Product Development Technologist

Greencore; Freiston; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary & benefits package

Holiday entitlement

Pension contributions

Life insurance

Job summary

Greencore is hiring a Product Development Technologist in Boston, UK. You will validate product developments, manage documentation, and support launches from concept to customer acceptance.

The role requires degree-level education in food science or nutrition, strong numerical skills, and experience in product development. You will work with NPD and packaging teams, prepare samples, and ensure compliance and sustainability considerations throughout the process.

Qualifications

• Degree in Food science or Nutrition or equivalent experience.
• Strong analytical and numerical abilities.
• Good communication and teamwork.
• Familiarity with product development workflows is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Input recipes into the recipe management system to assess cost and nutrition against the brief.
• Brief material requirements to NPD buyers and packaging team to ensure resources exist.
• Prepare feasibility forms and submission docs for product developer approval.
• Assist with kitchen samples for internal panels and testing.
• Coordinate sample planning, ordering, and courier arrangements; document findings.
• Conduct kitchen organoleptic testing and suggest recipe refinements.
• Follow critical path timelines and escalate risks to avoid delays.
• Embed sustainability considerations in NPD/EPD data and development.
• Ensure accurate labelling and proper boxing of samples for external use.
• Procure ingredients and benchmark samples as needed.

Skills

Analytical skills

Numerate

Communication skills

Recipe management system

Education

Degree in Food science or Nutrition

Tools

Recipe management system

Job description

Job Description

Opportunity

Product Development Technologist

Location

Boston

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 everyday 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.

What You'll Be Doing

As a Product Development Technologist your role will be to validate product developments and provide appropriate documentation and support to promote customer acceptance through to seamless product launches.

Key Responsibilities

• Input recipes onto the recipe management system to assess the cost and nutritional information and ensure delivery against the brief
• Brief new, revised and repeat material requirements to the NPD buyers and packaging innovation team to ensure the correct resources are available for product development
• Prepare all necessary documentation (feasibility forms, customer submission forms, concept to process handovers etc.) to ensure their accurate prior to product developer approval
• Assist with the preparation of kitchen made samples as required to support the chefs/product developers in preparation for internal panels, nutritional testing and customer presentations
• Plan, set up and prepare product, coordinating the ordering or purchasing of products for all sample requests booking courier transportation as required, document the findings and action plan for next steps to deliver a professional internal product panel for EPD, NPD and benchmarking
• Complete kitchen organoleptic testing throughout the product shelf-life cycle documenting the findings and making suggestions for recipe reformulations to ensure the required shelf-life is achieved and quality standards are maintained
• Follow the critical path timelines as directed, escalating and mitigating incomplete tasks and risks to prevent delays in product acceptance and launch
• Consideration and inclusion of sustainability to all NPD and EPD applying rationale to development of products and supporting data input and collation
• Accurate labelling of products and boxing of samples to be sent externally
• Buy ingredient supplies and benchmark samples when required

What We’re Looking For

• Ideally educated to degree level with a specialism in a Food/nutrition Science, have entered via an apprentice route or has equivalent work experience in a similar role / environment
• Has some experience / knowledge of food and the food environment
• Demonstrates analytical skills and is fully numerate
• Has good communication skills

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. If this sounds like you join us, 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 contributions
• 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

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

We reserve the right to close this advert ahead of the specified closing date.