitment in our Inclusion and Diversity Policy ( Inclusion & Diversity Policy ).

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