Product Developer - 15 month FTC

Greencore; Selby; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Holidays

Pension contributions

Life insurance

ShareSave scheme

Greencore Qualifications

Employee discount platform

Wellbeing Centre access

Enhanced parental leave

Menopause policy

Job summary

Greencore, Selby, is seeking a Product Developer for a 15-month FTC to drive new and improved ready meal products. You will collaborate with Development Chefs, Process, Technical and Commercial teams to deliver high-quality products aligned with customer briefs and commercial goals.

You’ll develop recipes, manage costings, and ensure scalability and compliance across launches, working closely with operations and purchasing to resolve challenges and support successful market introductions.

Qualifications

• Experience in developing products from concept through to launch.
• Strong costings and price setting abilities.
• Knowledge of current food trends and consumer behaviour.

Responsibilities

• Develop new and existing ready meal recipes to meet customer briefs and commercial targets.
• Benchmark products and monitor market trends for innovation.
• Create and maintain recipes in recipe management systems with accurate costs and nutrition.

Skills

Food product development

FMCG experience

Costings & pricing

Project management

Communication

Tools

Recipe management systems

Job description

Why Greencore?

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.

This is a 15 month FTC

What You\'ll Be Doing

We have an exciting opportunity for a Product Developer to join our team at Selby on a 15 month FTC.

Working closely with Development Chefs, Process, Technical, Commercial and Operations teams, you\'ll play a key role in delivering both new and existing product development projects, helping to bring innovative, high-quality ready meal products to market.

As a Product Developer, your role will be to develop new and improve existing products in line with customer briefs, consumer expectations and commercial objectives, ensuring products are scalable, commercially viable and deliver exceptional quality.

Key responsibilities include:

• Developing new and existing recipes into commercially viable products that meet customer requirements, quality standards and financial targets
• Benchmarking products and monitoring market trends to identify opportunities for innovation and continuous improvement
• Creating and maintaining recipes within recipe management systems, ensuring all information is accurate and meets cost, nutritional and weight requirements
• Assessing the suitability of new ingredients from operational, technical and product development perspectives
• Completing and maintaining key development documentation, including feasibility assessments, customer submissions and concept-to-process handovers
• Managing products through the feasibility process, collaborating with Commercial, Operations, Purchasing and Technical teams to resolve challenges and support successful launches
• Producing product costings and adapting recipes where required to achieve commercial targets without compromising quality
• Supporting internal and customer presentations, showcasing product concepts, market insights and food trends
• Managing critical path activities and escalating risks to ensure projects remain on track for launch
• Supporting factory trials and product scale-up activities to ensure production quality matches kitchen-approved standards
• Working closely with the wider Development team to ensure seamless communication and continuity across the Aldi Ready Meals portfolio

What We\'re Looking For

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.

We\'re looking for a passionate and organised Product Developer with a strong understanding of food development and a genuine enthusiasm for creating great products.

You\’ll ideally have:

• Previous experience within food product development, ideally within FMCG or food manufacturing
• Experience developing products from concept through to launch
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to produce and review product costings
• Excellent attention to detail and experience producing high-quality technical and development documentation
• Strong project management skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously
• Confidence presenting products and ideas to internal stakeholders and customers
• A proactive and collaborative approach, with excellent communication skills
• Knowledge of current food trends, consumer behaviours and market developments
• Experience within chilled food or ready meals would be advantageous but is not essential.

Most importantly, you\'ll be passionate about food, customer-focused and motivated to deliver products that excite consumers and drive business growth.

What You\'ll Get In Return

• Competitive salary and job-related benefits
• Holidays
• Competitive matched pension contributions
• Life insurance up to 4x salary
• Company ShareSave 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\'ll be supported with on-the-job training and development opportunities to further your career.

We reserve the right to close this advert before the stated closing date.